Amid a spate of verbal flubs that have plagued the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has created a code of conduct for its lawmakers — warning them to watch their mouths to prevent blunders from affecting their political careers.
LDP officials have sent out a notice to party members advising them to exercise caution while making remarks, according to an official overseeing the party's campaigns, who spoke to The Japan Times by telephone on Wednesday. The official asked that his name be withheld.
"The notes are aimed to instruct (lawmakers) to act to prevent misunderstandings; they are to caution them to choose words carefully and communicate accurately what they want to express so that they are understood correctly," he said.