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Prime Minister Answers Questions at the Plenary Sessions of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors Monday, January 21 to Tuesday, January 22, 2008 JAPANESE

The representatives of political parties posed their questions on the policy speech at the plenary sessions of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors on January 21 and January 22, respectively. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda provided his answers to the questions from each Diet member concerning the government policies on the pension record problems, and the issues of soaring oil prices and the provisional tax rate on gasoline. Related link: Policy Speech by Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda to the 169th Session of the Diet (January 18, 2008)