Opposition parties submit no-confidence motion against Abe Cabinet

Four opposition parties jointly submitted a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the House of Representatives on May 31 over what they call a failure of his "Abenomics" economic policy mix.

The motion was jointly submitted by the Democratic Party, the Japanese Communist Party, the Social Democratic Party, and the People's Life Party & Taro Yamamoto and Friends.