This article shows that there is a
respectable bureaucrat. I am sure that
Illuminati and Abe feel miserable when they keep doing what they know is
destined to go bad. I’d like to ask them
what they really feel.
Masatoshi
Takeshita
August
24, 2013
English translation of a Japanese article: Gendai Net – August 22, 2013 –
Supreme
Court Justice Gets “10-Times Revenge” for Prime Minister – Pride As a Man Shown
over Constitutional Interpretation
Red Flag Raised (C) Nikkan Gendai
An unexpected ambush has made the Abe
administration stamp the ground. Mr. Tusneyuki Yamamoto, 63, who left
the post as Director-General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau and assumed the post
of Supreme Court justice, has put a stop to Prime Minister Abe who plans to
exercise the right to collective defense. He made a clear-cut remark in a press
interview on 20th when he assumed the post: “It
is difficult to approve the use of the right to collective defense under
traditional interpretation of the Constitution.”
There is an opinion in the cabinet that “it
is impossible to change constitutional interpretation any longer.” Actually, it is difficult to force to
exercise it if the Supreme Court justice denies it. Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga seemed to
get mad at his remark and criticized him on 21st: “His remark has
caused a feeling of strangeness.”
“Close aides of prime minister get angry,
saying this is a kind of revenge. This
is because Prime Minister Abe has just had Mr. Tuneyuki
Yamamoto, who took a passive stance on change of constitutional interpretation,
leave the post as Director-General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau, to put it simply,
Prime Minister Abe has replaced him as Director-General. The prime minister
has assigned to him a post as Supreme Court justice, which appears to a successful career, not
replacement. Mr. Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, who
had a pride as Director-General of Legislation Bureau, could not forgive Prime
Minister Abe for his approach. He wanted
to give a blow to the prime minister.” (Kasumigaseki insider)
It is true that the
remark of Supreme Court justice who makes a final judgment on constitutional
interpretation carries enormous weight.
Press interview as Supreme Court justice is a perfect opportunity to get
10-times revenge against the prime minister.
What kind of a person is Mr. Tuneyuki
Yamamoto, who has spoiled Prime minister’s start?
“Mr. Yamamoto is from Aichi
Prefecture. He graduated from Asahioka
High School and Kyoto University Faculty of Law. He entered the Ministry of International
Trade and Industry (MITI) in 1973. To be
honest, he was not a candidate for vice minister in the MITI. However, Cabinet Legislation Bureau is the
place where brilliant officials from various ministries are sent. He was single-tracked but undoubtedly
sharp. Mr. Yamamoto himself considered
the duty of Director-General of Cabinet Legislation Bureau to be his vocation.”
(Ex-member of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
There is a stipulation of
“guarantee of status” in the Constitution that Justices of the Supreme Court
can work until the retirement age of 70. People of Prime Minister’s office seem to
look at him with chagrined eyes, thinking “We had him appointed as Supreme Court
justice.” This is a good example of backfired halfway measures taken to change constitutional
interpretation by replacing Director-General of Legislation Bureau.
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