Japan's Diet Explores AI Overhaul Amid Concerns Over PM Attendance

Japan's parliament has begun deliberating artificial intelligence-driven reforms to strengthen legislative operations, even as opposition parties express concerns about the Prime Minister's declining attendance in parliamentary proceedings. A suprapartisan study group of lawmakers from seven ruling and opposition parties, launched in October 2025, compiled 27 proposals in July 2026 aimed at modernizing the Diet with AI and digital technologies. The proposals gained a new forum for discussion on October 8 when the House of Representatives Operations Committee held its first parliament reform subcommittee meeting of the current session, signaling renewed momentum for institutional transformation.