[HIGHLIGHTS] House of Councilors Budget Committee Prime Minister “Further hearing and judgment based on the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee”

In the Diet, intensive deliberations were held in the House of Councilors Budget Committee. Prime Minister Kishida announced that next week's general meeting will be held regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.

Komeito Party's Deputy Political Affairs Research Chairman Yamamoto said the Disaster Relief Act, which was enacted more than 75 years ago, has never been fundamentally revised. "We would like the law to be amended to clearly state welfare in order to build a system," he said.