Opposition leaders agree on no-confidence motion against Mori

TOKYO, Japan - The leaders of four opposition parties -- the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ), the Liberal Party (LP), the Japanese Communist Party (JCP) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) -- meet the press Nov. 18 after agreeing on a no-confidence motion against the cabinet of Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori. The SDP's Takako Doi (L), LP's Ichiro Ozawa (2nd from L), DPJ's Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R) and JCP's Tetsuzo Fuwa (R) agreed to submit the motion to the Diet on Nov. 20.

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