The Budget Committee of the House of Councillors is expected to hold intensive deliberations on the 23rd, and following the return of Prime Minister Kishida from his visit to Ukraine, questions will be asked about the outcome of the summit meeting with President Zelensky and future diplomatic policy.
Prime Minister Kishida visited Ukraine and held talks with President Zelensky, and conveyed his intention to demonstrate his determination to fully uphold the international order based on the rule of law at the Hiroshima Summit in May as the G7 chair.
In the Diet, the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors held intensive deliberations on topics such as diplomacy on May 5, and we will receive an explanation about this visit following Prime Minister Kishida's return to Japan in the morning.
Questions and answers are expected to be held regarding the outcome of the first face-to-face meeting with President Zelensky and the future diplomatic policy toward resolving the situation in Ukraine.
In addition, the House of Representatives will hold a plenary session on the 24th to ask questions in response to Prime Minister Kishida's report on his return to Japan, and the House of Councillors will hold a plenary session on the 27th of the week, and the ruling and opposition parties are coordinating to hold a report and ask questions in the same way.
On the other hand, the budget bill for the new fiscal year, which is continuing to be deliberated by the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors, is expected to be discussed on a schedule for a vote, based on the provisions of the Constitution that will be passed naturally if it is not voted on by the House of Councillors by the 29th.