Regarding Japan's defense spending, Secretary-general Mogi of the Liberal Democratic Party said that the security environment is becoming more severe, and after securing the mid 6 trillion yen level in the budget plan for the next fiscal year, GDP = gross domestic product within five years. He expressed his desire to increase the amount to the 2% level.
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi said at a party of the Motegi faction held at a hotel in Tokyo on the night of the 26th, "The situation in Ukraine is not a problem on the opposite bank, and the security surrounding Japan is becoming more severe. Japan's security strategy and The defense system also needs to be drastically strengthened. "
Regarding Japan's defense spending, he said, "We will first secure the mid-6 trillion yen budget for the next fiscal year, and within five years we will aim to achieve a budget level that can strengthen our defense capabilities, keeping in mind 2% of GDP." I did.
On the other hand, Prime Minister Kishida, who attended as a guest, mentioned that former Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka and former Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira, who led the factions that are the origins of the Mogi faction and the Kishida faction, had an ally relationship. It is said that he can do the most work in Japan. I want to firmly fulfill the political responsibility by establishing a complementary relationship between "the man who can do the most work" and "the man who listens to the most people". "