Regarding support for so-called "hikikomori" people, Prime Minister Suga, in response to the proposal of the Liberal Democratic Party, set up a cross-ministerial meeting and expressed his intention to cooperate with local governments and experts.
In order to support more than 1 million "hikikomori" people nationwide, the Liberal Democratic Party's working team compiled recommendations to the government, and Shimomura, the chairman of the political investigation, visited the Prime Minister's Office and applied to Prime Minister Suga. I did.
The proposal calls for conducting a nationwide fact-finding survey, enacting basic laws to promote countermeasures, and establishing cross-ministerial meetings in order to understand the support that individuals and their families seek.
In response, Prime Minister Suga responded, "It is a serious social problem and I would like to set up a cross-ministerial meeting. I would like to work with local governments and experts as a whole government."
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hiroshi Hase, who chairs the working team, told reporters, "I would like to work in cooperation with the government. ..