noun
Diet answers; parliamentary replies
Refers to official answers or statements given by ministers or government officials in the Japanese Diet (parliament).
首相の国会答弁は、野党から厳しく追及された。
The prime minister's Diet answers were harshly questioned by the opposition parties.
国会答弁で、大臣は新政策の詳細を明らかにした。
In his parliamentary reply, the minister revealed the details of the new policy.
Compound of 国会 (Diet, parliament) and 答弁 (answer, reply). The term is specific to the Japanese political context.