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Opposition lawmaker Hiroshi Suzuki filed a no-confidence motion against Agriculture Minister Tetsushi Yanagisawa on Tuesday after Yanagisawa joked that road budgets could pave his driveway, a gaffe opposition parties are using to slow the LDP’s budget committee calendar.
Chair Tomoko Tamura told a central committee meeting the party will prioritise expanding its own organisation and confronting the Takaichi government, dropping “citizens and opposition cooperation” language used since 2017.
A Kishida faction brokered enough lower-house votes to pass revised rules on overseas defense equipment plants, clearing Diet debate that ties Japan's security exports to allied factory investments ahead of Ishiba's policy address.
LDP President Sanae Takaichi and Komeito chief Keiichi Ishii scheduled Monday coalition talks as Finance Minister Kato warned on yen moves and bond markets priced fiscal expansion risk.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Motegi held separate phone calls with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and ICC President Tomoko Akane after Washington blacklisted the entire court, leaving Tokyo to balance alliance ties with its support for international justice.
The 826-megawatt pressurized water reactor in Fukui prefecture returned to commissioning operation Friday after a corroded feedwater line forced a second manual shutdown since May.
