Chief Cabinet Secretary aims to hold Expo 70 as scheduled without causing any hindrance to reconstruction. Minister of Economic Security Takaichi is calling for the postponement or reduction of the Expo in light of the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi responded to information that preparations for the Expo would hinder reconstruction. He stated that the two countries are not in close contact with each other, and expressed his intention to hold the event as scheduled. The purpose of his remarks was to ensure that there would be no hinderance to reconstruction, he said.