Diet makes itself safer from novel coronavirus infections
The Japan News
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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga speaks behind an acrylic panel during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in the Diet building on Jan. 25.Japan News-Yomiuri photo.
TOKYO - A year into the pandemic, the Diet has taken serious action to make Japan s seat of power a safer workplace. Acrylic panels have been set up in the committee rooms of the House of Representatives as one measure taken to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The House of Councillors no longer has water pitchers to provide refreshment for lawmakers during deliberations.