Work, the pros and cons of pushing for the "emergency provisions"..."Need to vote in National Assembly"

[Anchor]
In Japan, as Korea's "emergency martial law incident" is vividly reported, "commitment" is emerging as a major topic.

In particular, controversy for and against the ruling Liberal Democratic Party is intensifying as it pushes for an "emergency clause" that does not require the consent of the National Assembly.

Correspondent Kim Se-ho's report from Tokyo.

[Reporter]
In Japan, martial law was issued three times in total until 1936 after the rules were established in 1882 during the Meiji period.

Martial law disappeared from the new constitution created after the defeat of World War II, and it has long become an unfamiliar term to most Japanese.

However, the emergency martial law situation in Korea sparked a fire in the "emergency provisions" that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has been pushing for since September.

This is because emergency provisions have virtually close power to martial law in times of emergency.

The provision, which the Liberal Democratic Party included in the amendment bill, defines disasters and armed attacks as emergencies and allows the government to enact laws without a parliamentary resolution.

[Shigeru Ishiba/Prime Minister of Japan (October): As the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, I also want to push ahead with the plan without any retreat.]

The majority of Japanese opposition parties have strongly opposed the introduction of emergency provisions.

[Representative of Kamiya Sohei / Cham party (October): The emergency can be issued at will, directly opposing the emergency provision that the Liberal Democratic Party is pushing to ensure the rights of the people and reflect the voices of the people.]

In particular, Yukio Edano, a lawmaker of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, mentioned Korea and pointed out that trying to suspend the constitutional order due to an emergency is an excuse for maintaining power.

Mizuho Fukushima, the leader of the Social Democratic Party, also criticized the emergency provisions promoted by the Liberal Democratic Party for creating a dangerous situation like that of South Korea.

The martial law incident is expected to heat up the pros and cons of the emergency clause in Japan as well as Korea, which has experienced extreme political turmoil.

I'm Kim Se-ho from YTN in Tokyo.