Prime Minister Kishida meets with Liberal Democratic Party executive team, discusses punishment of related members. No conclusion was reached, and the decision was made to continue finalizing the matter in preparation for an official decision on the 4th.

The executive committee will continue to make final adjustments to prepare for a decision at the Party Disciplinary Committee meeting on the 2nd. The series of talks on the. 2nd lasted about an hour and a half, and although some participants presented concrete plans for. punishment, others asked, ''Is it okay to treat the Abe faction and the Nikai faction the same?''