Japan's ruling coalition voted down a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's Cabinet in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, deflecting criticism from opposition parties over the government's COVID-19 response and plans to push ahead with the Tokyo Olympics.Four opposition parties submitted the motion after the Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito rejected their demand to extend the current parliamentary session beyond the closing on Wednesday.Suga had previously said the motion could be grounds for dissolving the more powerful lower ch…READ FULL ARTICLE
