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Censure motion planned against defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting in the Diet in Tokyo on April 3, 2012. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party decided the same day to submit a censure motion against Tanaka, whose verbal gaffes have been criticized as being improper for a defense minister, within the current parliament session through June, in a new move to put the ruling party in the hot seat.

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Censure motion planned against defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka raises his hand to speak during a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting in the Diet in Tokyo on April 3, 2012. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party decided the same day to submit a censure motion against Tanaka, whose verbal gaffes have been criticized as being improper for a defense minister, within the current parliament session through June, in a new move to put the ruling party in the hot seat.

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Defense Minister Ichikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa is surrounded by reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, after the House of Councillors adopted a censure motion against him over gaffes he and one of his ministry's officials made in connection with the U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture.

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Edano apologizes to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japan's new industry minister Yukio Edano (right) bows to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (left) at the Fukushima prefectural government hall in the city of Fukushima on Sept. 13, 2011. Edano apologized for his predecessor's abrupt resignation over gaffes related to a nuclear crisis in the prefecture and vowed to exert efforts to contain the crisis soon.

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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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Former reconstruction minister Matsumoto hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Japanese reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto, who Democratic Party of Japan sources said July 12, 2011, has been hospitalized in Fukuoka Prefecture. Matsumoto resigned a week after assuming the newly created post over his verbal gaffes, which angered victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.

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Gaffe-prone Sengoku under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku (L) raises his hand during a session of the upper house budget committee attended by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Nov. 18, 2010. Sengoku, the top government spokesman, has been under fire over a series of gaffes.

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Kan's embattled government

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) chats with his close aide Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku during a session of the upper house budget committee on Nov. 18, 2010. Kan's government has been under fire over a series of gaffes by Cabinet members, including Sengoku, as well as its poor handling of high-profile diplomatic issues.

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Gaffe-prone Sengoku under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku raises his hand during a session of the upper house budget committee on Nov. 18, 2010. Sengoku, the top government spokesman, has been under fire over a series of gaffes.

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Ex-transport minister Nakayama not to run in next election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Nariaki Nakayama of the Liberal Democratic Party speaks at a news conference about his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election at a news conference in Miyazaki on Oct. 4. Nakayama resigned as transport minister on Sept. 28 following a series of comments generally regarded as verbal gaffes.

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks about his resignation at a news conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes.

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Aso Taro speaks to reporters about the resignation of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28.

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks about his resignation at a news conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes.

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Nakayama calls schoolteachers' union 'cancer'

TOKYO, Japan - New Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 27 after returning from Miyazaki. Nakayama said he will ''decide on his own whether to resign.'' Nakayama is embroiled in fallout from a series of comments seen as verbal gaffes he has made since his appointment on Sept. 24.

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama (C) leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28 after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Taro Aso. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes.

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Nakayama says schoolteachers' union should be disbanded

MIYAZAKI, Japan - New transport minister Nariaki Nakayama, embroiled in fallout from a series of verbal gaffes he made since his appointment this week, renews an attack on a teachers' union at a meeting in Miyazaki organized by the prefectural chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27 by saying that it should be disbanded.

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No Cabinet reshuffle before upper house election: Abe

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks in an NHK program on March 11. Abe said ''I am not at all thinking about reshuffling my Cabinet, and the election will be held under the current Cabinet.'' His remarks came as speculation about a Cabinet reshuffle is rising as the premier's popularity tumbles in part due to a series of gaffes by his Cabinet ministers.

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Murder suspect's parents should be executed: minister

TOKYO, Japan - State minister Yoshitada Konoike (L) walks in the Diet building along with land and transport minister Chikage Ogi (R) on July 11. Konoike ignited a firestorm of criticism with his remarks that the parents of a 12-year-old boy suspected of murdering a child in Nagasaki should be executed instead of their young son, who is exempted from criminal charges. The remarks mark a fresh blow to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi who has been taking much of the flak for a recent series of gaffes by ministers and senior lawmakers.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi speaks to reporters after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022. Hanashi came under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) speaks to reporters after submitting a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022. Hanashi came under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, to submit a letter of resignation after coming under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, as he dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Justice Minister Yasuhiro Hanashi (C) is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, to submit a letter of resignation after coming under fire over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Japan's justice minister dismissed over gaffes

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters at the premier's office in Tokyo on Nov. 11, 2022, as he dismissed Yasuhiro Hanashi as justice minister after criticism over remarks widely seen as making light of his role in authorizing executions of death-row inmates.

