Prior to the ordinary session of the Diet, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) and the chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Japan Restoration Party held a meeting, saying that the government's "defense tax increase" policy was problematic and that thorough administrative and financial reforms were necessary to secure financial resources. As such, we agreed to pursue the government's response.

On the 12th, the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party, which cooperated in the previous extraordinary Diet session, met with the chairman of the Diet Countermeasures Committee on the 12th and exchanged opinions on the response to the regular Diet session, which is expected to be convened on the 23rd of this month.



The government's policy of raising taxes to secure financial resources for the increasing defense budget is problematic, and the two parties must form a working team to implement thorough administrative and financial reforms in order to generate financial resources. We agreed on a policy to pursue, such as creating and examining.



We also confirmed that we will propose to the Democratic Party for the People to join the alliance.

After the meeting, Azumi, chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's Diet Affairs Committee, commented, "Having strong cooperation between the first and second opposition parties in the regular session of the Diet will create a sense of tension and change Japanese politics. I will go against the ruling party," he said.

Endo, chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the Japan Restoration Party, said, ``We cannot gain the understanding of the public through discussions based on the defense tax hike.