Katsuya Okada
Katsuya Okada
Katsuya Okadais a Japanese politician who was Deputy Prime Minister of Japan from January to December 2012. A member of the House of Representatives of Japan, he is the President of the Democratic Party, and previously of the Democratic Party of Japan. He also served as Secretary-General of the DPJ three times. During the DPJ's period in government he was Foreign Minister of Japan...
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Despite running our campaign with our priority on manifestoes and policies, we failed to secure support from the voters,
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This country will not change without a change of government,
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Japan faces problems of decreasing population, an aging society and increasing national debts. Mr. Koizumi sounds as if life will be all rosy if the postal service is privatized, but no one takes what he says seriously.
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Koizumi speaks as if everything will be rosy for Japan if only these bills are passed,
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Koizumi says postal privatization is the focus of the elections. Is that so? I say definitely no!
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Koizumi always says the same thing. Nearly 90 percent of his speech is about postal privatization issues. This election will decide the next three to four years of Japan's future, and important issues should be thoroughly discussed.
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I resign from the head of the party. I would like the party to select a new leader without any delay. Our message did not reach people. I regret that.
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Unless we change the government now, it may be too late.
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Please change the government and give us a chance.
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Our policies weren't wrong, but I have to reflect on the fact they did not get across.
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For those who think the current pension system isn't working, we want you to vote for the Democratic Party and let us carry through pension reforms under a Democratic administration.
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The people have issued a resounding 'no' to Koizumi's policies.
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The people had hopes that Koizumi would change the LDP, but he was not able to do that. Rather, domestic reform has not progressed, and foreign policy is beset on all sides.
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The fact that you, as secretary general of a political party, made remarks contrary to the fact in a forum such as a news conference can mislead the public and is very regrettable. I strongly protest and demand that (you) retract the remark and apologize.