Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Says No Specific Points of Reflection on Special Diet Session, Draws
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's statement that there were no particular points of reflection on the operation of the special Diet session drew criticism from opposition parties on the 28th. Yuichiro Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People questioned the gap in perception and noted the failure to pass the fiscal 2026 budget within the previous fiscal year. Renho of the Constitutional Democratic Party criticized the Prime Minister for not attending the budget committee, delaying party leader discussions, and forcing through the Imperial Household Law revision without public consensus. She also highlighted the government's slow response to rising prices and disregard for money politics issues.
Opposition parties responded on the 28th.
Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People, said that if the Prime Minister truly believes there are no points of reflection, then the gap in perception needs to be examined. He also noted that the extension of the Diet session prevented the fiscal 2026 budget from being passed within the previous fiscal year. The goal should have been to pass the budget within the fiscal year and all bills within the session, but that was not achieved, and the issues involved should be reviewed.
She pointed out that despite having an overwhelming majority in the House of Representatives, the extension of the Diet session was unavoidable, and that in itself should be a major point of reflection, but the Prime Minister did not mention it, showing disrespect for the Diet.
Renho, a member of the House of Councillors from the Constitutional Democratic Party, updated her social media account on the 28th, criticizing the Prime Minister for not attending the budget committee, delaying party leader discussions as much as possible, causing parliamentary paralysis, forcing through a revision of the Imperial Household Law that lacked public consensus, ignoring the money politics problem involving a Liberal Democratic Party member from Fukuoka, and being slow to respond to rising prices. She wrote, 'No points of reflection, indeed.'