Democratic Party of Japan will withdraw from discussions with the ruling party regarding the "trigger clause" The clause suspends the taxation of the additional portion of gasoline tax. Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party said he would like to discuss the matter with Representative Tamaki.
Izumi said of the ``memo'' sent to candidates during elections in hopes of winning, ``Abolishing false etiquette is also one way to reform expensive politics'' He announced that he would no longer send them from party leaders.