In the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election to select the successor to Prime Minister Kan, former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi held a press conference following former Political Survey Chairman Kishida, and officially announced his candidacy.
On the other hand, the Aso faction, to which the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono, who is motivated to run for candidacy, belongs, is making adjustments such as holding a meeting where executives listen to the opinions of the members of the Diet.
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi officially announced
Former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi announced a candidacy for the LDP presidential election at a press conference in the Diet from 4:00 pm, "with the responsibility to protect Japan and the determination to open the future. The ultimate mission of the country is to the people. Protecting life and property, protecting territory, sea, air, resources, and protecting the sovereignty and honor of the nation. I swear to work for all of me. "
He first raised economic policy as a concrete policy, and stated that "we will rebuild the economy with the" Japan Economic Tonicization Plan ", so-called" Sana Enomics ", and put it on a growth trajectory." He announced that he would aim to achieve the price stability target of 2% by mobilizing all three arrow initiatives: agile fiscal mobilization, bold crisis management investment, and growth investment.
He also stated that he would prioritize strategic fiscal mobilization over improving the primary balance in order to achieve the goal.
In addition, as a countermeasure against the new coronavirus, we will hurry to consider legislation that will enable "lockdown" that is being carried out overseas, review the priority of vaccination, and work on building a domestic production system for therapeutic drugs. I emphasized my thoughts.
In addition, Mr. Takaichi said, "We will do our best to establish a new Constitution of Japan that meets the demands of the times." He also said, "I would like to take on the challenge of reorganizing the ministries and agencies of Reiwa." He appealed to establish the "Ministry of Energy" and the "Ministry of Information and Communication" and "Cyber Security Agency" that consolidate the information and communication fields that span each ministry.
On the other hand, Mr. Takaichi commented on his visit to Yasukuni Shrine on the day of the end of the war, saying, "As a Japanese, I continue to worship based on religious freedom. There are criticisms. That's a shame. "
Regarding the stable succession of the throne, Mr. Takaichi said, "The imperial family has been carefully protected by male boys for many years. I have a very strong feeling that it is okay to destroy it in our generation. , I support the idea of enabling the reinstatement of the former royal family. "
In addition, when the reporters asked whether to re-investigate the issue of falsification of the approval document of the Ministry of Finance regarding "Moritomo Gakuen", Mr. Takaichi said, "I will refrain from answering the case under trial, but it will recur. We will work hard to prevent it. "
Mr. Takaichi is 60 years old with eight elections in the Nara 2nd district of the House of Representatives.
He has served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Chairman of the Party's Political Investigation.
It is known for its close proximity to former Prime Minister Abe and his conservative political beliefs.
This is the second person to announce his candidacy for the presidential election, following former political research chairman Kishida.
Kono, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, informs former Prime Minister Abe of his willingness to run
In the afternoon, the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform visited the office of former Prime Minister Abe in the Parliamentary Hall and met with Mr. Abe for about 20 minutes to convey his willingness to run for the presidential election.
At the meeting, it seems that opinions were also exchanged on the content of the policy to be appealed when Mr. Kono runs for candidacy.
After that, when the reporters asked about the content of the meeting, Mr. Kono only stated, "I have met many people, but I would like to refrain from the content of the conversation."
“Restarting nuclear power plants is necessary to aim for carbon neutrality”
Regarding nuclear power policy, Minister Kono said, "I think it is necessary to restart a nuclear power plant whose safety has been confirmed in order to aim for" carbon neutral ". However, what should we do with spent nuclear fuel? It is necessary to tackle the problem firmly and positively, not leave it alone. "
Then, when the reporters asked, "I used to say'no nuclear power', but has the idea changed?", "I don't think it has changed. I think that nuclear power will eventually disappear. "I'm not going to say,'Tomorrow, stop next year.'"
Regarding the future of the imperial family, he said, "The government's meeting of experts has shown a very realistic and good direction, so I have no objection to respecting the results."
In addition, when asked about how to block posts from people who disagree with each other on Twitter, "It is an account that individuals started by killing time, so it is free for individuals to use it as they like. Block on Twitter. The features are implemented from the beginning, so there's no reason you shouldn't use them. "
On the other hand, Minister Kono said, "I'm going to do that. I want to do it well."
Former President Kishida announces economic policy
Former political research chairman Kishida announced economic policy today, following the announcement of measures against the new coronavirus last week.
In this, Mr. Kishida said, "There is no distribution without growth, but there is no next growth without distribution." He appealed to build a new type of capitalism.
As a growth strategy, it plans to establish a 10 trillion yen fund to enhance competitiveness in the science and technology field, and to appoint a minister in charge of economic security to strengthen investment in advanced technologies such as semiconductors.
In addition, referring to the "Income Doubling Plan" once set up by the Ikeda Cabinet, the company aims to revive the thick middle class by increasing income.
To this end,
▽ tax measures to encourage companies to raise employee wages,
▽ establishment of committees to consider increasing the income of people working in the field such as medical care and childcare,
and
▽ education costs and housing for child-rearing households We are considering support for expenses.
