As The Government Scrambles To Find Funds To Rebuild The Disaster-hit Tohoku Region, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda Hinted Monday The Government May Cancel A ¥10.5 Billion Project To Construct A State-owned Housing Complex For Civil Servants In Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, Amid An Opposition Uproar.
The issue came under the spotlight when the conservative Liberal Democratic Party, which originally mapped out the construction plan when it was in power, criticized Noda last month for forging ahead with the project while displaced residents in Tohoku suffered in temporary housing.
Noda at first said he would stick to the plan but changed his mind after visiting the site and decided on Oct. 3 to freeze the plan for five years.