On  May 6, Democratic Party (DP) General Meeting of Diet Members Chair Masaharu Nakagawa, DP Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs Yukihisa Fujita, and DP International Department Director-General Hiroe Makiyama were interviewed by the Weekly New York Seikatsu in New York during their stay in the U.S. from late April to early May.

In the interview, Nakagawa proposed a good use of Japanese official facilities overseas, as a center for Japanese learners.

Fujita expressed his concern over the Trump administration’s change in working visa, which could have impact on the Japanese nationals working in the U.S.

Makiyama told of her willingness to introduce Internet voting system for the Japanese voters outside the country.

The DP diet members had been in Washington for Japan- U.S. parliamentarian bilateral meeting, hosted by the Mansfield Foundation.
DP MPs interviewed

DP MPs interviewed by the Weekly NY Seikatsu








Attached: Excerpts from Weekly NY Seikatsu No. 630. (Only in Japanese)