A package of controversial bills aimed at protecting personal information was approved Friday by a special committee of the Lower House.
The bills are expected to be endorsed by the Lower House sometime after the Golden Week holidays and then sent to the Upper House.
The package is one of two key pieces of legislation the government hopes to enact by the end of the Diet session, which runs through mid-June.
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