Japan main opposition party pushes PM to rework budget plan

Japan's main opposition party on Friday demanded the revision of a draft state budget plan already submitted to parliament, ratcheting up pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who as head of a minority government has promised to heed calls from the opposition.The proposed revisions unveiled by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan call for changes worth nearly 3.8 trillion yen ($25 billion) to fund education-related measures to ease the burden on households and end a gasoline surcharge, party chief Yoshihiko Noda said.Other proposed changes include blocking the government's bid …READ FULL ARTICLE