At a ceremony to mark her resignation as defense minister, Tomomi Inada on Monday called for the creation of an "open" atmosphere inside the ministry and the Self-Defense Forces following a data coverup scandal, but did not offer an apology.Admitting the ministry's "inappropriate" response to information disclosure requests in the scandal, Inada told senior Defense Ministry and SDF officials, "I hope you will work to build an open culture, cooperate more closely, and bring together the ministry and the SDF to ride out any kind of difficulties."Inada resigned Friday following a one-year stin…READ FULL ARTICLE
