Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister of Japan, Matsuoka, continue to refuse revealing detail of uncounted-for utility bill. I cannot believe that he and Prime Minister Abe can hide this problem to the end. I think these kinds of problems about off-the-book money are caused by institutional faults. Antiadministration party should submit a bill to make it obligatory to produce a receipt for money rather than to make Matsuoka quit. This problem also disappoints us against not only Abe cabinet but also Democratic Party of Japan. I hope people do not lose interest for the politics.
About this problem an interesting tendency is observed. Usually this kind of scandal damages the support ratings of current cabinet. However, this scandal did not affect remarkably the support ratings of Abe cabinet. Do you know why the decrease of the support ratings of Abe cabinet stops?
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Mister, Matsuoka, killed himself on May 28. I was shocked to hearing this news. I think if professional killer had killed him under a mask of suicide, the police and we have not know the truth.
And I doubt that why media and police know he killed himself immediately. There is little possibility that he was murdered. I think the investigation by police must take time. I feel political information control about this affair.
Candidates of members of the House of Councilors from Liberal Democratic Party will receive benefit from this affair.