The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political investigation, Shimomura, said he would consider amending the criminal law to provide punishment provisions in case the Japanese flag was broken or soiled.
A group of members of the Liberal Democratic Party, including former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi, met with Mr. Shimomura, the chairman of the political investigation, on the 26th. I appealed for the revision of the law because there was no such thing.
In response, Mr. Shimomura responded, "It is a necessary revision of the law," and expressed his intention to consider the revision of the law.
After this, Mr. Takaichi told reporters, "It is one of the ultimate missions to protect the honor of Japan, and it is important to deal with the damage of foreign flags and the damage of Japanese flags with the same punishment. I would like to submit the proposal to the current Diet. "
A similar amendment was submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party to the Diet nine years before the opposition era, but it has been abolished.