改造内閣が本格始動　安保・物価・コロナ、対応着手

　第２次岸田改造内閣が１２日、本格始動した。物価高や新型コロナウイルス「第７波」の対策、防衛力強化など山積する課題への対応に着手。午後の臨時閣議で副大臣・政務官を決定し、政府の体制を整える。
　岸田文雄首相は同日午前、新たに起用した浜田靖一防衛相らと国家安全保障会議（ＮＳＣ）の４大臣会合を首相官邸で開催。テーマは東アジア情勢で、中国が台湾周辺で行った軍事演習などをめぐり協議したとみられる。
　首相はこの後、新任の西村康稔経済産業相や野村哲郎農林水産相らとともに、物価動向に関するヒアリングを官邸で行った。食料品価格高騰の現状について小売業者らから意見を聴き、「地域の実情に応じた効果的施策を広く全国に展開する」と述べた。
　首相は東京都の小池百合子知事と面会し、コロナ対策や物価高をめぐり意見を交わした。（2022/08/12-11:59）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's new cabinet started work in earnest on Friday, launching discussions to deal with higher prices, the seventh wave of novel coronavirus infections and a pile of other issues.
   State minister and parliamentary vice minister appointments are set to be decided at an extraordinary cabinet meeting in the afternoon.
   On Friday morning, a meeting of four ministers under the National Security Council, including Kishida and newly appointed Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, was held at the prime minister's office.
   The meeting was about the security environment in East Asia and the four apparently discussed China's recent military drills near Taiwan.
   Kishida then held a hearing on price trends, also at the prime minister's office. Together with industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura and farm minister Tetsuro Nomura, both newly given the posts, Kishida listened to opinions about the current food price situation from retailers and manufacturers.