Denial of official residence instructions Secretary General of Academic Conference
Mr. Hitoshi Fukui, Secretary-General of the Science Council of Japan, which is set up in the Cabinet Office, said at the House of Representatives Cabinet Committee on the morning of the 7th that the Prime Minister is not obliged to appoint members as recommended by the Science Council. He replied that the document was not prepared under the direction of the Prime Minister's Office. "I know I didn't start with that instruction," he said.
Mr. Fukui explained the reason why he did not publish the document in 2018 when he created the document, "I started by studying as the secretariat. I did not know that I would publish it in particular." he answered to Mr. Masato Imai of the Constitutional Democratic Party.
Deputy Cabinet Minister Hiromi Mitsubayashi said, "Prime Minister (Yoshihide Suga) has appointed him based on the Science Council of Japan Law. It is not pointed out that it is a violation of the law." I don't think it would be a violation of academic freedom. " Answer to Mr. Kentaro Sonoura of the Liberal Democratic Party.