▁were ▁passed ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 ▁with ▁un anim ous ▁votes ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁Japan ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁( J CP ), ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Coun c ill ors ▁on ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁L DP ▁reg ains ▁power ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁H os ok awa ▁cabinet ▁received ▁the ▁highest ▁popular ity ▁rating ▁( around ▁ 7 0 %) ▁ever ▁enjoyed ▁by ▁a ▁new ▁cabinet ▁in ▁Japan , ▁the ▁coal ition ▁appeared ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁frag ile ▁and ▁short - term ▁one . ▁SD P J ▁Chair man ▁Yam ah ana ' s ▁statement ▁that ▁the ▁coal ition ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁" emer gency ▁government " ▁with ▁an ▁aim ▁toward ▁comple ting ▁the ▁task ▁of ▁political ▁reform ▁rein for ced ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁near ▁future , ▁which ▁was ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁later . ▁H os ok awa ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁" take ▁responsibility " ▁( i . e ., ▁res ign ) ▁if ▁elect oral ▁reform ▁was ▁not ▁introduced ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁year , ▁and ▁if ▁it ▁was , ▁a ▁new ▁system ▁would ▁require ▁new ▁elections ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁under ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁coal ition ▁government ▁col lapsed ▁after ▁ 1 0 ▁months ▁when ▁the ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁and ▁New ▁Party ▁Sak ig ake ▁left ▁the ▁government . ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Party ▁decided ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁Grand ▁coal ition ▁government ▁with ▁Liberal ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁ 1 9 9