被害救済の法整備、溝埋まらず　与党が野党案批判―旧統一教会問題

　世界平和統一家庭連合（旧統一教会）の被害者救済のための法整備を巡り、与党と立憲民主党、日本維新の会は４日、５回目の協議会を開いた。立民と維新が共同提出済みの独自法案に対し、与党は５０項目余りの質問を投げ掛け、次回の会合で回答するよう求めた。双方の溝は埋まらず、新たな合意点はなかった。
　４党協議は悪質な寄付要求を規制する新法の扱いが焦点だが、与党は今国会提出は困難として来年の通常国会に先送りする意向。今国会では霊感商法による不当な契約の取り消し権拡大などを盛り込む消費者契約法改正を優先させる方針で、自民党は近く与党案を提示する考えを示した。（2022/11/04-18:46）

Japan's ruling and opposition parties have remained at odds over legislation to rescue victims of questionable practices by the controversial religious group known as the Unification Church.
   At their fifth meeting over the matter held Friday, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its Komeito ally failed to reach a new agreement with the opposition parties--the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Nippon Ishin no Kai (Japan Innovation Party).
   The ruling side presented a set of some 50 questions about a rescue bill submitted to the Diet, Japan's parliament, by the CDP and Nippon Ishin last month and urged the opposition parties to answer the questions at the next meeting among the four parties.
   The focus in the talks is possible new legislation for controlling malicious demands for donations. The ruling camp is planning to put off the issue to next year's regular Diet session, arguing that submission to the ongoing extraordinary session is difficult.
   During the current Diet session, the LDP and Komeito are instead hoping to prioritize the enactment of a bill to revise the consumer contract law for expanding the right to cancel inappropriate contracts signed under so-called spiritual sales methods. The LDP plans to show the ruling camp's draft amendment to the opposition side shortly.