“Invitation appropriate for viewing cherry blossoms is difficult to investigate due to list disposal” Cabinet Office, November 12, 13:51
Regarding the “Cherry Blossom Viewing Party” hosted by the Prime Minister, the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Cabinet Office decided that the invitation was properly organized at the House of Representatives Regional Revitalization Special Committee, and the list of invitees was promptly discarded after the meeting. And showed that it was difficult to investigate the process of compilation.
In this, Mr. Yukihiro Otsuka, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Cabinet Office, told the House of Representatives Regional Creation Special Committee, “The“ Observation of Cherry Blossoms ”is based on opinions from various ministries and agencies. , We have finalized it in the Cabinet Secretariat and the Cabinet Office, and I think that the process is appropriate. I would like to continue to organize the invitees in the same way as before. "
In addition, opposition lawmakers said, “Whether or not the recommendation from the legislator is taken into account when selecting participants,” whereas “ It is compiled based on the overall opinions. "
In addition, Secretary Otsuka said that the list of invitees is “documents with a retention period of less than one year, and they are discarded immediately after the meeting ends. In fact, they cannot be examined. I would like to confirm the storage status of the information as a party. "
On that basis, he told each ministry about whether or not to investigate the criteria for selecting invitees.