ためらわず軌道修正　「聞く力」発揮に意欲―岸田首相年頭所感

　岸田文雄首相は１日付で２０２２年の年頭所感を発表した。政権運営に関し、「多くの声を聞き、国民のために何が最善かという観点からしっかり決断し、結果を出していく覚悟だ」と表明。一度決まった方針でも「国民のためになると思えば、ちゅうちょせず柔軟に対応する」と訴えた。
　国際情勢は複雑さを増しているとして「外交・安全保障の巧みなかじ取りと、安定政権の確立がますます求められている」と強調。夏の参院選での勝利を目指す意向を示した。
　新型コロナウイルスの変異株「オミクロン株」については、「最悪を想定し、慎重にも慎重を期すという危機管理の要諦を踏まえ対応する。社会全体としてリスクを引き下げていく」と対策に全力を挙げる考えを示した。（2022/01/01-00:10）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday said he will not hesitate to change policies that have already been decided if he can better serve the people by doing so.
   "I am determined to make decisions faithfully and produce results from the perspective of what is best for the Japanese people," while listening to the voices of many people, Kishida said in a New Year's statement.
   Kishida expressed readiness to make changes to policies if such action becomes necessary, saying that he will respond "in a flexible manner without being bound by precedent and without hesitation" for the sake of the people.
   He also said the international situation is becoming complex, highlighting the importance of "the skillful steering of diplomacy and national security and the establishment of stable political administration."
   Kishida thus signaled his resolve to secure a victory for his Liberal Democratic Party in the election for the House of Councillors, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, in summer.