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Asahi Shimbun
17 hours ago
- Business
- Asahi Shimbun
Noda abandons no-confidence motion to avoid power ‘vacuum'
Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks at a news conference on June 19. (Takeshi Iwashita) The main opposition party officially dropped plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the Ishiba Cabinet during the current Diet session, saying Japan needs to stay focused on more pressing issues. 'We must avoid creating a political vacuum,' Yoshihiko Noda, president of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said at a news conference on June 19. Noda described U.S. tariffs on Japanese products as a national crisis and said the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran has made evacuation of Japanese nationals an urgent task. 'At the moment, the responsible behavior for the largest opposition party is not to work against the government but rather give it an encouraging pat on the back,' Noda said. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is now expected to close the Diet session as scheduled on June 22, which effectively sets the Upper House election for July 20 with campaigning starting on July 3. Noda said a no-confidence motion may be submitted later, possibly during an extraordinary Diet session in autumn, if the Ishiba administration fails to strike an agreement with the United States on the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump. Ishiba has told his aides that if the CDP were to submit a no-confidence motion, he would dissolve the Lower House for a snap election without taking a vote on the motion. Such a move would lead to simultaneous elections next month for both Diet chambers. Some CDP lawmakers said the party must sponsor a no-confidence motion even at the risk of simultaneous elections. But CDP executives expressed concern that the party would be at a disadvantage in a dual-election scenario because it has been underprepared in recruiting candidates, raising funds and coordinating with other opposition parties. At the news conference, Noda said a no-confidence motion risks losing the opposition bloc's advantage in the Lower House, where the ruling coalition has been driven into a minority. The CDP chief made the announcement shortly after Ishiba briefed leaders of the ruling and opposition parties on the status of negotiations over U.S. tariffs and other policy issues. Noda also met with the leaders of Nippon Ishin (Japan Innovation Party), the Democratic Party for the People and the Japanese Communist Party before the news conference and informed them of the CDP's plan not to submit a no-confidence motion. The CDP is the only opposition party that holds the number of seats required for sponsoring a no-confidence motion on its own. But the CDP would need help from other opposition parties to actually pass the no-confidence motion and force the prime minister to either dissolve the Lower House or have his Cabinet resign en masse. However, Nippon Ishin and the DPP have been reluctant to jointly sponsor a no-confidence motion, although they previously called on the CDP to go ahead with the plan. (This article was written by Takahiro Okubo and Ryohei Miyawaki.)
2 days ago
- Politics
Main Opposition CDP Decides to Skip No-Confidence Motion
News from Japan Jun 19, 2025 17:15 (JST) Tokyo, June 19 (Jiji Press)--The main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has decided to forgo a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet in the ongoing ordinary session of the Diet, which ends on Sunday, it was learned Thursday. CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda conveyed the decision to Seiji Maehara, co-head of Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), during their meeting on the day. The CDP chief said that there should not be a political vacuum amid ongoing tariff negotiations between the Japanese and U.S. governments. He also mentioned heightened tensions in the Middle East. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.] Jiji Press
2 days ago
- Politics
CDP to Decide on No-Confidence Motion after Party Heads Meet Thurs.
Newsfrom Japan Tokyo, June 18 (Jiji Press)--Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan chief Yoshihiko Noda is expected to make a final decision on whether to submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's cabinet after attending a meeting of party leaders, including Ishiba, on Thursday. There are growing calls within the main opposition party to forgo submitting the motion, due partly to the deteriorating situation in the Middle East. Ishiba, president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, is set to meet with Noda and four other party leaders around noon on Thursday to report his failure to reach a tariff deal with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven summit in Canada earlier this week. The prime minister is expected to seek understanding for his government's plan to continue ministerial-level negotiations as the two countries remain apart on some issues. Believing that the United States' high tariff policy constitutes a national crisis for Japan, Noda has indicated that he will consider the progress of the negotiations before deciding whether to submit a no-confidence motion. Now that the Japan-U.S. negotiations are set to continue, more CDP members are cautious about submitting a no-confidence motion, saying that there should not be a political vacuum in Tokyo, also amid the Iran-Israel conflict. [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
Yomiuri Shimbun
3 days ago
- Business
- Yomiuri Shimbun
No-Confidence Motion Unlikely as Japan-U.S. Talks Stall;CDPJ Calls Trump's Tariff's a ‘National Crisis'
Yomiuri Shimbun file photo Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda Prospects for the submission of a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have dimmed as the Japan-U.S. summit in Canada on Monday failed to reach an agreement on a review of U.S. tariff measures. Questioned by reporters in Tokyo on Tuesday regarding the submission of a no-confidence motion, CDPJ leader Yoshihiko Noda said only that he would make a 'comprehensive judgment.' Noda has previously referred to the ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States as a 'national crisis' and indicated that the progress of the talks would be a key factor in his decision on submitting the motion. With the latest Japan-U.S. summit failing to reach an agreement, and some new U.S. tariffs whose implementation has been suspended due to take effect on July 9, the 'national crisis' is expected to persist for the foreseeable future. Voices within the CDPJ therefore argue that now is not a time when a no-confidence motion can be submitted, according to a veteran CDPJ member. Noda told reporters that he intends to thoroughly question Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba about the progress of the tariff negotiations during talks between the leaders of the ruling and opposition parties scheduled for Thursday. Meanwhile, Democratic Party for the People leader Yuichiro Tamaki expressed skepticism about the Japan-U.S. summit's outcome at a press conference, saying: 'My impression is that there was no substantive outcome. Can any agreement be reached by the [July 9] deadline?'
The Mainichi
3 days ago
- Business
- The Mainichi
Japan opposition critical after no deal at Ishiba-Trump tariff talks
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan's opposition camp was critical Tuesday of Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and President Donald Trump failed to reach a deal at their summit in Canada, while ruling party members struck a more positive note. A senior member of the largest opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said the meeting on Monday had been "terrible," while Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the small opposition Democratic Party for the People, said he felt it "showed almost no progress and no substantive content." Ishiba had said his talks with Trump on the sidelines of the Group of Seven leaders' summit in Kananaskis would be a "milestone" in efforts to get the United States to rethink its tariff policy. But they concluded with him saying that bilateral ministerial negotiations would continue in pursuit of a mutually beneficial agreement. As the meeting came before the U.S. president left the G7 summit a day early amid the unfolding Israel-Iran conflict, the CDPJ official added that "for Mr. Trump, it might not have been the right time for tariff negotiations." The Trump administration has slapped on longtime U.S. ally Japan what it calls "reciprocal" tariffs, as well as additional levies on the auto sector and steel and aluminum, raising concerns for Japan's export-driven economy. The tone was more positive in the ruling camp, with Hiroshi Moriyama, secretary general of the Liberal Democratic Party, saying he intends to "continue to offer support and watch developments in the Japan-U.S. tariff talks," and that the leaders had "a candid exchange of views." Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi, the government's top spokesperson, said the two sides were "deepening their mutual understanding." He added that intensive coordination toward a mutually beneficial agreement will continue "while firmly protecting our national interests."
