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Under Fire, Japan's PM Won't Bow to Election Calls

Body's censure of Fukuda a post-war first

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(Newser) – Japan's prime minister suffered a humiliating blow today in a no-confidence motion passed by the upper house of the country's legislature—a post-war first, the BBC reports. Although the measure isn't politically binding, it's the latest step by the opposition to force Yasuo Fukuda to call new elections, a call Fukuda has repeatedly dismissed.

Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.   (AP Photo/Kyodo News)
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, pictured with Angela Merkel, suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, pictured with Angela Merkel, suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.   (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.
Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda suffered an embarrassing censure vote in parliament today.   (AP Photo/Katsumi Kasahara)
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