In Photos: Foreign worker bill enacted despite opposition

Opposition party legislators storm the seat of House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee Chairman Shinichi Yokoyama, center bottom, as the panel votes on a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe heads toward a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seen during a House of Councillors plenary session where opposition parties submitted a censure motion against him on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

House of Councillors members are seen during a House of Councillors plenary session where opposition parties submitted a censure motion against him on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoki Watanabe)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks at his watch during a House of Councillors plenary session where opposition parties submitted a censure motion against him on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoki Watanabe)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe closes his eyes during a House of Councillors plenary session where opposition parties submitted a censure motion against him on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoki Watanabe)

Legislators vote on a censure motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 7, 2018, as Abe, extreme left, looks on. (Mainichi/Naoki Watanabe)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe looks on as legislators vote on a censure motion against him during a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe bows after a censure motion against him was voted down during a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 7, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Opposition party legislators storm the seat of House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee Chairman Shinichi Yokoyama, center bottom, as the panel votes on a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita leaves the chamber of the House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee after the panel approved a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita, center, bows after the House of Councillors Judicial Affairs Committee approved a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)Legislators are seen voting in a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Legislators are seen voting in a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

Legislators look exhausted during deliberations on a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act at a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)

House of Councillors members are seen during a House of Councillors plenary session where a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act was enacted on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/ Naoaki Hasegawa)

Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita bows after a bill to revise the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act was enacted at a House of Councillors plenary session on Dec. 8, 2018. (Mainichi/Naoaki Hasegawa)