In the Diet, the House of Representatives Budget Committee deliberated on the new fiscal year's budget bill. There were debates over issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party and responses to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
Prime Minister: Earthquake relief funds "system designed to include young people and child-rearing households" Prime Minister Kishida: "Borrowing and repaying funds will not be easy. We will continue to design the system to include a wide range of young people"