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...
aim coming democracy elections moment openly period time
For the first time in the postwar period we will openly go head-to-head in elections and we aim ... to take power. The moment is coming when Japan's democracy will be tested.
situation clear setback
The overall situation has now become clear the DPJ has suffered a great setback.
government japan
The only thing that can change Japan is a change in government.
believe people easy
The situation now is not easy. But I believe in the good sense of the Japanese people.
class progress depth
The depth of the middle class is waning as the polarization of society is in progress.
outcomes election boxes
In elections, you can't tell the outcome until you open the ballot boxes.
based decision decisions entrusted exploit mean postal public voting
If you make your voting decision based only on the postal privatization, it would mean (Koizumi) would exploit it and would say the public entrusted him with all other decisions as well.
carry change four handle months order past please true unable
In his four years and four months in power, Koizumi was unable to carry out reform. In order to carry out true reform, there has to be a change in government. We are not fettered to past practices. Please let us handle the government.