Prime Minister Suga to explain important policies such as corona measures at the extraordinary Diet session October 21 14:02
At the extraordinary Diet session convened on the 26th of this month, Prime Minister Suga will hold a press conference in Indonesia, where he will visit. I showed the idea of explaining about.
Among them, Prime Minister Suga said about the extraordinary Diet session to be convened on the 26th of this month, "We promised in the LDP presidential election that we would balance measures against the new coronavirus and recovery of the economy. I would like to firmly explain the way of thinking toward the world of "Post-Corona", such as measures against the transformation and the realization of a green society, in a statement of belief. "
In addition, Prime Minister Suga said that the six member candidates recommended by the Science Council of Japan were not appointed, saying, "We want you to carry out well-balanced activities from a broad perspective, regardless of your origin. It is important for the people to understand it as an institution that invests the national budget. "
Then, regarding the ideal state of the Science Council of Japan, "Last week, I met with Chairman Kajita and agreed that" Since it is an organization that gathers the wisdom of researchers in each field, let's improve the Science Council so that the people can understand it. " Inoue, the Minister for Science and Technology, said that he would continue the discussion.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Suga said, "We cannot postpone the disposal method of water containing radioactive substances such as tritium at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station without deciding a policy. We will take responsibility as the government as soon as possible. I want to decide on a disposal policy. "
On that basis, "There is no fact that the government has decided the disposal policy and the decision timing at this time. We would like to deepen the discussion within the government based on the discussions and opinions so far. We would like to firmly work on measures against reputational damage. ".