On the day when the ordinary Diet session convened, Shii said that although the LDP policy framework prioritizing the interests of the U.S. and Japanese business circles has reached a deadlock, the Fukuda government remains unable to formulate policies to overcome it.
"It is important to force the government to dissolve the Lower House for a general election by calling for an end to the policy framework in support of the U.S. and Japanese business circles," Shii said.
Iwakuni's mayoral election is the third opportunity for voters to express their opposition to the planned relocation of a U.S. carrier-borne aircraft unit.
