Regarding future political reforms, the chief secretaries of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Society met and discussed the specific content of legal reforms aimed at banning donations from corporations and organizations, as advocated by both parties. I confirmed that I would like to continue.
Continuing from January this year, Secretary-General Okada of the Constitutional Democratic Party and Secretary-General Fujita of the Nippon Restoration Party held a meeting in the Diet on the afternoon of the 15th regarding the ideal form of political reform in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. Officials from both parties were also present.
Mr. Okada said that there were many areas in which both parties agreed on the same direction, such as banning donations from companies and organizations and abolishing policy activity fees paid to members by political parties. We requested your cooperation, including submission.
In response, Mr. Fujita asserted, ``We are voluntarily banning donations from corporations and organizations,'' and called on the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to take proactive measures, such as working to ban donations even without a law. I did.
On the other hand, in light of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party agreeing to establish a special committee in the House of Representatives to discuss political reform, they confirmed that they would continue to discuss the specifics of the legal reform.