Agriculture Minister Matsuoka commits suicide

JCP Ichida criticized Prime Minister Abe for defending Matsuoka who was tainted with political funds scandals, saying, “The prime minister has the responsibility for finding out and making public the facts about this incident, the background and reasons for his suicide.”

Abe Cabinet trampling on environment assessment law to construct new U.S. base in Okinawa

The Abe Cabinet is resorting to unlawful means for evading the requirements under the environmental impact assessment law in order to construct a new U.S. Marine Corps base on schedule.

U.S. military realignment bill forcibly enacted

“The cost for relocating U.S. troops to their home country must be paid by the U.S. The government must also stop their tactics of dividing and co-opting base-hosting municipalities and their residents by using public money as a lever,” JCP Ogata stated in the Diet.