{"id":4050,"date":"2023-06-09T04:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T03:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/japans-controversial-immigration-bill-discussion-nearly-descends-into-chaos\/%e0%a4%8f%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8d%e0%a4%b2%e0%a5%82%e0%a4%b8%e0%a4%bf%e0%a4%b5\/"},"modified":"2023-06-09T04:59:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T03:59:59","slug":"japans-controversial-immigration-bill-discussion-nearly-descends-into-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loktaknews.com\/?p=4050","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Controversial Immigration Bill Discussion Nearly Descends Into Chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" id=\"ins_storybody\"><!-- \n\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\" class=\"sp-cn ins_storybody\" id=\"ins_storybody\">--><\/p>\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv\">\n<div class=\"ins_instory_dv_cont\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Video: Japan's Controversial Immigration Bill Discussion Nearly Descends Into Chaos\" alt=\"Video: Japan's Controversial Immigration Bill Discussion Nearly Descends Into Chaos\" id=\"story_image_main\" src=\"https:\/\/c.ndtvimg.com\/2023-06\/0ech5mk_national-diet_625x300_09_June_23.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"ins_instory_dv_caption sp_b\">National Diet, the national legislature of Japan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The unanimous approval of a contentious bill by Japanese lawmakers on Thursday to reform immigration laws and reduce the long-term detention of asylum seekers nearly descended into chaos as left-wing MPs frantically attempted to stop the bill using physical force.<\/p>\n<p>A video of the legislative brawl that went viral on the internet showed Taro Yamamoto, the leader of the anti-establishment Reiwa Shinsengumi party, being restrained as he lunged at opponents during the chaotic proceedings. Taro Yamamoto is a former Japanese actor turned celebrity legislator.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the video here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;Battle Royale&#8221; actor and left-wing populist Reiwa party leader Taro Yamamoto tried to climb over lawmakers to stop the passing of an anti-refugee law through Japan&#8217;s Upper House (via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mrjeffu?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mrjeffu<\/a>) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HuPTMXvDef\">pic.twitter.com\/HuPTMXvDef<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Populism Updates (@PopulismUpdates) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PopulismUpdates\/status\/1666913622885535744?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 8, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The video has gone viral and has received more than 1 million views via different Twitter handles.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2023\/06\/08\/national\/politics-diplomacy\/national-immigration-law\/\"><em>Japan Times<\/em><\/a>, at the end of the initial question-and-answer session, opposition lawmakers gathered around Hisatake Sugi, the chairman of the committee, in an effort to physically impede the approval of the law.<\/p>\n<p>Among a throng of lawmakers, Diet guards, and reporters, Reiwa Shinsengumi lawmaker Taro Yamamoto jumped onto the crowd, attempting to reach the discussion table.<\/p>\n<p>The mayhem went on for several minutes amid loud heckling from both opposition and majority lawmakers until the vote officially certified the approval of the bill.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ndtv.com\/feature\/video-japans-controversial-immigration-bill-discussion-nearly-descends-into-chaos-4106656\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] National Diet, the national legislature of Japan. The unanimous approval of a contentious bill by Japanese lawmakers on Thursday to reform immigration laws and reduce the long-term detention of asylum seekers nearly descended into chaos as left-wing MPs frantically attempted to stop the bill using physical force. 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