野党、臨時国会の早期召集要求　旧統一教会問題、首相が説明を

　立憲民主、国民民主、共産、れいわ新選組、社民の野党５党などは１８日、憲法５３条に基づいて政府に臨時国会の早期召集を求める要求書を細田博之衆院議長に提出した。世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）と第２次岸田改造内閣の閣僚や自民党議員とのつながりをただす必要があるなどと訴えている。日本維新の会は加わらなかった。（2022/08/18-11:50）

Japanese opposition parties Thursday requested the government to convene an extraordinary session of the Diet, the country's parliament, as soon as possible, based on Article 53 of the Constitution.
   The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, the Democratic Party for the People, the Japanese Communist Party, Reiwa Shinsengumi, the Social Democratic Party and others submitted their written request to Hiroyuki Hosoda, speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower chamber.
   They said that an extraordinary Diet session is necessary to examine ties the religious group known as the Unification Church has with members of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's cabinet and his ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
   Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party), another opposition party, did not take part in the request.
   Earlier in the day, Sumio Mabuchi, the CDP's Diet affairs leader, held a press conference with his counterparts at other opposition parties.