Prime Minister Kishida's political funding issue: “Disciplinary action taken by relevant members, decision taking into account efforts to explain”

In the Diet, the House of Councilors Committee on Financial Accounts was held, and regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan) pursued the issue of disciplinary action against the members involved after clarifying the facts. In response, Prime Minister Kishida stated that he would like to make a decision on the nature of the punishment, taking into consideration the facts revealed through additional hearings and other efforts, as well as the efforts made to date to provide explanations.

Economic policy tour

Regarding economic policy, Yuhei Yamashita of the Liberal Democratic Party asked, ``In what span are you planning to achieve the goal of completely breaking away from deflation, which is the raison d'être of your administration?I would like you to indicate the time frame for which you are aiming. ” I asked.

In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``At a recent press conference, I promised that we would definitely achieve incomes that exceed the price increase this year, and that we would ensure that wage increases that exceed the price increase from next year onwards.Once we have achieved this, I would like to clarify the path to overcoming deflation and sustain the virtuous cycle of growth and distribution."

Regarding the issue of the Liberal Democratic Party's political funding party

▽Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's House of Councilors Secretary-General Tanabe said, regarding the issue surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, ``The facts of what exactly happened have not yet been clarified.We will continue to thoroughly investigate the facts.'' Is it okay to decide on the punishment based on that?''

In response, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``We are currently conducting interviews today, and based on the situation, I would like to begin the process of determining political responsibility, that is, considering punishment.As an executive of a faction, The party must also judge its political responsibility, such as what role it should have played.Based on the facts that have been clarified to date, and taking into consideration the efforts made to date, political responsibility must be determined. As a party, we would like to think about the judgment and punishment."

Japan-U.S. summit meeting: Will strengthening the authority of the U.S. military headquarters in Japan be on the agenda?

Regarding whether strengthening the authority of the U.S. military headquarters in Japan will be a topic of discussion at the Japan-U.S. summit meeting scheduled for this month, Prime Minister Kishida said, ``At this point, I will refrain from giving a prejudged answer to the topic of the meeting, but "Strengthening cooperation between Japan and the United States from this perspective is an extremely important issue in order to improve interoperability and responsiveness. I would like to continue to deepen these discussions."

In addition, Prime Minister Kishida was asked to give a message to new members of society and said, ``I believe that nothing is wasted in life and that every hardship has a meaning. I want them to take a step forward and move forward."