Takaaki Kajita, president of the Science Council of Japan, who has continued to request the government to appoint recommended members, said that the government suggested that it would be a good idea to consider a solution during next year's candidate selection process. clarified.
The Science Council will continue to request appointments in the future, arguing that there are no problems with the selection process so far.
The Science Council of Japan continues to make requests to the government for appointments after the six member candidates it recommended two years ago were not appointed by then-Prime Minister Suga.
On the 10th, the General Assembly of the Science Council was held, and Chairman Kajita clarified the contents of the dialogue he had with Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno twice this year, in March and August.
According to this, while Chairman Kajita said he was ready to submit a list of six people who had not been appointed, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said, "The series of procedures has been completed." Instead, it was suggested that it would be a good idea to consider a solution during next year's candidate selection process, when half of the candidates will be re-elected.
Kajita replied that it would be difficult to gain the understanding of the members because there were no problems with the selection process so far.
At the general meeting, there were a series of opinions such as "First of all, the government should show the reason why it does not appoint members," and Chairman Kajita indicated that he would continue to request appointments in the future.
At a press conference after the general assembly, Chairman Kajita said, "While understanding the Chief Cabinet Secretary's thoughts, we would like to convey our thoughts and move toward a final solution."