The Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political affairs investigation, Shimomura, will set up a new working team chaired by Mr. Ishihara, the former secretary-general, to resume discussions and sort out the issues. I made it clear.
The Liberal Democratic Party has divided the pros and cons of selective surnames for married couples who can give their surnames before marriage if they so desire, and since the end of last year, there has been no discussion about gathering opinions.
Regarding this, Mr. Shimomura, the chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs investigation, said at a press conference, "It is an important issue related to the foundation of the family, and it is not a problem that can be left unattended while there are proposals from each party." We have set up a new working team to resume discussions by the end of March.
On top of that, Mr. Shimomura said, "There are various opinions within the party, and there are also various opinions among the people. I would like to take some time to discuss carefully without hasty discussions." For the time being, he expressed his intention to sort out the issues through interviews with experts.