The speaker of the lower house formally announced the dissolution of the chamber. The Campaign Officially starts december 4th. Voters go to the polls 12 days later. Prime minister noda says he wants to restore public trust in politics. Translator i dissolved the lower house of the diet because i wanted to keep my promise. Im seeking a new mandate following the passage of the bills on Social Security and tax system reforms upon which i staked my political life. The major issue in the upcoming general election is how to steer this country in 2013 and beyond. Can we move forward, or do we turn back the clock and return to the old politics before the change of government . Do we go forward, or do we step back . Thats the issue the public will vote on. The Democratic Party carved out a historic victory three years ago ending more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the liberal Democratic Party. But Prime Minister noda and his colleagues will have to fight to hold on to power. Recent po
The speaker of the lower house formally announced the dissolution of the chamber. The Campaign Officially starts december 4th. Voters go to the polls 12 days later. Prime minister noda says he wants to restore public trust in politics. Translator i dissolved the lower house of the diet because i wanted to keep my promise. Im seeking a new mandate following the passage of the bills on Social Security and tax system reforms upon which i staked my political life. The major issue in the upcoming general election is how to steer this country in 2013 and beyond. Can we move forward or do we turn back the clock and return to the old politics before the change of government . Do we go forward or do we step back . Thats the issue the public will vote on. The Democratic Party carved out an historic victory three years ago ending more than 50 years of nearly unbroken rule by the liberal Democratic Party. But Prime Minister noda and his colleagues will have to fight to hold on to power. Recent pol
The storage tank has been filled. Chinese travel agencies have been informed that Foreign Tourists wont be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. Analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the First Anniversary of kim jongils death on december 17th. In japan, government leaders have ordered selfdefense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. The defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. Translator the day of the rocket launch, we ordered the sdf to intercept any debris from a north korean rocket. Were preparing in accordance with that order. It will fly southwest of okinawas island. Theyre deploying surface to air missiles throughout the region. Prime minister Yoshihiko Noda held a National Security meeting with his ministers. He approved the order for the sdf to mobilize their Missile Defense systems and shoot down any debris. This will be the third such order issued by the government. The last time was
Loading fuel ahead of an expected launch of what the country calls a satellitecarrying rocket. North korea has announced that the launch will take place sometime between december 10th and 22nd. The south korean official cited increased activity around the tongchangri launch site in northwestern north korea. Earlier reports said all three stages of the rocket had been assembled. South Koreas Yonhap news agency quotes a Government Official as saying the fueling of the rocket could begin on saturday after the storage tank has been filled. Chinese travel agencies have been informed that Foreign Tourists wont be allowed into north korea between the 15th and 20th of this month. Analysts say the decision could be linked to events marking the First Anniversary of kim jongils death on december 17th. In japan, government leaders have ordered selfdefense forces to be prepared to shoot down any debris from the rocket. The defense minister passed on that order to sdf commanders. Translator for the
Reins by filling the ldps top positions. Masahiko komura and Shigeru Ishiba retained their posts. Consumer Affairs Minister seiko noda as head of the partys general council. And Sanae Takaichi will change her focus from Public Relations to become the policy chief. Cabinet ministers are falling into place. He selected longtime ally Fumio Kishida as foreign minister. He served as minister in charge of okinawa and the northern territories. Analysts say that he chose him for his experience. The new foreign minister will have to deal with the relocation of the futenma air station in okinawa. Abe is pressuring the bank of japan again to swiftly join his government and put an end to deflation. He says its only natural for the government to get involved in shaping Monetary Policy noting that conventional steps have failed to pull japan out of the drawnout price downturn. Abe made his call with officials of the Japan Business federation or keidanren on tuesday. Translator soon after we form a n