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Nakayama calls schoolteachers' union 'cancer'

TOKYO, Japan - New Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks to reporters at Tokyo's Haneda airport on Sept. 27 after returning from Miyazaki. Nakayama said he will ''decide on his own whether to resign.'' Nakayama is embroiled in fallout from a series of comments seen as verbal gaffes he has made since his appointment on Sept. 24. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama says schoolteachers' union should be disbanded

MIYAZAKI, Japan - New transport minister Nariaki Nakayama, embroiled in fallout from a series of verbal gaffes he made since his appointment this week, renews an attack on a teachers' union at a meeting in Miyazaki organized by the prefectural chapter of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Sept. 27 by saying that it should be disbanded. (Kyodo)

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LDP's No. 2 lawmaker attends party meeting

Sadakazu Tanigaki, secretary general of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, attends a meeting of the party's senior members in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2016, amid growing criticism of LDP lawmakers' and Cabinet members' gaffes. Tanigaki urged LDP lawmakers to be more careful with their words so the party will not lose the confidence of the public. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama (C) leaves the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28 after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Taro Aso. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Aso Taro speaks to reporters about the resignation of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Sept. 28. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks about his resignation at a news conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Nakayama resigns as transport minister following gaffes

TOKYO, Japan - Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Nariaki Nakayama speaks about his resignation at a news conference at the transport ministry in Tokyo on Sept. 28. Nakayama stepped down just days after assuming the post on Sept. 24, following a series of verbal gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Ex-transport minister Nakayama not to run in next election

MIYAZAKI, Japan - Nariaki Nakayama of the Liberal Democratic Party speaks at a news conference about his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election at a news conference in Miyazaki on Oct. 4. Nakayama resigned as transport minister on Sept. 28 following a series of comments generally regarded as verbal gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Edano apologizes to Fukushima

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Japan's new industry minister Yukio Edano (right) bows to Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato (left) at the Fukushima prefectural government hall in the city of Fukushima on Sept. 13, 2011. Edano apologized for his predecessor's abrupt resignation over gaffes related to a nuclear crisis in the prefecture and vowed to exert efforts to contain the crisis soon. (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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Former reconstruction minister Matsumoto hospitalized

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows former Japanese reconstruction minister Ryu Matsumoto, who Democratic Party of Japan sources said July 12, 2011, has been hospitalized in Fukuoka Prefecture. Matsumoto resigned a week after assuming the newly created post over his verbal gaffes, which angered victims of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Censure motion planned against defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka raises his hand to speak during a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting in the Diet in Tokyo on April 3, 2012. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party decided the same day to submit a censure motion against Tanaka, whose verbal gaffes have been criticized as being improper for a defense minister, within the current parliament session through June, in a new move to put the ruling party in the hot seat. (Kyodo)

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Censure motion planned against defense chief

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka speaks during a House of Councillors Budget Committee meeting in the Diet in Tokyo on April 3, 2012. The main opposition Liberal Democratic Party decided the same day to submit a censure motion against Tanaka, whose verbal gaffes have been criticized as being improper for a defense minister, within the current parliament session through June, in a new move to put the ruling party in the hot seat. (Kyodo)

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Defense Minister Ichikawa

TOKYO, Japan - Defense Minister Yasuo Ichikawa is surrounded by reporters at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Dec. 9, 2011, after the House of Councillors adopted a censure motion against him over gaffes he and one of his ministry's officials made in connection with the U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

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Gaffe-prone Sengoku under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku (L) raises his hand during a session of the upper house budget committee attended by Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Nov. 18, 2010. Sengoku, the top government spokesman, has been under fire over a series of gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Kan's embattled government

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan (R) chats with his close aide Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku during a session of the upper house budget committee on Nov. 18, 2010. Kan's government has been under fire over a series of gaffes by Cabinet members, including Sengoku, as well as its poor handling of high-profile diplomatic issues. (Kyodo)

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Gaffe-prone Sengoku under fire

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku raises his hand during a session of the upper house budget committee on Nov. 18, 2010. Sengoku, the top government spokesman, has been under fire over a series of gaffes. (Kyodo)

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Abe on resignation of Olympic minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on April 11, 2019, about the resignation of Olympic minister Yoshitaka Sakurada over a series of gaffes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe on resignation of Olympic minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on April 11, 2019, about the resignation of Olympic minister Yoshitaka Sakurada over a series of gaffes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Abe on resignation of Olympic minister

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks to reporters at his office in Tokyo on April 11, 2019, about the resignation of Olympic minister Yoshitaka Sakurada over a series of gaffes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo