In the Diet, at the plenary session of the House of Councilors from the 6th, representatives of each party began to ask questions about Prime Minister Kishida's policy speech, and debates were exchanged on issues such as the former Unification Church and responses to North Korea's ballistic missile launch. rice field.
Tanabe, secretary-general of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, commented on the issue of the former Unification Church, saying, "Before more serious damage such as malicious donations spreads, we do not intend to issue instructions on investigating the actual situation and requesting a dissolution order based on the Religious Corporation Law. There is.”
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``The request for a dissolution order, which is an extremely serious response to deprivation of corporate status, requires careful judgment based on judicial precedents from the perspective of guaranteeing freedom of religion. It goes without saying that if there is, it will be necessary to deal with it strictly.The government will deal with it strictly while reconfirming the relationship with the relevant laws and regulations."
Mr. Tanabe also commented on Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa's remarks in a street speech during the House of Councilors election, saying, "We the government will not listen to anything coming from the opposition party." I explained that I wanted to reflect this in national politics while being given the power of the government,' but there is a limit to the amount of excuses that are desperate.
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, "The Chief Cabinet Secretary has just warned us to be cautious in our remarks. The Kishida Cabinet will continue to sincerely, humbly and politely face the harsh voices of the people. I swear," he said.
In addition, Minister Yamagiwa said, "I would like to apologize for not being able to clearly convey my intentions and using expressions that make the opposition lawmakers feel uncomfortable. I will be careful in my remarks in the future, and I will continue to do so regardless of the ruling or opposition parties. We will listen to various voices and firmly protect the lives of the people."
Seko, secretary-general of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, commented on North Korea's successive ballistic missile launches, saying, "It is an extremely dangerous act that could harm the people, and it is absolutely unforgivable. It also violates UN Security Council resolutions. It's clear. How will we cooperate with the international community to deal with this reckless act by North Korea?"
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, "We will take all possible measures to collect and analyze information, including future trends in North Korea, as well as warning and surveillance, and work closely with relevant countries to ensure the lives and peaceful lives of the Japanese people. To that end, we will not exclude all options, including the so-called "counterattack capability," in the process of deliberating the new National Security Strategy to be formulated by the end of the year, but will accelerate realistic deliberations and radically improve our defense capabilities. We will strengthen it,” he said.
Seko also said, ``Prime Minister Kishida stated in his policy speech that he would take unprecedented drastic measures against the skyrocketing electricity and gas prices. What specific measures will be taken and when?”
In response to this, Prime Minister Kishida said, "Last month's additional measures include the creation of a 'priority support local grant for support of soaring prices of electricity, gas, food, etc.' In addition, in order to deal with the risk of a sharp rise in electricity prices, we will take unprecedented drastic measures to directly mitigate the increase in the burden of electricity charges on households and businesses. While exchanging opinions with each other, we will include concrete measures in the compilation of economic measures at the end of this month."