On the 24th, the House of Councilors Budget Committee was attended by Prime Minister Kishida and all ministers to deliberate on the budget for the new fiscal year, but took a break after 2:20 pm.



In a question before the break, Prime Minister Kishida said, "I would like to hold the NSC = National Security Council at the right time" in response to the tension in the situation in Ukraine.



The government will hold a ministerial meeting of the NSC = National Security Council around 3:00 pm to collect information and discuss future measures.