
日本被団協は東京都内で全国都道府県代表者会議を開き、高齢化が進む中での組織の今後を議論した。多くの県組織が解散に否定的であり、被爆2世や支援者と協力しながら団体を存続させることを求める声が相次いだ。
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日本被団協は高齢化に伴い、2027年6月の総会で組織の今後のあり方を決定する方針を示している。
日本原水爆被害者団体協議会(日本被団協)は8日、東京都内で全国都道府県代表者会議を開き、高齢化が進む中、団体の今後を議論した。多くの県組織が解散に否定的で、被爆2世や支援者と協力しつつ存続を求める声が目立った。
日本被団協の組織情宣部は6月の総会で、日本被団協の今後について①被爆2世、3世ら「非被爆者」で存続②可能な限り存続させるが、役員の被爆者の活動実態がなくなった時点で解散③それ以外、の3案のうち一つを2027年6月の総会で選ぶことを提案していた。
母親が広島で被爆した胎内被爆者で組織情宣部長の松浦秀人さん(80)=松山市=は「被爆者の誰もが日本被団協も地元の会も一日でも長く存続させたいと願っている。解散・消滅論を唱える方も、将来を論じているのであって、当面の存続を願う気持ちは同じだ」と述べた。
愛知県の被爆2世、大村義則さん(70)は「核戦争の危機が強まっている時に、日本被団協の存続が強く求められている」と述べた。24年のノーベル賞受賞にもふれ、核兵器の非人道性を示してきた日本被団協の存在が「道徳的な羅針盤になっている」とも語った。
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2027年6月の総会で組織の存続形態が決定される
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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.

Prime Minister Takaichi revealed during a question by a member of the House of Representatives that he had given a harsh warning to Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yan, who had made remarks about cutting local government budgets. Opposition parties demanded his dismissal and a ministry-wide investigation, but the prime minister denied his dismissal and instructed him to fulfill his duties. Yan also apologized.

Questions from representatives of each party were held on the 8th regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's policy speech. The Prime Minister stated that financial resources such as food consumption tax cuts and handouts will be secured through a review of both expenditures and revenues, rather than relying on deficit-financing national bonds, and has postponed specific measures until the end of the year.