FOCUS: Japan Diet's "60-day rule" may shape fate of major bills in extra session

TOKYO - An extraordinary parliamentary session that convened Monday may put a spotlight on a rule that could lead Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government to push through key legislation without being stalled by prolonged deliberations in the Senate, where her ruling bloc remains a minority.

Under the rule, if the less powerful upper chamber fails to hold a vote for 60 days after receiving a bill that has been passed by the House of Representatives, it can be deemed to have rejected the legislation, allowing the lower house to override it with a two-thirds majority.