Frustration with the leadership of the main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is growing among party members over the outcome of budget deliberations in the House of Representatives.
Although CDP leader Yoshihiko Noda declared that his party would go into "battle mode" to get its demands included in the fiscal 2025 budget bill, the Lower House on Tuesday passed a modified bill that reflects few of the demands.
Among other opposition parties, Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party) and the Democratic Party for the People made their presence felt during budget deliberations in the Lower House. The CDP was "kept out of the loop as its positions were unclear," a veteran CDP member lamented.
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