Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Prioritizes Disaster Response Amid ‍LDP Presidential Election

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Chief Cabinet​ Secretary Hayashi has announced that he will be prioritizing disaster response‌ efforts in light of the recent series of heavy rains causing damage in various areas, particularly Ishikawa Prefecture.

Source: ⁢TBS NEWS DIG

In response to the devastating natural disasters,⁣ Chief Cabinet‌ Secretary Hayashi took ​to social media to declare that he‌ will be refraining from participating in some of ⁤the dates of the LDP presidential election, for which‍ he‌ is‍ a candidate, in order to focus on disaster response.

An online debate was held among ⁢the⁣ candidates on the ‌evening of ⁤the⁣ 21st, where Minister Lim ⁢was the only ⁢one of the nine candidates ⁤to send a⁤ video message. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was‍ initially​ scheduled ⁤to appear live on⁣ a television debate program​ on the 22nd but has since canceled ​his ‌appearance.

Deputy Chairman of the ⁣Policy ⁤Research Council Tamura, who represents Hayashi’s endorsers⁢ and serves as campaign manager,⁣ will attend the television debate program in his place. Additionally, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi’s planned tour of Tokyo ⁤has also⁤ been canceled.

On the 21st, ​Chief‌ Cabinet Secretary Hayashi‍ concluded his⁤ tour of Tokyo ​as a ⁣candidate for the⁣ LDP ‍presidential election and entered the Prime Minister’s ⁤Office. ‍Following​ a report ⁣on the ​damage situation, he stated, “We will work closely with the affected local governments and do our utmost to ⁢grasp information on the damage and to implement emergency disaster measures.”