Japanese parliament votes down no-confidence motion
The Japanese parliament today voted down a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government submitted by four opposition parties over staged public hearings and other policies.
The motion at the lower house was apparently a last-ditch tactic to delay an education bill intended to boost patriotism in classrooms. It was easily voted down because Abe’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner dominate both houses of parliament.
