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The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is struggling to become a rallying point for anti-Liberal Democratic Party votes in the next general election, as efforts to establish a united front with other opposition parties make little progress.

A Bank of Japan policymaker at the central bank's June 13-14 monetary policy meeting pointed to the need for the BOJ to consider "further adjustments" to monetary easing in light of possible further inflation, according to a summary of opinions at the meeting released Monday.

Japanese police and experts are calling for regulations over so-called sling pistols, after an attack using the weapon occurred in the western city of Osaka in April.

Japanese Emperor Naruhito on Sunday met with 12 Japanese residents in Britain and 10 British people with connections to Japan at a hotel in London during his official visit to the European country.

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has hinted his hope that multiple candidates will run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's presidential race set for September.

Tokyo police have warned the head of a minor political organization over posters advertising a sexual service parlor on an official election bulletin board for the July 7 Tokyo gubernatorial election.