Opposition to file censure motions against 2 ministers

Opposition to file censure motions against 2 ministers

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (R) and Takeshi Maeda, minister of land, infrastructure, transport and tourism, attend a House of Councillors plenary session in the Diet building in Tokyo on April 16, 2012. Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party plans to submit censure motions against them to the upper house on April 18, 2012. The LDP has criticized Tanaka for what it sees as improper handling of a number of security issues and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a local election.

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