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Meeting of DPJ task force on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Yoshio Hachiro (C), head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's project team on whether to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework, speaks at a meeting of the team in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011, while Seiji Maehara (L, facing), the DPJ's policy chief, and others applaud.

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New industry minister Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano speaks during his first press conference since assuming the post at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011. Edano replaced Yoshio Hachiro, who resigned after making remarks deemed insensitive to people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Edano gave daily briefings on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when he was chief Cabinet secretary.

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Edano tapped as industry minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yukio Edano, who was chief Cabinet secretary in the Cabinet under former Prime Minister Naoto Kan. A government source said Sept. 12, 2011, that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will appoint Edano as new industry minister to succeed Yoshio Hachiro, who resigned over remarks that displeased people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured in a taxi in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011, shortly after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro bows in apology over his remarks on the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro meets reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011. He resigned from his post later in the day over his remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

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Hachiro sorry for calling Fukushima plant area 'ghost town'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2011. Hachiro apologized for describing the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a ''ghost town.''

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Japanese industry minister Hachiro in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new industry minister Yoshio Hachiro speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other media outlets in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2011.

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Hachiro to be trade minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yoshio Hachiro, former Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, who will become trade minister in the new Cabinet under incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011.

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Extra Diet session set

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro (R), Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, meets his counterpart Ichiro Aisawa of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Hachiro told a press conference an extra parliamentary session will convene Oct. 1.

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New DPJ Diet affairs chief Hachiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, new chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. Hachiro is expected to steer the divided Diet in which the ruling camp controls the House of Representatives while the opposition bloc holds a majority in the House of Councillors.

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New DPJ Diet affairs chief Hachiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, new chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. Hachiro is expected to steer the divided Diet in which the ruling camp controls the House of Representatives while the opposition bloc holds a majority in the House of Councillors.

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DPJ urges Morioka to give up post over remarks on war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in the Diet building on May 27. He demanded that Masahiro Morioka resign as parliamentary secretary for health, labor and welfare for saying Class-A war criminals are no longer regarded as criminals in Japan. Hachiro said Morioka's remarks ''deserve resignation because they are totally inconsistent with the Cabinet's policy.''

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DPJ urges Morioka to give up post over remarks on war criminals

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in the Diet building on May 27. He demanded that Masahiro Morioka resign as parliamentary secretary for health, labor and welfare for saying Class-A war criminals are no longer regarded as criminals in Japan. Hachiro said Morioka's remarks ''deserve resignation because they are totally inconsistent with the Cabinet's policy.'' (Kyodo)

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Hachiro sorry for calling Fukushima plant area 'ghost town'

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 9, 2011. Hachiro apologized for describing the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant as a ''ghost town.'' (Kyodo)

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Japanese industry minister Hachiro in interview

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new industry minister Yoshio Hachiro speaks during an interview with Kyodo News and other media outlets in Tokyo on Sept. 5, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Extra Diet session set

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro (R), Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, meets his counterpart Ichiro Aisawa of the main opposition Liberal Democratic Party at the Diet building in Tokyo on Sept. 22, 2010. Hachiro told a press conference an extra parliamentary session will convene Oct. 1. (Kyodo)

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Hachiro to be trade minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yoshio Hachiro, former Diet affairs chief of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan, who will become trade minister in the new Cabinet under incoming Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Sept. 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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New DPJ Diet affairs chief Hachiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, new chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. Hachiro is expected to steer the divided Diet in which the ruling camp controls the House of Representatives while the opposition bloc holds a majority in the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

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New DPJ Diet affairs chief Hachiro

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshio Hachiro, new chairman of the Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 17, 2010. Hachiro is expected to steer the divided Diet in which the ruling camp controls the House of Representatives while the opposition bloc holds a majority in the House of Councillors. (Kyodo)

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New industry minister Edano

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's new Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano speaks during his first press conference since assuming the post at the industry ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 12, 2011. Edano replaced Yoshio Hachiro, who resigned after making remarks deemed insensitive to people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. Edano gave daily briefings on the nuclear crisis triggered by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami when he was chief Cabinet secretary. (Kyodo)

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Edano tapped as industry minister

TOKYO, Japan - Undated file photo shows Yukio Edano, who was chief Cabinet secretary in the Cabinet under former Prime Minister Naoto Kan. A government source said Sept. 12, 2011, that Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will appoint Edano as new industry minister to succeed Yoshio Hachiro, who resigned over remarks that displeased people affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. (Kyodo)

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured in a taxi in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011, shortly after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro meets reporters in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2011. He resigned from his post later in the day over his remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro bows in apology over his remarks on the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis. (Kyodo)

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Industry minister Hachiro quits over gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's industry minister Yoshio Hachiro is pictured during a press conference announcing his resignation at the ministry in Tokyo on the night of Sept. 10, 2011. Hachiro resigned from his post after making remarks that angered and displeased people affected by the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. (Kyodo)

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Meeting of DPJ task force on TPP talks

TOKYO, Japan - Former trade minister Yoshio Hachiro (C), head of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan's project team on whether to join negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade framework, speaks at a meeting of the team in Tokyo on Nov. 9, 2011, while Seiji Maehara (L, facing), the DPJ's policy chief, and others applaud. (Kyodo)