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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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.
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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.
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This country will not change without a change of government,
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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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The reform of Japan starts today. There is no tomorrow for the Koizumi LDP government, which spends all its time in internal power struggles.
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True reform can only happen with a change in government.
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We'd like to celebrate the news with the people.
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In elections, you can't tell the outcome until you open the ballot boxes.
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The depth of the middle class is waning as the polarization of society is in progress.
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The only thing that can change Japan is a change in government.
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The overall situation has now become clear the DPJ has suffered a great setback.
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We did not expect this. I don't think our policies were wrong, but we must reconsider our tactics.
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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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We want to stress the importance of pension and child-care issues ... The Koizumi government cannot achieve these reforms. We need a change in government,