Prime Minister Responding to emergency situations Discussion on how to position in the constitution 4:08 on May 3
Prime Minister Abe stated on the 3rd of the day of the Constitution Day that the National Assembly should discuss how to position the response to an emergency in the Constitution in light of the fact that an emergency situation has been declared as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus. I will show you.
Prime Minister Abe decided to send a video message to a meeting held on the Internet by an organization made up of people aiming for constitutional revision on the 3rd, and the contents were announced in advance to the media.
Based on the fact that Prime Minister Abe responded by issuing a declaration of emergency in response to the new coronavirus countermeasures, he said, "How to position the role of the state and the people in an emergency in the constitution is extremely important and important. I recognized that it was an important issue "and said," First of all, we should carefully proceed with the discussion at the constitutional examination committee of the Diet. "
In addition, in relation to the SDF that is in charge of preventing the spread of infection, we will argue again that "the existence of the SDF must be clearly positioned in the constitution."
Then, “I am not ready to take up the challenge of constitutional amendment, but there is no fluctuation in my determination to achieve it.”