Japan-US New Trade Agreement Approval Proposal

Japan-US New Trade Agreement Approval Proposal to the House of Councilors to enter the deliberation on November 20 5:13

In the Diet, a bill seeking approval of a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan that passed the House of Representatives will be deliberated at the House of Councilors on the 20th. While the ruling party is aiming for approval during the session, the opposition party will give Prime Minister Abe the “Meeting of Cherry Blossoms” directly at the plenary session.

The bill for approval of the new trade agreement between Japan and the United States was passed at the 19th session of the House of Representatives, and Prime Minister Abe attended the meeting at the House of Councilors on the 20th, where it will be discussed.

The ruling party wants to steadily proceed with deliberation while the current parliament session ends on the 9th of next month and the remaining three weeks, and wants to get the agreement approved within the session.

On the other hand, the opposition party has strengthened the backlash that the budget committee intensive deliberation is not held over "Meeting of Cherry Blossoms", and at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 20th, We will contact Prime Minister Abe directly regarding the accounting process of the social gathering.

On the other hand, regarding the constitutional revision, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to hold a constitutional review meeting of the House of Representatives on the 21st to discuss and vote on a proposal to amend the referendum law, whereas the constitutional Democratic Party is concerned about the regulation of television advertising etc. accompanying the referendum We ask that discussions be given priority.

The Liberal Democratic Party's second floor secretary-general said that “there is no need to be impatient” about the vote on the revised referendum law, and the Constitutional Democratic Party ’s chairman of the National Assembly for the Residents' National Assembly is pointed out that “it does n’t fit in forcibly” Will be adjusted between.