Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada has met with senior members of the largest opposition party--the Liberal Democratic Party--and asked for their cooperation on bills related to consumption tax hikes, according to sources.
After Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda reportedly held secret talks with LDP President Sadakazu Tanigaki recently, the government is apparently increasing its efforts to seek coordination in passing the bills.
Okada approached former Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura, who heads his own LDP faction, and Takeshi Noda, chairman of the LDP Research Commission on the Tax System, to hold a meeting, according to the sources. (Yomiuri)
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