Seiji Maehara, a former party leader, says that to insist on UN backing is to give Russia and China a veto over Japanese foreign policy.

• 前任党魁前原诚司表示，若坚持要获得联合国的支持才行动，则就是把日本外交政策的否决权交给了＊屏蔽＊和中国。