Like her father, the former prime minister Kakuei Tanaka, who is remembered for his glorious achievements and his arrest in connection with the Lockheed payoff scandal, Makiko Tanaka is both a charismatic and controversial politician. In this month's feature, she shares her thoughts on the subject of a politician's responsibility. It's as if the Japanese have collectively abandoned the concept of responsiblity.
Politicians are busy competing for power, ignoring the desire of the public.
The financial institutions rely on public funding to save them in all areas. The opposition party continues splitting or changing names. Members of the LDP leave and rejoin the party too easily. Makiko Tanaka severely criticizes the lack of commitment in the political world today. The twenty four members of the Liberal Democratic Party who leave and rejoin the party hunting for concessions.