
広島県の横田美香知事が総務省を訪れ、大規模災害時の首都機能代替となる「副首都」の指定要件案に不満を表明。地域バランスを考慮した丁寧な議論を求めた。一方、群馬県は指定を目指す姿勢を継続、宮城県は理解を示している。
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政府は大規模災害時に首都機能を代替する「副首都」の指定要件案を公表し、自治体間で議論となっている。
大規模災害時に首都機能を代替する「副首都」の指定要件を巡り、広島県の横田美香知事は9日、総務省で鈴木英敬担当副大臣と面会した。政府が公表した要件案について、横田氏は「一部納得できない面がある」と強調。指定に向け、自治体から意見を聞くなど丁寧に議論を進め、地域バランスを考慮するよう求めた。
「オール福岡で副首都目指す」 藤井担当相に意向伝達―福岡知事ら
要件案は、国内総人口の1.2%以上の政令市があることなどを盛り込んだ。指定に名乗りを上げている自治体では北海道、愛知、大阪、福岡の4道府県が該当し、宮城、群馬、広島の3県は要件を満たさない見込みとなっている。
横田氏は面会後、記者団に「広島県が副首都として非常に適地であると説明した。私たちの意見も踏まえて検討されることを期待したい」と述べた。
一方、群馬県の山本一太知事は8日の記者会見で、「県には厳しい状況だが、旗を降ろさず努力したい」と述べ、指定を引き続き目指す考えを示した。宮城県の村井嘉浩知事はコメントで要件案について「内容を尊重したい」と理解を示している。

During the House of Councilors' plenary session on the 9th, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi asked a representative question, and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced that, regarding the consumption tax cut for food products, the government would fully compensate for the loss in local revenue with national funds. It also revealed that the burden reduction effect per person is expected to be approximately 36,000 yen.

The six opposition parties in the House of Councilors agreed to consider submitting a resolution to censure Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan. Prime Minister Takaichi announced that Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yan Yan would continue in his role, and explained that he had strictly cautioned him about his comments.He also said that the source of the consumption tax cut would be secured by reviewing both expenditures and revenue rather than relying on special bonds. Other domestic and international news was also reported, including the selection of Professor Emeritus Soai of Tokyo University of Science for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

At a plenary session of the House of Councilors, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi emphasized the importance of an appropriate explanation from Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kazuo Yan, who had said that he had drastically cut the road budgets of local governments that he did not support, and ordered his continued appointment with strict caution. Opposition parties called for his resignation, and questions were also held regarding the impact of the consumption tax cut on food products on local finances.

At a cabinet meeting on the 9th, the government approved a bill to reduce the consumption tax on food products from the current 8% to 1% for two years starting April 2027. It will also include an income-linked ``employee burden reduction support subsidy,'' which will require approximately 10 trillion yen in financial resources over two years. The bill will be submitted to an extraordinary session of the Diet, with the aim of having it enacted by the end of the session on December 12th.

The ruling and opposition parties engaged in a debate over a bill related to the consumption tax reduction during questions asked by representatives of the extraordinary Diet session. Opposition parties asked for a clear statement of financial sources and an explanation of the benefit system, but Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi merely reiterated the government's policy and avoided explaining specific payment requirements or the breakdown of financial resources. The bill is expected to be debated in the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 20th, but there is no clear connection between the ruling and opposition parties.

The Nippon Hidankyo held a national meeting of prefectural representatives in Tokyo to discuss the future of the organization as the population continues to age. Many prefectural organizations were against the idea of disbanding, and there were a number of calls for the organizations to continue to exist in cooperation with second-generation atomic bomb survivors and supporters.