據日本共同社6月21日消息，日本首相兼民主黨代表菅直人22日在朝野各黨黨首辯論會上就沖繩美軍普天間機場搬遷問題表示，駐日美軍發揮著威懾中國的重要作用。
報道稱，日本共產、社民兩黨則主張“不需要美國海軍陸戰隊”。國民新黨和新黨“奮起日本”要求增強日本的國防力量。
菅直人指出︰“對中國正在增強軍力一事必須給予嚴重關注。有個詞叫作‘勢力均衡’。”他就韓國“天安”艦沈沒事件表示︰“亞洲局勢處於高度緊張。美軍正在發揮威懾作用。”共產黨委員長志位和夫表示︰“美國海軍陸戰隊發揮不了威懾作用。它是以沖繩為堡壘向全世界進攻的侵略力量。菅氏過去也講過這一事實，但是現下變了。”社民黨黨首福島瑞穗也指責“民主黨政府驟然靠近了自民黨”。谷垣指出︰“在普天間問題的處理上日本外交失去了（美國的）信賴。”
日本菅直人政權誕生後，民調顯示新政權的支援率高達6成，但是卻先後爆出大臣虛報辦公室費用的消息，行政改革擔當相蓮舫也名列3名虛報費用的大臣名單當中。
據報道，日本新內閣上任才寥寥幾日，菅直人政權下的國家戰略相荒井聰、文部科學相川端達夫、行政改革擔當相蓮舫3人就先後遭媒體爆料，稱他們虛報辦公室費用，詐領政府所提供的議員辦公費用。
日本在野的自民黨10日上午派出議員團前往視察，對這三名大臣的“辦公室”做出了解。
日本執政的民主黨代理干事長細野豪志將針對3名大臣的浮報費用問題於10日下午召開記者會，加以說明。
he 28-year-old right-hander from Venezuela, making his third start of the season, beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0 and lost the bid when first base umpire Jim Joyce ruled Jason Donald safe for an infield hit as he crossed the first-base bag as Galarraga was receiving a throw from first baseman Miguel Cabrera, who had fielded Donald’s grounder.
Tigers players and manager Jim Leyland angrily berated Joyce after Trevor Crowe made the final out, claiming replays showed Donald did not beat the throw.
After the game, however, Leyland and Galaragga both said they believed no one felt worse about the controversial call than Joyce.
Galaragga said Joyce apologized to him for getting it wrong.
I just cost the kid a perfect game,” said Joyce , who became a full-time umpire in 1989. “I thought he beat the throw. I was convinced he beat the throw until I was the replay. It was the biggest call of my career.”
Center fielder Austin Jackson make a running, over-the-shoulder catch in deep center field to apparently save the perfect game on a ball hit by Mark Grudzielanek leading off the ninth.
Galarraga then got Mike Redmond to ground out to shortstop before Donald’s grounder.
Galarraga smiled after receiving Cabrera’s throw, then smirked a bit seeing Joyce’s call. Cabrera was more emphatic, his gesture turning from exultation to angry disbelief after Joyce’s call.
After Galarraga finished his one-hitter, there was stunned silence in Comerica Park. Galarraga took the high road in a post-game interviews with Fox Sports Detroit and the MLB Network.
“I don’t know what to say (about) the decision in the ninth inning,” he said. “I’ll have to see the replay. “But I feel really good right now.
“That was my best game, so far. I hope I’ll keep going like that.”
Galaragga said he thought at least a no-hitter was within his grasp after Jackson’s running catch.
“When he got that catch it was like, c’mon. When I saw that play, I said, “You got it now, you got it.’”
Said Tigers manager Jim Leyland: “Jimmy’s a good umpire. But he probably got it wrong.”
Galaragga pitched the game of his life — 88 pitches, first-pitch strikes to 20 batters, the first 26 retired. It just wasn’t quite perfect.
So Galarraga fell a hair shy of duplicating the feats achieved earlier this season by Oakland lefty Dallas Braden and Philadelphia Phillies ace Roy Halladay, whose perfecto came just four days ago at Florida. It would have been just the 21st perfect game in major league history — but the fourth in the last calendar year, counting Mark Buehrle’s gem last July for the Chicago White Sox.