Opposition leader Yukio Hatoyama lashed out Monday against Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's latest catchword "e-Japan," telling Mori at a Diet question-and-answer session that the public has no idea what the term means.
"I heard the prime minister parroting the term 'IT' 22 times during his (Friday) policy speech. But how many of the people can really envisage the future of Japan by hearing his 'e-Japan' pitch?" Hatoyama, president of the Democratic Party of Japan, asked a Lower House plenary session. "I, for one, couldn't see any picture at all."
Mori only countered by reading out a prepared text in which he said his administration will boldly address the information technology issue by taking into account discussions of an IT advisory committee.