LDP Kato's faction members discuss no-confidence motion

LDP Kato's faction members discuss no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Diet members belonging to the faction headed by ex-LDP Secretary General Koichi Kato (C) meet to discuss a planned no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. Kato expressed his intention to vote for the motion to be submitted by the opposition camp to the Diet on Monday in a bid to oust Mori from the premiership.

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