
退役軍人の日の献花式に出席中、無名戦士の墓前で発生
退役軍人の日にアーリントン国立墓地を訪れたヘグセス米国防長官一行が、無名戦士の墓前で笑い声をあげたため、警備中の陸軍衛兵が静寂と尊敬を保つよう注意した。国防総省報道官は衛兵の対応を擁護した。
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退役軍人の日にヘグセス国防長官がアーリントン国立墓地で行われた献花式に出席していた。同日、米下院では国防長官の弾劾棚上げに関する報道もあった。
【ワシントン時事】米首都ワシントン近郊のアーリントン国立墓地で11日、訪れていたヘグセス国防長官一行の間から笑い声が漏れ、陸軍の衛兵が叱責する場面があった。この日は「退役軍人の日」で、ヘグセス氏は同墓地で行われた献花式に出席していた。
ヘグセス氏や妻、側近らが墓地内の戦没者追悼施設「無名戦士の墓」の前で写真撮影をした後、一行の中から女性の笑い声が聞こえると、警備中の衛兵は直ちに「すべての訪問者は常に静寂と尊敬を保つこと」と声を張り上げて注意した。
国防総省のパーネル報道官は声明で、「長官と国防総省は常に、米国の安全を保つために軍人が払ってきた犠牲に敬意を示してきた」と強調。その上で「この厳粛な日を追悼するに当たって、1人の兵士が、礼節を保つことを適切に敬意を持って気付かせてくれた」と述べ、衛兵の対応を擁護した。
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
国防総省またはホワイトハウスから、この出来事に関する公式な説明や謝罪が発表される可能性がある
Possible · Within days

On the 11th, the Supreme Court's Grand Bench ruled that the ``one-vote disparity'' in the House of Councilors election was unconstitutional, saying that it was ``no longer possible to overlook'' the ``one-vote disparity'' since the introduction of combined constituencies, which was up to 3.13 times, and strongly urged the Diet to correct it. As the debate on dissolving the constituencies becomes more active, there is a need for legislative measures to be taken in time for the next election.

The Diet debate on the consumption tax reduction bill has moved to the House of Councilors, where the opposition party holds a majority and the ruling party is two seats short of a majority, so cooperation between the Democratic Party of the People and New Komeito is the focus. Both parties are making high demands, including amendments to the bill, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's willingness to attend deliberations has become a source of controversy between the ruling and opposition parties.

The Supreme Court ruled that the July 2025 House of Councilors election was ``unconstitutional'' because the disparity per vote was up to 3.13 times. The effectiveness of combined districts has reached its limit, and a new electoral system needs to be put in place for the next House of Councilors election, but the arguments of the ruling and opposition parties are so far apart that no solution is in sight.

The United States, Russia, and Ukraine concluded two days of working-level talks in Abu Dhabi. Although an agreement was reached on the prisoner exchange, the gap between the two sides regarding the territorial issue remained unfilled. Kushner is scheduled to meet with President Putin in Moscow on the 12th.

The G7 foreign ministers' meeting held in Paris has concluded. The joint declaration confirmed continued financial support to Ukraine, suspension of military operations by the Houthis in Yemen, and opposition to China's changes to the status quo in the Indo-Pacific. Warnings were also sounded about the misuse of AI.

A bill related to consumption tax reduction was deliberated at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 11th. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reiterated his previous answer that he would secure financial resources without relying on deficit national bonds, and the opposition parties demanded that he provide details on financial resources and the system design for support funds.