Overview
- Lawmakers opened questioning in the budget committee on November 7, focusing on the government's new growth strategy and responses to increasing bear incidents.
- Prime Minister Takaichi held a study session around 3 a.m. at the official residence with all executive secretaries to prepare for her answers.
- The government formally appointed four private-sector members to the Economic and Fiscal Policy Council, including former BOJ deputy governor Masazumi Wakatabe, to advise on fiscal management and budget policy.
- Transport Minister Kaneko said the government is considering collecting Shinkansen facility usage fees beyond the current 30-year term for JR operators.
- Nuclear Disaster Response Minister Hirotaka Ishihara announced a national comprehensive drill on November 28–30 based on an accident scenario at Shikoku Electric’s Ikata plant to train for compound disasters.