Ishiba Shigeru who was elected as president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, during the presidential campaign, called for the creation of an Asian version of NATO and mentioned the strengthening of the Japan-U.S. military alliance.
JCP EC Chair Tamura in her comment noted that it took more than 40 years for Hakamada to win a retrial, and said that the reason for this is that the existing law on criminal procedures has very little provision to allow a retrial.
JCP Policy Commission Chair Yamazoe announced an urgent proposal to protect the human rights and dignity of the elderly by putting a stop to reducing pension benefits, the ongoing crisis in the nursing-care system, and adverse revisions of medical service.