Category: Social-Japan-Politics

[Eiken Itagaki] Scandals Associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Come Out One after Another Phenomenon Indicates Last Days of Administration and Time To Step Down


Information from Mr. Takeshita posted on his blog – July 29, 2012 –


English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article:
Eiken Itagaki’s blog “Inside Story about Politics and Economics Never Covered by Mass Media” – July 29, 2912 –

Scandals Associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Come Out One after Another
- Phenomenon Indicates Last Days of Administration and Time To Step Down -

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda is destined to be sacked by an agent for Japan operations working for “Japan Management Committee,” U.S. Embassy in Japan.  He has had scandals associated with him revealed by weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun, an organization which sets up political traps following the instruction of the agent.

In the August 2 issue of Bunshun a scoop has been run “Scoop on demand for resignation of Prime Minister Noda:  The former head of the prime minister’s supporters’ group swindled social security cost of 2.1 billion yen.  This man is not qualified to carry out ‘consumption tax hike’!”  The prime minister got completely beaten.  Every politician the article about whom is written up by Bunshun is bound to lose his political life.
In sum, as a matter of fact, this is said to be the intention of the CIA agent for Japan operations.  Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has to realize that it is high time for him to step down, taking it seriously that he has been sacked by Washington because he is considered to be useless.  It is the destination of a politician in Japan, a country defeated in war.

This is not the only scandal.  The Asahi Shimbun disclosed the fact in the morning edition dated July 26th that the balance sheet reports on political funds made by his own political fund management organization “Future Club” contained erroneous occupations of not only two donors but additional 14 donors.  Though clerical errors, these are apparently fake statements.  They are nothing to be taken so lightly that making correction of the entry will end the matter.

*This is because in the scandal of “Rikuzankai,” party leader Ichiro Ozawa’s political fund management organization, the same clerical errors were investigated as apparently fake statements by the Tokyo District Prosecutors Office and former three secretaries including former secretary Tomohiro Ishikawa, a member of the House of Representatives, were arrested and pronounced guilty.  And yet, this is not the end of it.  Party leader Ichiro Ozawa was also placed under investigation by the Office but was not indicted by it.  However, the Tokyo No. 5 Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution decided to make the case prosecutable and granted approval for the Office to indict Ozawa.  Though he was found not guilty by the Tokyo District Court, the Office appealed through its designated attorney to the Tokyo High Court and he is still made the accused.

To put it bluntly, this is a “dark peoples” trial but a criminal case prosecutable upon Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has not yet been built.  This is truly discriminatory treatment.

*There is another scandal associated with Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda.  The prime minister has a younger brother Takehiko Noda, a city councilor of Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, who was found to have received policy research cost from Funabashi City.  The fact is shown by the receipts wrote by two corporations for which the prime minister’s policy secretary serves as a director.  Although he returned to Funabashi City 1,340,129 JPY he illegally received, this is surely a fraud case.

Actually, these scandals coming to light indicate the phenomenon peculiar to the last days of the administration.  In this sense, it is time for him to step down.

[Akiko Kamei] Aiming at Forming New Parliamentary Group “Midori no Kaze” (Green Wind)

Hearing to this news, I thought “I’ve finally found the group I can cast a ballot for.”  I want Diet member Akio Kamei and other members to form a political party.

Masatoshi Takeshita

Akiko Kamei (2nd from right) formed a new parliamentary group
with three female Diet members who left the DPJ(Democratic Party of Japan)
They aims at organizing a new type of political party
(On July 17, 2012)


English translation of a Japanese article of Akiko Kamei’s website- July 17, 2012 –

Hello, I’m Akiko Kamei.

On July 17, 2012, I held a press conference together with three female Diet members who left the DPJ on the same day- Kuniko Ikuta, Tomoko Tanioka and Yasue Funayama- to announce to form a new parliamentary group “Midori no Kaze.”  As we have to take the necessary steps within the Diet to establish a parliamentary group, Ｉthink the group will be officially established after a week or so.

We were all elected for the first time in 2007.  For the last five years, we have witnessed six changes in prime minister (Abe→Fukuda→Asou→Hatoyama→Kan→Noda) and got through drastic changes in political situation: as the opposition party in the twisted Diet, as the ruling party after change of administration, and as the ruling party in the twisted Diet.

In the midst of confusion within the Diet, “indecisive policy” is definitely a problem.  However, it is inexcusable to make decisions about the consumption tax increase and the promotion of nuclear energy use, which are directly related to the public’s life and safety, in backroom wheeling and dealing by the ruling party and opposition parties, called “three-party agreement” the people never accept.  They made a mistake in ignoring the wishes of the public in decision-making process.  Now Prime Minister blows his own trumpet by saying he changed direction of policy from “indecisive policy” to “decisive policy.”  We should keep in mind that democracy can exist only if legitimate procedures are taken.  Prime Minster Noda’s political style is “dictatorship” now and never parliamentary democracy.  The prime minister cuts off objections within the party, makes party members obey him by wielding power of “entrustment to the leadership” and “restrictions on individual members”, and forces to pass legislation through the Diet by means of the “three-party agreement” reached by the executives of the ruling and opposition parties, and the “restrictions on individual members.”  His political approach is dictatorial government itself.  I could have sworn that the people chose a change of administration, but before we knew it, “Taisei-yokusankai”, or a huge network of political organizations led by the government has begun to exist, which is the same situation as before the war.  I think we have faced a serious crisis which will mislead Japan.

