In the Diet, the House of Councilors Budget Committee held intensive deliberations regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan urged them to expedite elucidation of the actual situation, saying that unless the full scope of the problem was clarified, the relevant members could not be punished. I did. In response, Prime Minister Kishida announced this week that the party would determine its political responsibility after hearing relevant members of the Diet.
Commenting on disaster countermeasures, Hiroshi Nakata of the Liberal Democratic Party said, ``In the event of a disaster, the premise is to evacuate to school gymnasiums. Gymnasiums and community centers that serve as designated evacuation centers are prepared with disasters in mind, and public facilities are used on a daily basis. "I think the idea of using it as a disaster-stricken country is important in Japan, which can be said to be a disaster-stricken country."
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``We are encouraging local governments to utilize various subsidy systems of related ministries and agencies to enhance and strengthen their efforts.We also provide national subsidy for renovations and large-scale renovations, and "We will continue to work hard to strengthen the disaster prevention functions of facilities used as public safety facilities."
Kenji Katsube of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan commented on the punishment of the relevant members of the Diet in response to the issue surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, saying, ``First and foremost, we need to clarify the entire situation, and unless that is done, we cannot take punishment.Prime Minister Kishida is As party president, I have a responsibility to clarify the issue."
In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``The party is planning to conduct further interviews this week, and after clarifying the actual situation as much as possible, we would like to finalize a policy regarding political responsibility and moral responsibility.We are currently making adjustments. However, I would like to consider doing the listening myself."
He then stated, ``Considering the public's doubts, we would like to narrow down our interviews this time and listen to the people necessary to respond to those doubts.''
On the other hand, when asked whether former Prime Minister Mori, who once served as the chairman of the faction, would be included in the interview, he said, ``Neither in the LDP's interviews nor in the political ethics review committee's defense did former Prime Minister Mori himself say anything about being directly involved.'' We are currently deciding who will listen to it."
In response to a request to make public the results of the hearing, he said, ``I would like to consider revealing the contents at an appropriate time.''
Furthermore, when asked about his own punishment, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``The Kochi-kai, of which I once served as chairman, had some omissions due to administrative oversight, but there is no problem with the expenditures.'' I believe that a decision will be made taking into account the fact that it is on a completely different level from not stating anything."