Calls for the government to shift parliamentary sessions online and allow for remote attendance have increased as Japan endures a protracted battle against the coronavirus, but implicit restraints within the Constitution have hindered progress so far.Young lawmakers from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and other political parties have advocated for Diet sessions to be held remotely since Japan declared a nationwide state of emergency in April, following the precedent set by countries like Britain, South Africa and Latvia.Hayato Suzuki, an LDP member in the House of Representatives, has …READ FULL ARTICLE
