Liberal Democratic Party chief Sadakazu Tanigaki criticized the ruling Democratic Party of Japan on Friday for patronizing the LDP by referencing its plan to double the consumption tax to 10 percent.
"The DPJ oscillates in a wide range," the president of the main opposition party said on a radio program. "It was trying to do everything different from the LDP during the Hatoyama government, but now, it seems to me as if it is cozying up to the LDP."