Opposition demands defense minister quit over election campaign remark

Opposition demands defense minister quit over election campaign remark

Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada apologizes in Tokyo on June 27, 2017 over a remark she made the previous day. The main opposition Democratic Party demanded that Inada resign after she suggested that the Self-Defense Forces are supporting a Liberal Democratic Party candidate running in the July 2 Tokyo metropolitan assembly election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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