Regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church, Hosoda, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, was requested by Chairman Yamaguchi of the House of Representatives Steering Committee to provide a more detailed explanation in line with the investigation conducted by the Liberal Democratic Party, and indicated that he would comply.
On the 29th, House of Representatives Speaker Hosoda announced a comment acknowledging the relationship with the former Unification Church, but the opposition party is requesting further explanation, saying that it is insufficient because it does not mention the presence or absence of support in the election.
Following this, on the morning of the 30th, Chairman Yamaguchi of the Steering Committee of the House of Representatives and the top directors of the ruling and opposition parties held a meeting with Speaker Hosoda at the official residence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
In this, Mr. Yamaguchi showed the survey form that the Liberal Democratic Party had previously conducted for parliamentarians belonging to the party, and asked them to respond in about a week to 10 days in line with it, and Chairman Hosoda intends to respond. showed.
In addition, Hiroshi Kasa, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who is the lead director of the opposition party, said, "Originally, it is necessary to have an explanation in your own words at the Diet or at a press conference, but even in the form of a document, you can do it again. I want you to organize it in a proper way."
At the board meeting of the House of Representatives Steering Committee held later, the ruling and opposition parties received an explanation from Mr. Yamaguchi of the content of the meeting with Speaker Hosoda, and discussed the schedule for the extraordinary Diet session to be convened on October 3. It was agreed that representatives of each party would ask questions on October 5 and 6 in response to Prime Minister Kishida's policy speech, which will be held on the day of the convocation.
In addition, at the Board of Governors of the House of Councilors Committee, it was agreed that representative questions from each party would be held on October 6th and 7th.
House of Representatives Speaker Hosoda "Further investigation is underway"
After 1:00 pm on the 30th, Hosoda, the speaker of the House of Representatives, said, "We are proceeding with further investigations," in response to a press corps requesting "I would like to ask for an explanation."
In addition, when the reporters asked, "Did you have a daily relationship with the former Unification Church?" Hosoda said, "We are investigating."
Representative Izumi Ritsumin "I want you to fulfill your accountability"
At a press conference, Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said, ``The problem is that the LDP has excluded Hosoda from the investigation so far, and many people may not be satisfied with Hosoda's explanation. Questions have arisen all the time from the explanation, and it is insufficient. First of all, I would like you to fulfill your accountability."