NEW : 480 of the Japanese lawmakers on the list of those leaving say they are staying . The departing parliamentarians are led by the influential Ichiro Ozawa . They say they are protesting the prime minister 's plan to double the sales tax . It leaves the government with Two out of 251 seats in the lower house .
NEW : Two of the Japanese lawmakers on the list of those leaving say they are staying . The departing parliamentarians are led by the influential Ichiro Ozawa . They say they are protesting the prime minister 's plan to double the sales tax . It leaves the government with 251 out of 480 seats in the lower house .