A House of Representatives panel on Wednesday began discussing two bills that would give permanent foreign residents in Japan the right to vote in local elections.
Members of the Special Committee on Political Ethics and Election Law in the lower chamber heard the reasons for submitting the bills, while panel executives decided to hold a question-and-answer session today.
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