Japan's opposition parties rap PM over dissolving lower house stance

Japan's opposition parties on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a day after he reversed his previous mantra of "not considering" dissolving the lower house "for now."The criticism came amid growing speculation that Kishida will dissolve the House of Representatives to seek a public mandate for his government if the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan submits a non-confidence motion against the Cabinet.Jun Azumi, the Diet affairs chief of the opposition party, told reporters, "It is not unreasonable to be perceived that the prime minister himself is develop…READ FULL ARTICLE