The “twisted Diet” and “change of administration” were the outcome of the election and the choice of the people.  I understand that the first twisted Diet, change of administration and the second twisted Diet reflected the will of the people: control over the landslide victory of the ruling party won by the dissolution of the House of Representatives over postal privatization, hope for change, and opposition to the consumption tax increase, respectively.  In the House of Councilors election five years ago, public anger was directed toward “the lost pension money” and “Medical Care System for People Aged 75 and over.”  As a result of the party’s promise to review these issues, the DPJ won the election and finally succeeded in change of power.  Who can dare to say that “We will set the consumption tax rate of 10 percent tentatively.  We will set up a panel of experts to discuss the issues on pension and medical system”?  I cannot say that kind of thing.  Four of us would like to go back to our first objective, make the best use of our five-year experience and engage in political activities for the remaining one-year of term.

The House of Councilors is originally the seat of good sense and the seat of reconsideration.  There will be no significance of the House’s existence if it repeats the same political situation as seen in the House of Representatives.  I am afraid that in future elections, the twisted Diet will be normal state of affairs.  We would like to form a new parliamentary group first, then increase friends who will join us, and aim at organizing a new type of political party, where we impose no restrictions on individual members.  We have formed the parliamentary group with four women, but we are going to ask male Diet members to join us, too.

Japan Finance Ministry is inflaming financial collapse


*Information from Mr. Takeshita posted on his blog July 13, 2012

English translation of an excerpt from a Japanese article: [Yo ni Kamu Hibi] July 13, 2012

People's Life First [LF] Members Feel Free to Criticize Noda

Yuko Mori grills Noda

Live broadcasts of parliamentary proceedings have become a lot of fun after a long interval.

It was a spectacular sight to see Diet member Yuko Mori in the House of Representatives Budget Committee the day before yesterday.
Her “touching a tender spot” was effective enough to make groan in pain not only Noda but also all the people who take hold on the core elements of this country. 


Eiji Hata, a follower of Diet member Mori’s tweets:

“Diet member Yuko Mori shot the government which pretends to suffer “fiscal predicament” though it has enough financial power to provide foreign aid with 14 trillion yen.  This is going to be a lot of fun.”


July 10, 2012
Yuko Mori  Grills Noda Administration in House of Representatives Budget Committee

Yuko Mori:

“I am asking about the total amount of financial aid that you promised to provide for international organization.  Don't chop logic as you like.”

“Well, Prime Minister, please answer my question.  What is the total amount?   The Foreign Ministry and the Finance Ministry reported different figures.   Prime Minister, you are not going to answer my question.  What is the total amount of aid that you as the Noda Cabinet promised to provide?   I think you can answer my question just by looking at the material I have prepared.”

Prime Minister Noda:

“Here is also material for the Committee.  Including the maximum amount of financial contributions and that of financial loans, it totals up to 14 trillion 333.3 billion yen shown here.”

Yuko Mori:

“You should have answered so from the very beginning.”

“The Finance Ministry has been spreading a groundless rumor as if the country were going to fall into financial collapse now.  However, in fact, Japan still has financial power to provide financial aid in this way.”



It is understandable that mass media won't cover this question of Diet member Mori.  They have severely mauled, made fun of, and ridiculed the policy of “people's life first” advocated by Mr. Ozawa.  If they should cover her question, their justifiable claim and premise will collapse.

Lastly, there was another example to disprove the myth that Japan is on the brink of financial collapse, which was posted on my past blog.  I would like to call it a day by introducing it.

(An Omission)


Big Lie of Finance Ministry Inflaming “Financial Collapse” Exposed
(Source: Nikkan Gendai – February 11, 2011 -)  

 A “People's New Party” member of the House of Councilors, Akiko Kamei accused Finance Ministry on TV.

The people who watched the program “Sunday Discussion” on NHK on 20th yesterday must have been unable to believe their own ears.  A People’s New Party member of the House of Councilors,  Akiko Kamei, 45, disclosed a big lie of the Finance Ministry inflaming financial collapse.




The People's New Party has advocated that public spending be boosted by issuance of construction bonds and interest-free, tax-exempt government bonds to escape from the deflationary economy.   Diet member Kamei made to public the exchange of views on these government bonds with the Finance Ministry.  To summarize her remarks on the program, it goes like this.

When I exchanged views (on the interest-free, tax-exempt government bonds) with the Finance Ministry, they said “If we issue such bonds, it will give foreign countries an impression that Japan is having financial difficulties.   We don't need to issue them because government debt is stably redeemed.”
I asked “What?  Isn't Japan in a financial crisis?”
“No problem,” they answered.  (Finance Ministry) says something different to the public and the ruling party.

What a surprise!  If what Diet member Kamei said is right, all argument Finance Ministry and Prime Minister Kan make fuss about, saying “consumption tax hike is necessary due to financial crisis” was not based on the fact at all.

“People's New Party's stance is that it is necessary to create a mechanism which allows money to circulate in the market, to boost domestic spending. They will never stick to issuing interest-free, tax-exempt government bonds.   They have often asked Finance Ministry to suggest them alternatives if this methodology is not acceptable.  They have always evaded answering them.” (By informed source)

We have asked anew Diet member Kamei the real intention of her remarks.

“Finance Ministry premises the consumption tax from the beginning.  Issuance of interest-free, tax-exempt government bonds will cause no problem for anybody.  And yet, exchange of views has reached a stalemate.  Then I summoned a Finance Ministry bureaucrat to our party's office and asked him whether we were in the financial situation of peace time or emergency.  He answered ‘Peace time.’  The Finance Ministry explains abroad “Japan is rich in foreign financial assets and more than 90 percent of government bond is held internally.  This is because Japan is not in a financial crisis.”  On the other hand, the ministry says to the people ‘We are in 900 trillion yen of debt.’  The ministry gives different explanations to foreign countries and the people.”

Two-tongued Finance Ministry bureaucrats who dance to a different tune, depending on the other person they face.  I do want Diet member Kamei to grill them in the Diet.