National Assembly Focus on Japan-U.S. Trade agreement October 17th, 6:10
At the National Assembly, the question of the budget committee is over, and the ruling party wants to start deliberating a bill for approval of the new US-Japan trade agreement next week. The opposition party will also ask Prime Minister Abe to attend and ask questions.
In the National Assembly, questions were held on the response to damage caused by Typhoon No. 19 in the House of Councilors Budget Committee for two days until the 16th.
The ruling party will discuss the proposal for approval of the new trade agreement between Japan and the United States at the Congress of the House of Representatives on the 24th of this week after the ceremony where the Emperor declares the throne inside and outside the country. I want to pass and approve.
In this regard, the opposition party has requested that Prime Minister Abe also attend and ask questions, as it is an important agenda that has a major impact on the Japanese economy.
In addition, due to the problem that executives of Kansai Electric Power received a large amount of money, it is expected that discussions will be held between the ruling and opposition parties with a policy of continuing to seek intensive discussions and invitation of executives.
On the other hand, regarding the constitutional amendment, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to finalize the bill for amendment of the referendum law, which is currently being deliberated at the current Diet session, and to proceed with discussions on a concrete constitutional amendment.
The Constitutional Democratic Party, on the other hand, decided that the Agency for Cultural Affairs decided not to grant subsidies to the Aichi International Art Festival and that it prioritizes discussions on regulations such as television advertising associated with referendums. It is.