The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior partner, Komeito, on Friday remained at odds as they sought to coordinate key details on the planned establishment of so-called integrated resorts featuring casinos.
Efforts have been underway within the ruling coalition to find common ground on an envisaged bill specifying rules for the resorts which, including casinos, will encompass hotels, conference rooms, theaters and event facilities.
Reports say the government had wanted to submit the bill to the ongoing Diet session by the end of this month, but the ruling parties' continued failure to reconcile over key details has all but dashed any hopes of the deadline being met.