To see cherry blossoms, the government, to reduce the number of invitees, to clarify the criteria November 13th 5:08

Regarding the “Cherry Blossom Viewing Party” hosted by the Prime Minister, the government has held a direction to clarify the criteria, including reducing the number of invitees, based on the criticism that the opposition party's criteria for choosing invitees are unclear. We will consider reviewing the guidelines.

The “Cherry Blossom Viewing Party” held annually by the Prime Minister has been increasingly criticized as the number of participants has been increasing year by year, and the opposition party has been invited by Prime Minister Abe ’s support party. The

At the first meeting of the opposition party's pursuit team held on the 12th, it was pointed out that the criteria for selecting invitees were unclear, and that there might be a frame of invitees for each government agency.

Under such circumstances, Secretary of Secretary Jun asked at the press conference on the 12th whether he needed to clarify the scope of the invitees in the future. It was.

Government officials said, “There are many ways to reduce the total number of people,” and the government will consider revising the guidelines to clarify the criteria in the future, including reducing the number of invitees. To

The government wants to make sure of the situation by showing the attitude of ensuring the transparency of the “Sakura viewing party”.