Four opposition parties have agreed to pressure the ruling bloc into calling a Diet vote on Tuesday over a non-binding motion urging beleaguered lawmaker Muneo Suzuki to resign from the House of Representatives.
The opposition parties said they would not discuss further Diet deliberation schedules until the proposal is discussed Monday with the ruling camp.
On Friday morning, the House of Representatives Budget Committee voted down an opposition-sponsored request that the committee file a criminal complaint of perjury against Suzuki, with members from the majority ruling bloc voting against it.