岸田首相、早期解散に否定的　信頼回復「今は専念」

　【ローリー（米ノースカロライナ州）時事】岸田文雄首相は１２日午後（日本時間１３日午前）、衆院解散・総選挙について「政治の信頼回復と、経済をはじめ先送りできない課題に、今は専念するのみだ。それ以外のことは考えていない」と否定的な見解を示した。訪問先の米南部ノースカロライナ州で記者団の質問に答えた。（2024/04/13-11:04）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday sounded negative about dissolving the House of Representatives, the all-important lower chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, at an early date for a general election.
   "I'm now only concentrating on regaining public trust in politics and working on challenges that cannot be pushed back, including issues in the economy," he told reporters in the southern U.S. state of North Carolina. "I'm not thinking about anything else."
   The prime minister, who doubles as president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, also spoke about a proposed amendment of the political funds control law in the wake of a slush funds scandal involving factions of the party.
   Kishida said he has urged the LDP to draw up specific ideas in tightening responsibility of politicians, introducing outside audit and ensuring transparency in political funds through digitalization.
   On his own responsibility over the high-profile scandal, Kishida said, "I will fulfill my responsibility by leading the effort to regain trust in politics."