Japan To Accelerate Talks on Smartphone Use in Diet Sessions; Part of Efforts to Promote Digitization of Lower House Affairs

Yomiuri Shimbun file photoDigital minister Taro Kono answers a question while using a smartphone at the meeting of House of Councillors Budget Committee on Nov. 27. He was cautioned for violating a rule, which prompted controversy over the use of smartphones during Diet sessions. The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Discussions over whether House of Representatives …