Japan PM Ishiba rules out lower house dissolution for now: lawmaker

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday ruled out dissolving the powerful House of Representatives for now, ensuring that elections for both chambers of parliament will not be held on the same day in July, party executives said.The decision comes as Yoshihiko Noda, head of Japan's main opposition party, said he will not submit a no-confidence motion against Ishiba's Cabinet, arguing that such a move would stall progress on key political issues.The ruling bloc led by Ishiba's Liberal Democratic Party does not hold a majority in the lower house. A no-confidence motion, if passed, would requ…READ FULL ARTICLE