Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has come under fire following her controversial reference to the Self-Defense Forces during the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign for the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.
Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada has come under fire following her controversial reference to the Self-Defense Forces during the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s campaign for the upcoming Tokyo metropolitan assembly election.
At a campaign event for an LDP candidate in Itabashi Ward on Tuesday, Inada said, “On behalf of the Defense Ministry, the SDF and the LDP, and as defense minister, I ask for your support (for the candidate) .
