A ruling coalition proposal to ease the nation's cumbersome naturalization process has hit a morass of political conflicts between the Liberal Democratic Party and its principal partner, New Komeito.
The coalition had agreed to form a task force before the yearend to look into the matter but have now all but abandoned hope of meeting the target date.
Indeed, the LDP and New Komeito have not even agreed on the task force's makeup.
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