Leaders of the government and Liberal Democratic Party-Liberal Party coalition formally decided Wednesday to extend the Diet session by 57 days until Aug. 13 to pass legislation on jobs creation and reviving industrial competitiveness.

Following their decision, the secretaries general of the LDP and Liberal Party jointly filed a request with the heads of both houses of the Diet for the extension of the session, which was scheduled to end today.

The extension is expected to be approved by the plenary sessions of both chambers today with support from the LDP, Liberal Party and New Komeito.