CDPJ

16 Jun

Japanese Parliament votes down no-confidence motion against Cabinet

Tokyo, June 16 (IANS) Japan's lower house of Parliament on Friday voted down a no-confidence motion submitted against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. It was submitted by the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) a day after the Prime Minister said he was unequivocally not planning to imminently dissolve the lower house and call a snap election, reports Xinhua news agency. The CDPJ in the motion against Kishida's cabinet had taken aim at the prime minister for being unable to explain how key policies would be funded. Such policies included controversial, hefty spending plans by Japan to…

14 Jun

Japan’s upper house panel delays vote on defence spending bill

Tokyo, June 14 (IANS) A Japanese House of Councillors committee has cancelled a vote on a bill for securing funds for measures to strengthen defence capabilities, delaying the schedule to Thursday at the earliest. The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDPJ) rejected a plan proposed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its junior Komeito coalition ally to vote on the bill at the Committee on Financial Affairs of the upper house of the Diet, the country's parliament, within the day. The CDPJ also threatened to submit a motion to dismiss Yasuyuki Sakai, chairman of the committee, if…