岸田首相、３１日に会見し国葬説明　自宅療養終了に合わせ

　松野博一官房長官は３０日の記者会見で、岸田文雄首相が新型コロナウイルス感染の自宅療養期間が終了するのに合わせ、３１日に会見を開く予定だと明らかにした。故安倍晋三元首相の国葬などについて説明する。
　与野党が合意した国葬に関する閉会中審査をめぐり、野党は首相が出席して答弁するよう要求している。これに対し、松野氏は「国会での具体的な取り扱いは国会で決めることだ」と述べるにとどめた。
　会場周辺の警備費なども含めた費用の全体像に関しては、警護や接遇が必要な人数が不確定だとして「現時点で確たることを申し上げられる段階になく、国葬後に精査した上で示したい」と語った。（2022/08/30-11:56）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will hold a press conference on Wednesday, after completing his COVID-19 recovery period, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Tuesday.
   Kishida is expected to explain the government's plan to hold a state funeral for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was fatally shot in July. Kishida tested positive for COVID-19 on Aug. 21.
   On the opposition camp's demand that Kishida attend off-session deliberations in the Diet, Japan's parliament, to explain his decision to hold the state funeral, Matsuno, Japan's top government spokesman, only said in a press conference, "Specifically how things are handled in the Diet should be decided by the Diet."
   Matsuno also said, "At the moment, we're not at the stage to announce something concrete" on security and other costs related to the state funeral as the number of people who need to be guarded is still uncertain. He added that the government hopes to release details on such costs after the funeral, which is set to be held on Sept. 27.