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Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will open the novel coronavirus infectious disease control headquarters on the 26th and cancel the six prefectures of Aichi, Gifu, Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo and Fukuoka at the end of the month regarding the emergency declaration based on the New Law of Special Measures of the Corona Virus. Expressed. The prime minister did not hold a press conference after the cancellation decision. In response to a “pending interview” surrounded by journalists, he said: “There is no direction for cancellation in the metropolitan area. As prime minister, we must refrain from speaking across the country.”
Reporters repeatedly asked if they should hold a conference, but the prime minister replied, “I’m hanging up. I’m answering what I need.” He explained that the press conference should be held in a situation where the prospects for Japan as a whole can be clearly established. He also noted that when the state of emergency was lifted in all three Kansai prefectures in May last year, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe responded by hanging himself.
The secretary of the press club of the official residence “Cabinet press conference” offered to hold a press conference, but the official residence did not respond.
The usual hanging interview of the prime minister is about 5 minutes. On this day, I answered more than 20 questions in 18 minutes. In the final answer, he said, “I’ve always asked similar questions.”
Regarding the prime minister’s meeting, Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Makiko Yamada, who acts as moderator, received a lot of entertainment from the broadcasting company “Tohokushinsha”, where Masatake, the prime minister’s eldest son, works. , and voluntarily returned the salary. The opposition parties have criticized Mr. Yamada for not holding the press conference that day.
When asked about the relationship between Yamada’s entertainment problem and the press conference, the prime minister emphasized that he had nothing to do with it. Mr. Yamada also noted that he attended the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 25th. He also showed the idea of letting Mr. Yamada continue to pitch.
