Abe and his Cabinet received an onslaught of criticism this week, with opposition parties seizing the chance to highlight the secretive nature of TPP talks and the LDP's reluctance to announce the Government's Pension Investment Fund (GPIF) figures. Things were not much better overseas, with the new radar station in Yonaguni incurring the wrath of China, and US presidential primaries making a swift TPP decision look increasingly unlikely.