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Political News(2023/07/06)


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Former Prime Minister Suga holds talks with Indian Prime Minister Seeking cooperation in improving the environment for strengthening economic relations

2023-07-06 22:01:00
Former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party held talks with Prime Minister Modi during his visit to India, and asked for cooperation on the importance of improving the investment environment for Japanese companies in order to strengthen the economic relationship between the two countries. We agreed to aim to expand exchanges.

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Prime Minister Holds Telephone Talk with Turkish President Delivers New Support in Turkey Earthquake

2023-07-06 21:03:00
Prime Minister Kishida held a telephone talk with Turkish President Erdogan on the night of the 6th, and announced that as a support measure for the major earthquake that occurred in February this year, new grant aid to support restoration and reconstruction, as well as 550 million yen I conveyed my intention to implement an ODA loan on the scale of 10,000 dollars.

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Talks with Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto on generated AI

2023-07-06 20:45:00
On the evening of the 6th, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto held a meeting with the European Commission's Senior Vice-Chairman regarding generative AI that automatically creates text and images. We have confirmed that we will continue to cooperate and have discussions.

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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Treated Water “Low Concentration of Radioactive Materials Compared to Other Countries” Chief Cabinet Secretary

2023-07-06 19:01:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno emphasized that the treated water planned to be released into the sea from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will have a lower concentration of radioactive substances than the treated water released from nuclear power plants in other countries, including China. He appealed for the understanding of the international community.

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Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction Future management Discussions continue after Mr. Abe's first anniversary

2023-07-06 17:43:00
After the death of former Prime Minister Abe, the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, whose chairman has been absent, exchanged opinions with members of the Abe faction about how the faction should be managed in the future, but no conclusion was reached. Since then, the discussion has continued.

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My number card comprehensive inspection “Concrete work process” National Governors Association

2023-07-06 17:00:00
In response to a series of troubles with the My Number Card, the National Governors' Association will clarify the specific work process and schedule to Digital Minister Kono over the comprehensive inspection that the government is planning to carry out by autumn this year. I asked.

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Komei, vice-representative of the northern side, "Election of the House of Representatives, appeal for the ruling party's ability to implement policies and win seats."

2023-07-06 14:48:00
In the next House of Representatives election, the Japan Restoration Party has indicated a policy of fielding official candidates in single-seat constituencies where there are incumbent Komeito lawmakers, and has so far given up on fielding them. He indicated that he would aim to win seats by appealing for the ability to implement policies as the ruling party.

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Insurance medical treatment "Certificate of eligibility" "Considering "push-type" issuance" Chief Cabinet Secretary

2023-07-06 14:30:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said that he is unlikely to apply for a "Certificate of Eligibility" that allows people who have not obtained a "Minor Health Insurance Card", which is a combination of a My Number card and a health insurance card, to receive the necessary medical treatment covered by insurance. At times, he indicated that he would consider issuing a "push type" without waiting for an application.

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Governor Koike Attends International Conference on Climate Change Countermeasures Departs for India

2023-07-06 14:02:00
Governor Koike of Tokyo has left for India, the host city, to attend an international conference where top leaders of major cities around the world discuss common issues such as climate change countermeasures.

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My number card comprehensive inspection “Concrete work process” National Governors Association

2023-07-06 13:48:00
In response to a series of troubles with the My Number Card, the National Governors' Association will clarify the specific work process and schedule to Digital Minister Kono over the comprehensive inspection that the government is planning to carry out by autumn this year. I asked.

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Ritsumin Nagatsuma policy research chairman to submit a bill to postpone the abolition of health insurance cards

2023-07-06 13:44:00
Regarding the government's policy of abolishing the current health insurance card in the fall of 2024 and integrating it with the My Number card, Nagatsuma, chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's political affairs investigation, said that it should be stopped for the time being, and proposed a bill to postpone the date of abolition in the fall. I showed the idea to submit it to the extraordinary Diet session.

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Meeting between former Chairman Kono, Governor Tamaki, and Chinese Prime Minister Matsuno welcomes

2023-07-06 13:21:00
On the 5th, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno welcomed the meeting between former Speaker of the House of Representatives Yohei Kono and Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture with Chinese Premier Li Qiang from the perspective of supporting exchanges between the two countries. He emphasized his intention to continue to communicate closely with China at all levels.

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Practitioner-level meeting for the Hiroshima AI process, soliciting opinions from the industrial world

2023-07-06 13:19:00
A working-level meeting of the "Hiroshima AI Process", which aims to create rules for regulation and utilization of generative AI that automatically creates sentences and images, was held on the evening of the 5th, and there is a gap between countries over laws and regulations. , we also solicited opinions from the industrial world, etc., and confirmed the policy of compiling a certain opinion as the G7 by the end of the year.

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LDP Abe faction Discussions over today's faction management Difficulties in coordination

2023-07-06 06:38:00
The Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction, whose chairman is absent after the death of former Prime Minister Abe, will discuss future faction management on the 6th. While there are moves to shift to a system centered on five people, including the Chairman of the Policy Research Council Hagiuda and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, there is also an opinion that a new chairman should be elected, and it is expected that coordination will be difficult.

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“Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment” Review of Five Types of Export Targets Future Focus

2023-07-06 04:15:00
Working-level officials from both the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party have compiled points of contention for reviewing the "three principles for the transfer of defense equipment," which stipulate export rules for defense equipment. In future discussions, the focus will be on how far we can allow the export of weapons with lethal force, as we have limited exports to five categories such as "rescue" and "transport".

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