The report released by the Board of Audit on October 10 for fiscal 2019 did not mention the Cabinet's public event "Cherry Blossom Watching Society" organized by the Prime Minister.
The election for mayor of Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, was voted in on August 8, and Mr. Yutaka Asai, 58, an independent new face, was elected for the first time, defeating Koichi Ehara, 66, an independent incumbent who was aiming for four elections.
Three Japanese economic groups have commented on the prospect of the Democratic Party's former Vice President Joe Biden being elected in the US presidential election.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said in the morning of June 6 that the U.S. presidential election, which will continue to be held at the House of Councillors Budget Committee, "the Japan-U.S. alliance is the basis for Japan's diplomatic security.