After the first cabinet meeting, Minister Kono, Minister for Defense
Defense Minister Kono held a press conference at the Ministry of Defense after the first cabinet meeting, and said, “Tomorrow, Iran and France, "I was surprised to hear that I was talking about what to do with the Self-Defense Forces after dawning overnight."
After that, “There was a case where a tanker was attacked, but since then there has been no attack on ships especially related to Japan. Based on such reality, we would like to discuss within the government.”
On the other hand, the reporters asked, “Will you be conscious of“ Post-Abe ”?” Minister Kono said, “Since I was elected for the first time, I wanted to become a Prime Minister someday. "It was both" Post Hashimoto "and" Post Koizumi ". I want to endeavor to come when there is no longer" Post "."
On the 10th, Minister Kono expressed his view that the flying body launched by North Korea was a short-range ballistic missile of the same system as the missile launched last month.