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The Yokohama City Council has yet to comment on whether it will move forward with holding such a local referendum. Referendums in Japan are merely advisory mechanisms to display public opinion on a potential law, and prefecture and city governments do not need to adhere to their outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Citizens consider popular referendum as the most useful means to express their views on important issues of public policy, and, in part, because local legislatures consider it a new and effective tool for challenging the central government,” explained Numata Cheiko, an adjunct professor at Temple University Japan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga says despite setbacks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the country will continue pursuing integrated resort (IR) casinos. Suga has long been a loyal Abe confidant. He plans to remain steadfast in pushing his former leader’s economic positions. That includes Japan becoming a commercial gaming market. Suga replaced Shinzo Abe last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":153783,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69069,13],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
Japan Prime Minister Suga Reaffirms Commitment to Integrated Resorts<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n