石破氏、利上げに慎重　日米地位協定見直しに意欲

　自民党の石破茂新総裁は２９日、フジテレビの番組に出演し、金融政策について「緩和の方向性は維持しなければいけない。デフレ脱却を断言できない中、ここで金利をうんぬんかんぬんとは言ってはいけない」と述べ、政策金利の引き上げに慎重な姿勢を示した。
　石破氏は「『貯蓄から投資』の流れは決して止めてはならない」とも強調。経済対策に関し「民間需要が少ないときは財政出動しないと経済が持たない」と述べた。
　安全保障政策では、米国に自衛隊の訓練基地を置くべきだと改めて主張。「それができれば当然、日米地位協定の改定が必要になる。一歩先に行かないと日米同盟が強固にならない」と述べ、地位協定見直しの必要性を重ねて訴えた。（2024/09/29-11:32）

Shigeru Ishiba, new leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, expressed a cautious view about interest rate hikes by the Bank of Japan, when he appeared in a television program on Sunday.
   "The direction of monetary easing must be maintained," Ishiba said. "With no assurances that we have overcome deflation, we should not be talking about what to do with interest rates."
   Also on the program aired by Fuji Television Network Inc., Ishiba said a shift from savings to investments "must never be stopped."
   With regard to economic measures, he stated, "When private demand is low, the economy cannot hold up unless fiscal stimulus is mobilized."
   As for national security policy, Ishiba reiterated that a training base for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces should be built in the United States. "If that were possible, it would naturally require a revision of the Japan-U.S. status of forces agreement. If we don't go one step further, the Japan-U.S. alliance will not become stronger," he said.