Without being too extravagant you can get by with 5000 to 10000 yen per day on lunch and dinner including transportation/subway/rail. That's about $50.00 to $100.00 in American dollars (minimizing taxi usage). Try to avoid the taxi's because that could cost a small fortune, especially in rush hour.
The popular referendum is a device which allows voters to approve or repeal an act of the Legislature. If the Legislature passes a law that voters do not approve of, they may gather signatures to demand a popular vote on the law.
Reconciliation generally involves legislation that changes the budget deficit (or conceivably, the surplus). 1  The Byrd Rule (2 U.S.C. Â§ 644, named after Democratic Senator Robert Byrd) was adopted in 1985 and amended in 1990 to outline for which provisions reconciliation can and cannot be used.