abbeymayu comments

It's sad. Prime minister Kan (DPJ) was the first one who has attempted to curtail bureaucracy's power and vows nuclear free futue.(He said in the public that he changed his view toward nuclear power plant, after the plant accident in March: It is not safe). Its obvious that LDP still have power over bureaucracy, that they have created and kept since the world war II. They used all ways including media and people in the internet to kick him away... its sad.

As one of Japanese silent majority's point of view, I would like to share the things I know behind the news...

As you know, the current Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) won a historical and land-slide victory over Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in 2009 and the LDP has supported nuclear power plant. It was the first time that LDP lost after World War II and it was the first time for DPJ to create a new system... However, LDP power still remained DPJ has suffered to create new system..

And in DPJ, Prime minister Kan (DPJ) was the first one who has attempted to curtail bureaucracy's power. But remember that all power still remained in the top in media, politicians, and companies in Japan. As the result, many newspapers did not write about his good actions, rather they made fun of him, as you have seen in other news.

He later shared to the public that he could not receive enough information about 311 immidiatly too. He had supported nuclear power plant as other politicians until 311accident. But he realized that even if it is said "very safe", he found that people can't control them yet and it is NOT safe so he decided to support nuclear free future in Japan.

However again many media did not share this news positively. I have seen many people (perhaps LDP supporters) started to blame Mr. Kan and his supporters in inappropriate and rude words in the internet. The words are just like bullying. This inappropriate actions gave fear to many ordinary people to share real comments in front of people. Many feel we may be loosing freedom of speech.

None of new candidates support nuclear free future (yet). If the government back to LDP, Japan contine to be unchanged...but non leaders in DPJ also can't state clearly as Mr.Kan has done. Well, since most voters are still above 50 years old so perhaps they would like Japan to remain in the past, their good old days. As a Japanese, I would like to see the reality and want this country to choose a better way...