Japan opposition parties slam gov t over press official s resignation, call her victim
March 2, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato speaks about the resignation of Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada during the House of Representatives Budget Committee meeting on March 1, 2021. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is seen to the right. (Mainichi/Kan Takeuchi) TOKYO Japan s opposition camp is slamming Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga s government following the resignation of a Cabinet press official over lavish dinners she was treated to by a broadcasting company Suga s son works for. Critics referred to her as a victim of what they say is an iron-fisted approach within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that has persisted since the previous administration of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and that this culture forced the senior bureaucrat to attend dinner functions.