Kan Faces No-Confidence Vote as Japan Opposition Mounts
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Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan will face his first parliamentary no-confidence vote as early as next week, reflecting mounting discord over his handling of the worst nuclear crisis in 25 years.
Sadakazu Tanigaki, head of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party, yesterday said he “definitely” will submit a no-confidence motion against the government. The LDP and the New Komeito party agreed to study submitting the measure as early as next week, Kyodo News reported, without citing anyone.