Discussions between the ruling and opposition parties continue, such as the examination schedule during the closing of the Diet over the ``state funeral''

The ruling party intends to hold a closed session of the Diet regarding the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe later this week.

Opposition parties are seeking to outline the costs required to carry out the state funeral and to secure sufficient question-and-answer time, and discussions between the ruling and opposition parties are expected to continue.

In response to Prime Minister Kishida's intention to attend and explain the significance of implementing former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral" during the closing session of the Diet, he became the top director of the ruling and opposition parties of the House of Representatives Steering Committee. are in negotiations.

The ruling party wants to hold it later this week, and LDP Secretary-General Motegi said in the NHK program "Sunday Debate" that "it is not a forced condolence, and there is no legal problem," and added, "The purpose and content, It is important to carefully explain to the public, including how much it will cost," he said.

On the other hand, Secretary-General Okada of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said, ``Prime Minister Kishida should make a political decision to hold a cabinet funeral,'' saying that there is little legal basis for implementation.

Opposition parties are demanding that the government show an outline of the roughly 250 million yen that the government has decided to spend, including the cost of security around the venue, and to secure sufficient question-and-answer time.

Based on these demands, the government and ruling parties are coordinating their responses, and it is expected that discussions between the ruling and opposition parties will continue.