Takaichi Attends Government-Ruling Parties Liaison Meeting
Overview
At the first Government-Ruling Parties Liaison Meeting since the Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet was formed, Prime Minister Takaichi called for cooperation in governing as one united government and ruling coalition. She outlined plans to establish the Disaster Management Agency, coordinate on diplomacy, pass bills during the extraordinary Diet session, and set the FY 2027 budget policy. She said the government aims to promote domestic investment while sustaining both a strong economy and fiscal sustainability.
Key points
- Prime Minister Takaichi called for cooperation in governing as one united government and ruling coalition.
- The Disaster Management Agency will serve as the command center for disaster response, with the aim of ensuring uninterrupted disaster management administration.
- The government aims to promote domestic investment while achieving both a strong economy and fiscal sustainability.
Overview
On October 26, 2026, Prime Minister Takaichi attended the first Government-Ruling Parties Liaison Meeting at the Prime Minister's Office since the Second Takaichi Reshuffled Cabinet was formed. She said that Hiroshi Nakatsukasa of the Japan Innovation Party had joined the cabinet as a minister in the reshuffle, and that deputy ministers and parliamentary secretaries were also each playing active roles, adding that relations between the two parties had grown stronger.
Since the previous meeting, natural disasters, including the 2026 Kumamoto earthquake and torrential rains, have occurred one after another. The Prime Minister expressed condolences for those who died, offered sympathy to bereaved families, and conveyed her concern for those affected.
In New York, meetings with the United States, Ukraine, Turkey, and the United Nations Secretary-General confirmed stronger coordination. In her address to the general debate of the UN General Assembly, she affirmed Japan's commitment to maintaining and developing a free and open international order based on the rule of law and to multilateralism.
Impact
The Disaster Management Agency plans to establish a system that handles everything from preparedness in normal times through response after a disaster, thereby achieving uninterrupted disaster management administration.
The government said it aims to draw out domestic investment through budgets and the tax system while achieving both a strong economy and fiscal sustainability.
Details
The Disaster Management Agency is scheduled to launch on November 2. Prime Minister Takaichi said she would ensure the launch of the plan to which former Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba devoted his passion.
The government aims to pass bills early during the extraordinary Diet session, including the Consumption Tax and Support Fund Bill and a bill on diversifying crude oil procurement in response to the situation in the Middle East.
The FY 2027 budget is the first budget to reflect budget formulation reform from the initial budget request stage. Investment will be promoted through the Japan Growth Strategy and the Regional Future Strategy, while all expenditures and revenues will be reviewed through initiatives such as Japan DOGE.