Prime Minister Shinzo Abe plans to forgo a House of Representatives election this summer despite calls for such a move from Finance Minister Taro Aso over the planned postponement of a consumption tax increase to next year, an informed source said Sunday. Abe's inclination to avoid seeking voters' full mandate over the envisioned postponement by dissolving the lower house and calling a general election, despite his pledge to increase the tax next April, could spell trouble for his administration as the key Cabinet minister voices opposition to their leader's decision. Passing up a lower house poll will mean only a ... (full story)