05.09.2015 - 01:42 [ Japan Times ]

Opposition leaders pledge last-ditch efforts to block security bills

The six opposition parties involved include the Democratic Party of Japan, Ishin no To (Japan Innovation Party), and the Japanese Communist Party. Their leaders plan to hold talks again next week to discuss what they can do, including submitting a motion of no confidence against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. “There is no doubt that the more opposition parties get together, the stronger the power,” DPJ President Katsuya Okada told reporters followingtalks in the Diet building.