Diet debate starts, focus on cash benefit program

Diet debate starts, focus on cash benefit program

TOKYO, Japan - Yukio Hatoyama, secretary general of the main opposition Democratic Party of Japan, urges Prime Minister Taro Aso to step down or call a general election, criticizing a 2-trillion-yen cash benefit program Aso is pushing in the economic downturn. The program is a controversial topic during the Diet session. (Kyodo)

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