Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion

Opposition parties to submit no-confidence motion

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of the opposition parties in Japan's parliament meet at the Diet building May 23, where they agreed to jointly submit a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori over a controversial remark Mori made saying Japan is a divine nation centering on the emperor. (From L to R, Takako Doi of the Social Democratic Party, Tetsuzo Fuwa of the Japanese Communist Party, Yukio Hatoyama of the Democratic Party of Japan, and Ichiro Ozawa of the Liberal Party.

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