On Sunday 11 July, Juche 99, Japan will be holding elections for the upper house in the diet. This election will be a major test of the Democratic Party of Japan’s strength. The Democratic Party of Japan came to power in 2008 following three unpopular governments of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. The Democratic Party’s original Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama stepped down recently due to failing to fulfill one of this election promises. Hatoyama failed to keep his pledge that he will remove the U.S. naval base from the island of Okinawa-Jima. Following to fulfill his election pledge, the Democratic Party of Japan, selected Kan to succeed him.
In the elections for the upper house of the diet, I will be supporting the Communist Party of Japan. I supported the Japanese Communist Party in the last parliamentary elections. I am supporting the JCP because I am a supporter of the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea. The DPRK and the JCP have been in close contact with each other and the JCP has even hosted members of the Kim family during state visits to Japan. I believe the DPRK needs more allies in the area especially after the tragic Cheonan incident. The Cheonan incident occurred a few months ago when American and the Korean puppet’s government’s navy held naval exercises off the southwest coast of Korea. The only ally the PDRK has, in its own vicinity, is the People’s Republic of China. Although I respect and understand the reasons as to why the PDRK does not trust it’s allied, I believe that friendly governments surrounding the PDRK will bring stability to the region.