The government formally announced a set of measures Friday aimed at reducing the financial burden on people under a planned public nursing care system to be launched in April.
However, the Liberal Party -- one of three parties in the ruling coalition with the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito -- failed to immediately endorse the measures.
The latest sign of discontent, coming after days of negotiations on nursing care, revealed yet another rift in the coalition.
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