Enactment of postal privatisation bills is the top item on the agenda.

We must be prepared for any kind of situation we may face.

Japanese voters have shown in the last elections their deep understanding toward Prime Minister Koizumi who says pos-tal reform is the core of his reform program.

As they are support groups of the DPJ.

It is extremely regrettable. We hope investigation authorities will conduct a thorough probe.

The (central and local) governments are supposed to find illegality, expose them and take steps against them, and obviously they were goofing off.

It is a private visit and I would like to respect the Prime Minister's visit to the shrine.

This election serves as a national referendum on whether you are for or against the postal privatization. Unless we privatize the postal system, we cannot reform our social welfare.