Komeito leader Yamaguchi told reporters during a visit to South Korea, looking back on the past year of the Kishida administration, "It is extremely regrettable that four cabinet ministers resigned one after another." He emphasized that the ruling party will patiently support him, saying that planning is an important role of the administration.
Among them, Komeito representative Yamaguchi said about the first year of the Kishida administration, ``Although we have been struggling with dealing with high prices and problems with the former Unification Church, we have progressed steadily step by step, but four ministers have been one after another. His resignation was a major event that caused public distrust and is extremely regrettable."
On top of that, looking ahead to next year, he said, "People are hoping for wage increases and an early end to Russia's aggression against Ukraine, and it is an important role of the administration to make steady progress toward that. Attitude is important," he stressed.
In addition, regarding the increase in taxes accompanying the increase in defense spending, he said, "Before concrete discussions, it is necessary to explain the state and content of defense spending through deliberations in the Diet so that the public will understand more. We should explain to friendly countries and others, and consider how we should proceed in the future based on such understanding."
Representative Yamaguchi met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Evaluation of diplomatic and security guidelines
Following the meeting with President Yoon Sung-yeol on the 29th, Mr. Yamaguchi held a meeting with Foreign Minister Park Jin at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the ROK on the 30th.
In this, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park explained the unique "Indo-Pacific Strategy" announced by the South Korean government on the 28th, which serves as a guideline for South Korea's diplomacy and security.
In the guidelines, it is clear that Japan and the United States are in line with the North Korean nuclear issue. ” and conveyed the idea of evaluating.
The two leaders also agreed to make efforts to improve Japan-ROK relations.
After the meeting, Yamaguchi told reporters, "I really felt that the South Korean side has a positive desire to improve relations with Japan. I would like to communicate closely with the Japanese side to overcome the issues between the two countries. Since the situation of the efforts to do so was well conveyed, I would like to support the government's efforts as the ruling party."