Great East Japan Earthquake election
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2025 9:30 am
However, that evening, Prime Minister Suga suddenly requested Chubu Electric Power to shut down the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant. The request to shut down the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant, which is said to be "the most dangerous in Japan," changed the mood of public opinion, and the approval rating of the Cabinet rose. The flames of opposition to Suga that had been burning in the political world before the holidays died down as if by magic.
The shutdown of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant was not remove background image the only factor that turned the situation around. There were also problems on Ozawa's side. In the trial where three of Ozawa's former secretaries were indicted for making false statements, Kawamura Hisashi, former president of Mizutani Construction, testified that he had given 100 million yen in slush funds to Ozawa's side. On May 10, Yamamoto Jun, president of Nippon Explosive Engineering, also testified that he was present when the slush funds were handed over, once again bringing Ozawa's "politics and money" issue into the spotlight. Yamamoto vividly testified that on the Shinkansen train after handing over the slush funds, Kawamura had said, "It's like tax money."
In response, the three former secretaries maintained their innocence at the trial and testified that "Mr. Ozawa had nothing to do with the false statement case." Mr. Ozawa is said to be planning countermeasures for the two trials by appointing former Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office Chief Prosecutor, lawyer Mamoru Norikado, as his "de facto advisor" (legal professional), but the environment surrounding Mr. Ozawa both in politics and in the trial is becoming increasingly harsh.
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The shutdown of the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant was not remove background image the only factor that turned the situation around. There were also problems on Ozawa's side. In the trial where three of Ozawa's former secretaries were indicted for making false statements, Kawamura Hisashi, former president of Mizutani Construction, testified that he had given 100 million yen in slush funds to Ozawa's side. On May 10, Yamamoto Jun, president of Nippon Explosive Engineering, also testified that he was present when the slush funds were handed over, once again bringing Ozawa's "politics and money" issue into the spotlight. Yamamoto vividly testified that on the Shinkansen train after handing over the slush funds, Kawamura had said, "It's like tax money."
In response, the three former secretaries maintained their innocence at the trial and testified that "Mr. Ozawa had nothing to do with the false statement case." Mr. Ozawa is said to be planning countermeasures for the two trials by appointing former Tokyo High Public Prosecutor's Office Chief Prosecutor, lawyer Mamoru Norikado, as his "de facto advisor" (legal professional), but the environment surrounding Mr. Ozawa both in politics and in the trial is becoming increasingly harsh.
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