国际英语资讯:Japans Abe to explain controversial govt-funded cherry-blossom event in Diet if asked
<p><span word="TOKYO">TOKYO</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 15-- <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Shinzo">Shinzo</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span>-<span word="funded">funded</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span>-<span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="viewing">viewing</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diet">Diet</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="explanation">explanation</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="cherry">cherry</span>-<span word="blossom">blossom</span> <span word="appreciation">appreciation</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1952, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="supporters">supporters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="invited">invited</span>, <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="questions">questions</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span>' <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Under">Under</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="spent">spent</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="event">event</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="selecting">selecting</span> <span word="guests">guests</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="lists">lists</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Cabinet">Cabinet</span> <span word="Office">Office</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lists">lists</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="hotel">hotel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="event">event</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="about">about</span> 46 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="law">law</span>, <span word="political">political</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="fund">fund</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="participants">participants</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="fees">fees</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Abe">Abe</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="group">group</span>.</p><p><span word="Abe">Abe</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="revenues">revenues</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="events">events</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="participants">participants</span>.</p>
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