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Prime Minister Kan giving a statement of faith at the main meeting of the House of Representatives (October 26, 2020)
Prime Minister Yoshii Suga held a press conference at the prime minister’s official residence starting at 6pm on the 4th, in line with the de facto closure of the extraordinary parliament. This is the second time the Prime Minister has met since taking office on September 16, except when traveling abroad.
As the infection of the new corona virus continues, what is Prime Minister Kan, who has been reported to have little information dissemination, talk about about infection control? Attention was focused on the issue of the refusal to appoint six candidate members of the Japan Academy of Sciences and the explanations for the accusations about the “Sakura-mikai” sponsored by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
On the issue of the refusal to appoint an academic conference, Prime Minister Kan responded with a slight smile when asked by a reporter if he expected a backlash: “I thought it would be pretty good.”
He said that he had been thinking about what the academic conference should be since he was the Secretary General of the Secretariat. “Under these circumstances, I made my own judgment based on an idea consistent with the understanding of the Cabinet Office of Legislation, that it would be better for the academic conference to move in a new direction.” Said.
When another journalist asked him again about the reason for the refusal of the appointment, he emphasized: “I made an appropriate decision as a designated person. I will refrain from responding on the reason.” The six candidates who were not named said: “We have completed the procedure, so if you want to make a new appointment, you must be recommended by the academic council.”
At first, Prime Minister Kan said that the spread of the new corona virus was “extremely alarming. We are responding with a strong sense of crisis.”
It was revealed that the emergency allowance for the single parent household would be paid at the end of the year. He said he would make a decision on economic measures early next week.
He said he would create a 2 trillion yen carbon neutral fund with the goal of zero carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 and said: “We will take a big step towards environmental investment for economic measures.”
Regarding the cherry blossom viewing party, he said: “It is natural to take responsibility for responding in the Diet. If necessary, I would like to respond while confirming with former Prime Minister Abe.”
Regarding the government tourism support project “GoTo Travel”, it only stated the current status of efforts as “I am requesting that the elderly in Tokyo and those with underlying illnesses refrain from using it.”
