Ritsumeikan pursues ``crisis management of the government'', Prime Minister's defense battle over Mr. Yan's dismissal

At the House of Councilors Budget Committee meeting on the 16th, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan focused on the administration's crisis management, citing the delay in replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yanawa. Pursuing the ``qualities of the prime minister,'' including the responsibility for appointing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. The prime minister was busy fighting on the defensive. On this day, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Yoshihiro Seki was also forced to explain the issue of holding a political fundraising party at the House of Representatives building in violation of the internal rules of the House of Representatives.

Mr. Yan's resignation as a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's Mr. Nishida and Prime Minister Takaichi are also criticized

"What has been exposed this time is the prime minister's indecisiveness." Ritmin's Kiyomi Tsujimoto made this criticism, bearing in mind that it took about half a month for Yan to be replaced after his ``remarks about budget cuts'' were reported. ``If I quit, I'll have to admit my fault. I don't like that, and I think I was scared,'' he said.

The prime minister apologized, saying he "takes the responsibility of appointing him very seriously." However, regarding his decision-making ability, he objected, saying, ``It's just Commissioner Tsujimoto's impressions.'' ``I believe politicians should be held accountable for their statements and should be given the opportunity to do so,'' he explained.

Mr. Tsujimoto was unconvinced and argued, ``A lack of crisis management ability is being pointed out.At the same time as Mr. Yan's problem, the qualifications of the prime minister are also being questioned.'' The prime minister refuted the incident, saying, ``I would be very disappointed if people thought that I lacked the ability to manage a crisis.I keep my official smartphone by my side at all times, with the volume turned up to maximum 24 hours a day.''

Mr. Tsujimoto's pursuit of ``the qualifications of the prime minister'' appears to be an attempt to inflict further damage on the prime minister himself, rather than ending the matter with Mr. Yan's ouster. After the question, Tsujimoto told reporters, ``The Prime Minister's sense of responsibility in governing the country is being questioned,'' indicating his intention to continue questioning the prime minister's qualifications.

On the other hand, Ritmin's Hiroto Kumagai took up the issue of Seki's party. Seki gave an explanation, saying, ``I realized once again that I shouldn't do this at the hall, and I reflected on it.'' Mr. Kumagai said, ``We will seriously reflect and be very careful to make sure it doesn't happen again,'' but Kumagai questioned, ``Can someone who cannot keep his promises be able to take charge of educational administration?''

Mr. Seki, like Mr. Yan, was involved in a slush fund scandal involving the former Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and was reprimanded by the party. An official said, ``If it's just this issue, we can get over it by apologizing,'' and added, ``If there are follow-up reports like what happened to Mr. Yan, it could be difficult.''