TOKYO: Japan's opposition is making final preparations to submit a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NTV reported on Thursday (Jun 15), which could trigger the dissolution of parliament and a snap election. Speculation that Kishida would call an election intensified
TOKYO: Japan's opposition is making final preparations to submit a no-confidence vote against the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, NTV reported on Thursday , which could trigger the dissolution of parliament and a snap election.
The sustained strength of Japanese stocks, with the Nikkei share average on Wednesday hitting its highest level since March 1990, has also bolstered his standing.over a party thrown by his son Kishida told a news conference on Tuesday that he would decide whether to call a snap election based on a comprehensive review of various factors, without specifying what those were.
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