Prime Minister Kishida “Recognizes that there is no problem in responding to the clinic after the missile launch”

After North Korea launched a missile on the 18th, Prime Minister Kishida visited a clinic to treat his nose. showed recognition.

About 20 minutes after North Korea launched an ICBM-class ballistic missile on the 18th, Prime Minister Kishida entered a clinic in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, to follow up on surgery for chronic sinusitis.

Regarding this response, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters in Okayama Prefecture, where he was visiting, that he first received a report of a missile launch just before he entered the clinic, and said, "Since then, we have continued to receive reports one by one. , I was also ready to give instructions. Immediately after the treatment, I returned to the Prime Minister's Office and held a meeting of four ministers of the NSC = National Security Council."

Also, when asked if there was any impact on his response, he said, "I don't think there was any problem. I was always conscious because I was given post-surgery measures. I could have spoken," he explained.