JCP holds hearing with gov’t regarding US marine’s arrest for robbery-murder

JCP Dietmembers held a hearing with government officials regarding the latest incident in Okinawa in which a U.S. marine stationed at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station (Ginowan City) was arrested on suspicion of robbery and murder.

Agriculture Minister Yana used budget allocations as means to press municipal heads to support him in election

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yana Kazuo retracted his remarks suggesting that he had “significantly cut” road budgets for local municipalities whose mayors had not supported him in the February general election.

Opposition leaders’ questions in both chambers are under scrutiny

Since the Japanese Communist Party does not have enough seats required to pose representative questions, the overall questioning did not amount to a direct confrontation with the Takaichi government.