Minister Yamagiwa's resignation Minimizes the impact of the prime minister Opposition parties to pursue appointment responsibility

Yamagiwa, the minister in charge of economic revitalization, whose relationship with the former Unification Church was revealed one after another, resigned on the night of the 24th, saying that he did not want to affect future parliamentary deliberations.

Prime Minister Kishida hopes to minimize the impact by deciding on the successor personnel on the 25th and steadily advancing economic measures, but the opposition party is concerned about Prime Minister Kishida's appointment responsibility and the relationship between the church and the Liberal Democratic Party. It is a policy to strengthen the pursuit of

Minister in charge of economic revitalization Yamagiwa, whose relationship with the former Unification Church has been revealed one after another, submitted a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Kishida on the night of the 24th and resigned, stating, ``It should not affect future parliamentary deliberations.'' Did.

Prime Minister Kishida told reporters, "Because I feel the responsibility of appointing him, I would like to fulfill my responsibility by firmly fulfilling my duties."

As Prime Minister Kishida, on the 25th, after deciding on the successor personnel, he will steadily proceed with comprehensive economic measures in response to rising prices and the weak yen, and an investigation by exercising the "right to ask questions" to the former Unification Church. , we want to minimize the impact on administration.

In response, Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said, ``If the minister in charge resigns just before the announcement of the comprehensive economic measures, there will be great confusion and adverse effects on people's lives, so the Kishida administration itself will lose credibility. will be,” he said.

Opposition parties say that it is too late to resign and that it is unacceptable to close the curtain on the problem, and are planning to strengthen the pursuit of Prime Minister Kishida's appointment responsibility and the relationship between the church and the Liberal Democratic Party.