Opposition Party Motion Against PM Kishida Fails, Snap Election Unlikely

The leader of the opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan hinted they may submit a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet in protest of a defense spending bill.
The secretary-general of the CDP said calling an early election would waste taxpayer money and the government just wants to raise taxes.
A no-confidence motion against Kishida's cabinet was voted down in Japan's lower house.
Kishida will not dissolve the lower house and call a snap election in response to the failed motion.
Kishida and his cabinet reacted to the rejection of the no-confidence motion against them.