2024-02-07 23:04:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa met with Jamaican Foreign Minister Johnson Smith, who is visiting Japan, and informed him of Japan's intention to provide grant aid totaling 1.2 billion yen, including the provision of a research vessel to investigate the marine ecosystem.
2024-02-07 21:19:00
The government has announced that the total amount of national expenses directly incurred in preparing for the Osaka-Kansai Expo is expected to rise to a maximum of 164.9 billion yen, with an additional 200 million yen spent on public relations projects and other expenses. It is possible that expenses such as public relations projects will increase further in the future.
2024-02-07 20:57:00
At the House of Representatives Budget Committee, Prime Minister Kishida will determine political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party after ascertaining the actual situation through interviews with relevant members and surveys of members affiliated with the party. I have reiterated my thoughts.
2024-02-07 20:54:00
Regarding the fact that the ruling and opposition parties are considering amending the Political Funds Regulation Act in response to the issue surrounding political funding parties organized by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, former House of Representatives Speaker Oshima stated that consideration should be given to improving transparency and not interfering with the political activities of members. pointed out that both are necessary.
2024-02-07 19:00:00
Prime Minister Kishida will determine political responsibility at the House of Representatives Budget Committee after understanding the actual situation regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's factions through interviews with relevant members and a questionnaire survey of members affiliated with the party. I have reiterated my thoughts.
2024-02-07 18:58:00
On the night of the 6th, a poster of Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives, Daishiro Yamagiwa, was found on fire in Kawasaki City on a fence in a parking lot, and police are investigating the incident on suspicion of vandalism.
2024-02-07 18:56:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill, will hold local public hearings in two locations in Ishikawa and Nagasaki prefectures on the 16th next week.
2024-02-07 17:38:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi revealed that he appears to have met with an official from an organization related to the former Unification Church in his home prefecture of Yamaguchi three years ago, and that it was one of the many meetings he had, and details of the exchange are not available at this time. I explained that I was not sure.
2024-02-07 17:32:00
Ryoko Akamatsu, the president of the Japan UNICEF Association and a private minister who served as Minister of Education in both the Hosokawa and Haneda cabinets, has passed away. She was 94 years old.
2024-02-07 16:11:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has told the New Komeito Party that it is considering having members involved in issues related to factional political funding parties give explanations at the Diet's Committee on Political Ethics, in response to requests from opposition parties, but it is not possible to force them to attend. I told them that adjustments would be necessary.
2024-02-07 16:08:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama was reported to have signed a ``Recommendation Confirmation'', which was a de facto policy agreement with the former Unification Church, during the last House of Representatives election, and ``Maybe he signed it without reading the contents carefully.'' .It was thoughtless.''
2024-02-07 15:33:00
On the 7th, a bill necessary to create a "security clearance" system in which the government checks and certifies the trustworthiness of people who handle information important to economic security was introduced at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party on the 7th. If a certified person leaks information, it will be subject to imprisonment for up to five years.
2024-02-07 15:29:00
The Democratic Party of Japan has decided to withdraw from negotiations with the ruling party regarding the ``trigger clause,'' which suspends the taxation of the added portion of gasoline tax, citing no hope for progress.
2024-02-07 15:06:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has told the New Komeito Party that it is considering having members involved in issues related to factional political funding parties give explanations at the Diet's Committee on Political Ethics, in response to requests from opposition parties, but it is not possible to force them to attend. I told them that adjustments would be necessary.
2024-02-07 14:58:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama was reported to have signed a ``Recommendation Confirmation'', which was a de facto policy agreement with the former Unification Church, during the last House of Representatives election, and ``Maybe he signed it without reading the contents carefully.'' .It was thoughtless.''
2024-02-07 14:54:00
In the Diet, the budget committee of the House of Representatives deliberated on the budget for the new fiscal year, and there were debates over issues such as the political funding party of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party and responses to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
2024-02-07 14:28:00
In response to the problems surrounding political funding parties of factions in the Liberal Democratic Party, a group of parliamentarians led by former Secretary-General Ishiba decided to withdraw the notification of political organizations that they had maintained even after the party had transitioned from a faction to a group.
2024-02-07 13:02:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi revealed that he appears to have met with an official from an organization related to the former Unification Church in his home prefecture of Yamaguchi three years ago, and that it was one of the many meetings he had, and details of the exchange are not available at this time. I explained that I was not sure.
2024-02-07 12:58:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama was reported to have signed a ``Recommendation Confirmation'', which was a de facto policy agreement with the former Unification Church, during the last House of Representatives election, and ``Maybe he signed it without reading the contents carefully.'' .It was thoughtless.''
2024-02-07 12:34:00
Regarding the buoy believed to be from China, which was found adrift within Japan's EEZ (exclusive economic zone) in the East China Sea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that it could no longer be confirmed in the sea area and that it appeared to have sunk into the sea. I made it clear that.
2024-02-07 12:13:00
In the Diet, the House of Representatives Budget Committee deliberated on the new fiscal year's budget bill, and there were debates over issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party and responses to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.
2024-02-07 11:54:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama was reported to have signed a ``Recommendation Confirmation'', which was a de facto policy agreement with the former Unification Church, during the last House of Representatives election, and ``Maybe he signed it without reading the contents carefully.'' .It was thoughtless.''
2024-02-07 07:04:00
The 7th is Northern Territories Day. Foreign Minister Kamikawa maintained the policy of resolving the territorial issue and concluding a peace treaty with Russia, and emphasized his intention to resume exchange activities as soon as possible.
2024-02-07 06:24:00
In order to secure financial resources to combat the declining birthrate, the government estimates that the monthly average contribution per subscriber to the ``support subsidy system'' collected through public medical insurance will be just under 500 yen. We are moving forward with a detailed system design.
2024-02-07 06:12:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama, who was reported to have received election support from groups affiliated with the former Unification Church, has now severed ties with the organization and indicated that he will continue to respond to requests for dissolution orders. In response, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan will continue to ask for an explanation and replacement in the Diet on the 7th.
