Upper house OKs censure motions

Upper house OKs censure motions

TOKYO, Japan - Transport minister Takeshi Maeda (R) waits for the result of a vote on a censure motion against him during a House of Councillors plenary session in Tokyo on April 19, 2012. The upper house approved censure motions against him and Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka (L) later in the day. Tanaka was criticized over his handling of a string of security issues, and Maeda for allegedly trying to meddle in a recent local election.

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