The above reply marks a decided departure from the Japanese Parliamentary proceedings. The Parlinmentary reply to the Throne in Japan is usually formal and almost identical in every session, and is prepared by the President of the House. Me. HI. the new Kono, President, was instigated by some very advance politicians in drafting such an criticised wow by the bulk of the Re-reply and is very adversely rerentatives, and general parties in the fouse have been demanding that the reply shall be reconsidered. The Seiyukeni has been also explaining away that the reply was adopted without due notice to its partisans. The President, however, point black {o entertain the proposal for a reconsideration.
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