In a speech to assist the House of Representatives by-election, Defense Minister Kihara made an announcement to the impact that supporting the Liberal Democratic Party candidate could be rewarding the Self-Defense Forces, however later retracted the assertion. The opposition events have stepped up their criticism, calling it “a political use of the Self-Defense Forces,” and are planning to pursue the transfer within the Diet, whereas the ruling social gathering desires to attenuate the affect by shortly withdrawing the plan.