Regarding former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral", Prime Minister Kishida attended the closing session of the Diet and indicated his intention to explain the significance of the implementation.
The ruling and opposition parties have decided to make full-scale adjustments with the holding of next week in mind.
Regarding the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe on the 27th of this month, Prime Minister Kishida said on the 31st, "We take seriously the criticism that the explanation is insufficient and have a responsibility to respond head-on." He expressed his intention to attend the closing examination of the Diet and explain the significance of the implementation.
In response to this, the ruling parties confirmed that the secretary-generals of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party and the chairmen of the National Assembly Measures Committee will hold talks to proceed with specific coordination with the opposition parties toward holding an intersessional examination.
On the other hand, on the opposition side, the heads of the Diet countermeasures committees such as the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Nippon Ishin no Kai held talks, and agreed to request the government to provide an overview of the costs involved in the implementation and the reasons why the implementation was decided. Did.
Azumi Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, "It would be meaningful if the Diet could provide enough information for the public to decide whether to approve or disapprove of the state funeral."
The ruling and opposition parties are planning to make full-scale adjustments, such as the specific schedule and deliberation time, with the holding of the meeting within the next week in mind.