Ex-PM Ishiba Wants 1940 Anti-Military Speech Record Restored
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba called for the swift restoration of a deleted section of a parliamentary record of a 1940 anti-military speech.
Ishiba made this statement at a press conference in Tottori, noting that
“it would be meaningful to do so this year, which marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II”.
The speech in question was delivered by then House of Representatives lawmaker Takao Saito at the Imperial Diet in 1940, in which he
denounced Japan’s military campaign in China, resulting in his expulsion from the lower chamber of the Diet.
Ishiba referenced this speech in a statement released on October 10 to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war.
Author’s summary: Ishiba seeks restoration of 1940 speech record.
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