Following the convocation of the ordinary Diet session, the special committee of the House of Councilors was reorganized, and while ODA = Official Development Assistance and the committee for deliberating Okinawa / Northern issues were integrated into one, the former regional revitalization And the committee to deliberate on consumer issues will be split into two.
At the main meeting on the 17th, the House of Councilors passed a proposal to reorganize the seven special committees according to the theme of deliberation, and integrated ODA = Official Development Assistance and the committee that deliberates on Okinawa and northern issues into one. , "Special Committee on Official Development Assistance and Okinawa / Northern Issues" was established.
Mr. Kazuhiko Aoki of the Liberal Democratic Party was appointed as the chairman.
In addition, the committee that deliberates on regional revitalization and consumer issues, which had been one until now, has been divided into two, the "special committee on regional revitalization and the formation of a digital society," and the "special committee on consumer issues." "Meeting" was set up.
Mr. Toshiharu Furukawa of the Liberal Democratic Party and Mr. Yasue Funayama of the Democratic Party for the People were appointed as chairpersons.
In addition, Mr. Gaku Hasegawa of the Liberal Democratic Party was elected to replace the chairman of the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee who resigned as a member of the Diet last month.
On the other hand, in the House of Representatives, the Constitutional Democratic Party has resigned as a protest against the fact that the extraordinary Diet session last year was not deliberated over the chairman of the Special Committee for Promotion of Science, Technology and Innovation. Mr. Yoshio Tezuka has been appointed.