Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion against Abe

Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion against Abe

Katsuya Okada (standing), leader of the main opposition Democratic Party, addresses an extraordinary meeting of the party's senior lawmakers at the Diet in Tokyo on May 31, 2016. Four opposition parties will jointly submit a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet later in the day, arguing the government's economic policies, dubbed "Abenomics," have failed in light of Abe's decision to postpone the planned consumption tax hike. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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