Japan's MPs gear up for key vote debate

Updated October 18 2021 - 1:02pm, first published 12:58pm
Natsuo Yamaguchi has cast doubt over the LDP's policy of doubling Japan's defence spending.
Natsuo Yamaguchi has cast doubt over the LDP's policy of doubling Japan's defence spending.

The heads of Japan's major parties are set for a public debate likely to focus on who can best respond to an expected next wave of COVID-19 infections and fix the pandemic-hit economy, two weeks ahead of the national election.

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