JICA is scrapping its Africa-focused Home Town concept, prompting a flurry of comments from lawmakers on X. Sohei Kamiya of the Sanseito party said the public opposes the immigration policy and urged making it an election issue; Ryuichi Yoneyama of the CDP criticized the handling as indecisive and suggested renaming the project to keep it on track; Hirofumi Yanagase, a former upper house member, said withdrawal is fine but the policy of accepting African talent remains and must be watched; Matsumoto Hisashi, a LDP foreign affairs parliamentary official, said corrections have caused misinformation and disruption to local officials, but the decision will not affect past or future people-to-people and cultural exchanges.