Executives of the Democratic Party of Japan adopted a pledge Thursday to seek a 30 percent cut in public works expenditures over five years in the runup to next summer’s House of Councilors election.
DPJ leaders also approved the party’s pledge to slash dam projects and instead promote the use of natural solutions to flood problems, such as harnessing the water-holding capacity of forests.
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