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FY2010 budget approved failing to respond to voters demands The FY 2010 budget was passed through the Diet by the ruling parties. Japanese Communist Party representative Daimon Mikishi stated, “In the House of Representatives general election last summer, voters called for a drastic change from the ‘structural reform’ policy, which has increased poverty and social gaps. However, the new government’s budget proposal fails to respond to their demands.”
Court makes significant decision in regard to suppression of citizens’ right to political activities The Tokyo High Court reversed a lower court decision and acquitted government agency employee Horikoshi Akio of the National Public Service Law for distributing Japanese Communist Party fliers. This is a significant court decision showing that there are no reasonable grounds to prohibit public servants from taking part in political activities on their own time.
