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Two cabinet ministers censured in Diet in blow to Noda

Politics Dec. 09, 2011 - 04:40PM JST ( 24 )

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BurakuminDesDec. 09, 2011 - 03:16PM JST

The buck has to stop somewhere - and it is surely with Noda. He has hand-picked all these guys, and they continue to mismanage Japan in a time of extreme crises. Time to go Noda, you've had your run. Who's up next, any ideas?
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MaboDofuIsSpicyDec. 09, 2011 - 03:24PM JST

Put Ozawa in there.
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tokyokawasakiDec. 09, 2011 - 03:27PM JST

The whole government and the system for election is a national and international embarrassment. None of them are fit to serve. If their roles were based on skills and results, none of them would be offered a job.

Just look at their body language and mannerisms on TV. They ALL act like they somehow deserve respect because of their position or family name (which is disgusting)...

In reality they are all selfish pigs who know nothing other than their 'silver-spooned' privileged upbringing and all they do is squabble for control, power and befriending others in their close-knit groups, with the ultimate aim of securing an easy job at one of the many companies that the government covertly supports.... A disgrace... Coup d'état PLEASE...
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smithinjapanDec. 09, 2011 - 03:28PM JST

Didn't take long for the opposition to start threatening boycotts again, and when Ichikawa steps down to an amakudari position it won't take long for the opposition to whine about something else. I kind of agree Ichikawa and Yamaoka should go, but if it weren't this the opposition were crying about it would be something else.
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issa1Dec. 09, 2011 - 03:31PM JST

Party of fake japanese.
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Elbuda MexicanoDec. 09, 2011 - 03:46PM JST

What a mess!
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minello7Dec. 09, 2011 - 03:50PM JST

tokyokawasaki;perfectly said
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edojinDec. 09, 2011 - 04:42PM JST

Ichikawa is in Ozawa's group, so he is Ozawa's man. Ozawa seems to care less how others outside his group fare. It would be best if both Ichikawa and Yamaoka step down ... thus preventing yet another prime minister from going belly up.

With all that money being targeted for the earthquake/tsunami reconstruction projects, the LDP is drooling all over the place. They want back in power so that they can sop it up and stuff it in their pockets ...
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Shumatsu_SamuraiDec. 09, 2011 - 04:43PM JST

A disgrace... Coup d'état PLEASE...

No problem. Your new Prime Minister - General Tojo Jr.

First act - total censorship of media and online discussion forums. From now on, only positive comments will be allowed to be displayed.

Second act - abolition of elections.

Third act - militarisation.

Shall I continue?
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smithinjapanDec. 09, 2011 - 05:20PM JST

Shumatsu_Samurai: There are other ways to 'good' governing than a totalitarian regime, and likewise you don't have to put up with the nonsense going on in government because your afraid it could be worse. The whole system here needs to be revamped, and quickly.
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gogogoDec. 09, 2011 - 05:25PM JST

new PM time... so sad.... Japan needs to grow the hell up, the current system just does not work... all these guys do is look out for themselves and nothing gets actually done.
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zurcroniumDec. 09, 2011 - 06:36PM JST

The LDP should be disbanded for letting Japan drift for the last 20 years.
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shanabelleDec. 09, 2011 - 09:16PM JST

I think both of these clowns should go, but Noda is running out of even semi-decent replacements...
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herefornowDec. 09, 2011 - 10:07PM JST

tokyokawasaki -- brilliant post. Unfortunately Japan's political system and its politicians are a significant, if not insurmountable, obstacle to it regaining its mojo, and becoming great again. Forcing one to ask if the expression that people get the government they deserve is true.
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globalwatcherDec. 10, 2011 - 01:15AM JST

Circus, circus again with a bunch of clowns (amatures) who cannot execute what they were elected to do. This is a huge loss to Japanese tax payers. Japan is still in lost decades with a "Island thinking"..
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Anthony LeeDec. 10, 2011 - 03:18AM JST

And I thought my government here in the US is full of idiots, Japan has it way worse. Is there anybody in the Japanese government who can actually do their job without scandal?
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globalwatcherDec. 10, 2011 - 03:40AM JST

Anthony LeeDec. 10, 2011 - 03:18AM JST

And I thought my government here in the US is full of idiots, Japan has it way worse. Is there anybody in the Japanese government who can actually do their job without scandal?

I agree, Anthony, US congress is filled with idiots. As far as Japan, I gave up my hope a long time ago. Japan is filled with corruptions in Public and Private sectors. Interesting thing about Japan is that nobody complain about it.
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nigelboyDec. 10, 2011 - 03:55AM JST

Interesting thing about Japan is that nobody complain about it.

If nobody complained about it, it wouldn't be a scandal. If nobody complained about it, there wouldn't be any need for so much resignations in the past.
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globalwatcherDec. 10, 2011 - 04:12AM JST

If nobody complained about it, it wouldn't be a scandal. If nobody complained about it, there wouldn't be any need for so much resignations in the past.

How many PM did you go through like a disposal wetwipe in the past 10 years? Deep bowing in remorse and regret did not change anything better for Japanese common people. They are all lip service. That's my point.
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Marion Wm SteeleDec. 10, 2011 - 04:38AM JST

The Ryukyu Islands should secede from Japan and be amake their own decisions and if they desire to send the USA military elsewhere , it should be in their realm to do so.
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Marion Wm SteeleDec. 10, 2011 - 04:54AM JST

Remember, it was the decision of the Japanese that made Okinawa a battlefield that killed far over 100,000 Ryukyuans a race of people that who wanted no war, but were forced to do what they could for the Emperor. We who won that war, should have returned the Ryukyu Islands to the Ryukyuan people - but no. Hirohito gave the Ryukyu Islands to theAmericans if the would not put their army of occupation on the foru mail islands of Japan.
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Marion Wm SteeleDec. 10, 2011 - 06:49AM JST

Correction to the above: (My old eyes do not see well.) "Bot no, Hirohito gave the Ryukyu Islands if they would not put the Army of Occupation on the four main islands of Japan."
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Shumatsu_SamuraiDec. 10, 2011 - 08:08AM JST

smithinjapan

Political reform won't be achieved through a coup, and it's ridiculous to suggest otherwise. It's also an incredibly insensitive comment given the misery inflicted on Japan (and many other countries) by the military up until 1945.

If anything, I would say that the problem is the reaction to these news stories. As soon as someone or their staff say something wrong, they're expected to resign. Japan needs less revolving-door politics. The only way there will be change is if a couple of governments actually last for several years each, rather than a year at best.
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GaijinocchioDec. 10, 2011 - 11:58AM JST

Opponents, from both inside and outside their own party, chip away at their authority by targeting individual ministers until the man in the top job is fatally undermined.

The best way to combat this? Don't have gaffes, don't engage in corruption, truly work for the improvement of Japan and lifestyles of the people you represent, etc. (A bit much to expect from a politician, admittedly.)

This is the Japanese form of "Checks and Balances," wrestling back and forth until people resign. It's wholly disadvantageous for Japanese in need of reliable leadership.