February 3, 2012, Tokyo, Japan - Japans Defense Minister Naoki Tanaka raises his hand before speaking during a Diet lower house Budget Committee meeting in Tokyo on Friday, February 3, 2012. Tanaka was caught in a crossfire from the opposition camp when a senior Defense Ministry official has come under fire for encouraging his subordinates to vote in the upcoming mayoral election in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, which hosts the U.S. Marine Corps' Air Station in Futennma. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) AYF -mis-