Prime Minister Suga sees off appointment of academic conference "for the public to understand"

In the morning of May 5, the House of Councillors Budget Committee held a general question-and-answer session attended by Prime Minister Yoshihide Kan and all ministers. Acting Representative Rengo of the Constitutional Democratic Party said that the decision to dismiss the appointment of members of the Science Council of Japan would gain the public's understanding, but the prime minister said, "It is one of the most important things. I thought you'd understand."

At the House of Representatives Budget Committee on April 4, the Prime Minister explained that he had received a report from Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kazuhiro Sugita before the decision on the policy of abandoning the appointment of six potential members. Mr. Rensuke asked, "What is the legal basis for a clerical worker to remove six people?" In response, the prime minister countered that "the Deputy Secretary is in charge of personnel and comprehensive coordination of ministries and agencies."

Mr. Hakuho, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party, will ask about the nuclear weapons ban treaty, which is set to enter into force in January next year, and how North Korea is responding to the abduction of Japanese citizens.

In the afternoon, Mr. Satoshi Ninomiya of the Liberal Democratic Party and others will ask questions.

Source: https://www.sankei.com/politics/news/201105/plt2011050005-n1.html