Mr. Kishida said, "The gap between the rich and the poor has been created, and it has widened further due to the corona disaster. The biggest point is to raise the income of not only some people but also a wide range of people." I did.
Visiting party support groups following yesterday
In the afternoon, following yesterday, I visited the party's support groups.
After 1:00 pm, I visited a series of construction industry groups in Chuo-ku, Tokyo with members of the Kishida faction and called for support.
After that, Mr. Kishida told reporters, "Infrastructure development is very important when Japan revives over the new corona. I would like to work on securing a budget so that the Japanese economy can be revived." Said.
Former Secretary-General Ishiba Talks with Secretary-General Nikai, but "still blank"
Former Secretary-General Ishiba had a brief meeting with Secretary-General Nikai at the party headquarters after 1:00 pm.
After the meeting, Mr. Ishiba told reporters, "I met Mr. Nikai and greeted him. I don't say who said what."
Then, while the reporters asked, "Is there any change in the response to the presidential election, which has been said to be'blank'?", Mr. Ishiba said, "There is no change. My findings are in order. "
Regarding Mr. Ishiba's candidacy, no conclusion was reached at the Ishiba faction meeting held on the 7th, and Mr. Ishiba decided to make a decision while listening to individual opinions from his members.
Deputy Secretary-General Noda Mikio Aoki
Acting Secretary-General Noda of the Liberal Democratic Party visited the office of former Chief Cabinet Secretary Mikio Aoki, who has an influence on the Takeshita faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, in the morning as the issue was to secure 20 recommenders necessary for candidates, and went to the presidential election. We expressed our willingness to run for the election and asked for their cooperation.
In the afternoon, I attended a study session held in the Diet by volunteer members aiming to establish the "Children's Office".
In this, Mr. Noda said, "Women are hurt by corona and children are suffering. After corona, it is our job to make women shine and children to become stronger. Together. I want to walk. "
Hosoda faction One after another, it is difficult to unify as a faction
The Hosoda faction, the largest faction in the Liberal Democratic Party, gathered in the Diet, including former secretary-general Hosoda and chairman of the political investigation, Shimomura, to discuss the response for about an hour from around 5 pm.
Among them, as the House of Representatives election was approaching, many members wanted to select candidates to support based on the actual conditions of the region, and there were many opinions that it would be difficult to unify them as a faction.
Then, after hearing the opinions of the members of the Diet at the general meeting tomorrow, we decided to consider how to respond as a faction.
Former Prime Minister Abe seeking support and cooperation from former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi
Former Prime Minister Abe from the Hosoda faction, the largest faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, met with Hagiuda, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Seko, the secretary general of the House of Councilors, at the office of the House of Councilors in the morning.
Among them, Mr. Abe asked for cooperation because he wanted to support former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi in this presidential election.
Hearing opinions on support for Mr. Kono of the Aso faction
In the afternoon, the Aso faction, to which the Minister of State for Regulatory Reform, who is motivated to run for candidacy, holds a meeting where executives such as the chairman, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister, hear opinions from the members of the Diet, and as a faction centered on mid-career and young members. While there was an opinion that Mr. Kono should be supported, there was also an opinion that other candidates should be supported.
The Liberal Democratic Party's Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono is eager to run for the presidential election, but Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso, the chairman of the Aso faction, has expressed a cautious idea of supporting the faction. There is a disagreement between executives and veteran lawmakers and mid-career and young lawmakers as to whether or not to support Mr. Kono.
Under these circumstances, the Aso faction attended the faction office near the Diet this afternoon, and executives such as Mr. Aso and former Minister of Justice Eisuke Mori, who is the secretary-general of the faction, attended and listened to the opinions of the members of the Diet for about three hours.
According to the attendees, at the meeting, mainly mid-career and young members of the Diet, there was an opinion calling for a decision as soon as possible, saying that Mr. Kono should be supported as a faction, while former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kishida and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takaichi. There were also opinions that it should be supported and that it would follow Mr. Aso's decision.
After the meeting, Mr. Mori told reporters, "We divided it into three groups and listened to the opinions of all the attendees. It will be a very important reference for Mr. Aso to think about future measures." rice field.
Based on the opinions expressed today, the Aso faction will make adjustments centered on Mr. Aso regarding the faction's response, including whether or not to support Mr. Kono.
Mr. Endo announces support for Kishida even though the situation of the Tanigaki Group is determined.
The Tanigaki Group held a meeting in the Diet in the morning to discuss how to respond to the presidential election.
And next week, we will meet again to exchange opinions, saying that the election composition is not yet settled and it is necessary to assess the situation within the party.
Former Olympic Minister Endo Kishida's thoughts on support
On the other hand, at the meeting, Mr. Kishida was once again given that one of the representative caretakers, former Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Endo, served as the head of the election countermeasures headquarters of the camp of former political research chairman Kishida in the presidential election last year. Clarified the idea to support.