Four days will mark one year since the start of the Kishida Cabinet.
The Cabinet's approval rating, which had been stable until the summer, has been declining due to the response to former Prime Minister Abe's "state funeral" and the problem of the former Unification Church. I would like to help restore support.
The Kishida Cabinet will be one year old on October 4, 2018, since its inauguration.
With COVID-19 countermeasures as our top priority, we have strived to prevent the spread of infection while maintaining socio-economic activities by ensuring strict border measures and medical care systems.
In addition, in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we have continued sanctions against Russia and assistance to Ukraine in cooperation with the international community, including the G7 = seven major countries.
Immediately after its inauguration, it led the ruling party to victory in the House of Representatives election in October last year and the House of Councilors election in July this year.
However, public opinion was divided over the state funeral of former Prime Minister Abe, who died in the shooting incident, and the relationship between the former Unification Church and the Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers was revealed one after another.
Against this backdrop, the Cabinet's approval rating, which had generally hovered around the 50% level, began to decline in August, dropping to 40% last month, the lowest level since its inauguration.
Prime Minister Kishida emphasized in his policy speech at the extraordinary session of the Diet convened on the 3rd, "I vow to sincerely, humbly and politely face even the harsh voices of the people."
As Prime Minister Kishida, I would like to provide an exhaustive explanation of the response to the state funeral and the issue of the former Unification Church, and I would like to restore support by doing my best to implement economic measures in response to the high prices and the weak yen.