Political News(2024/03/14)
House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry: Abe supporters Seko, Nishida, and Hashimoto give explanations and questions
2024-03-14 22:12:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. On the 14th, the House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. In the afternoon, Shoji Nishida and Seiko Hashimoto, former Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, both of whom are pro-Abe, attended an explanation and question-and-answer session. Of these, Mr. Nishida criticized the faction's executives, who held a grave responsibility for continuing to give kickbacks even though they had planned to stop them. In the second half of the article, we will provide details on the progress of the Political Ethics Committee on the 14th.
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Liberal Democratic Party Political Reform Headquarters Meeting: Opinions from Abe faction executives calling for punishment
2024-03-14 21:58:00
In response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of its ``Political Reform Headquarters''. There were a number of opinions calling for harsh punishment against Abe faction leaders and pointing out that the group should listen to those involved, including former Prime Minister Mori, the former chairman of the faction.
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Prime Minister Kishida and IAEA Director-General agree on close cooperation on ensuring the safety of treated water
2024-03-14 21:45:00
Regarding the discharge of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Kishida met with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Grossi, who is visiting Japan, and said they will continue to work closely with him to ensure safety. We agreed to work together.
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Osprey US military resumes flights at Futenma Air Base, Okinawa
2024-03-14 20:14:00
The U.S. military resumed Osprey flights at Futenma Air Base on the morning of the 14th, which had been suspended following a crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, last November. The Ministry of Defense has announced that U.S. military and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Ospreys will gradually resume domestic flights starting from the 14th, starting with aircraft that have completed maintenance, and Okinawa Prefecture has announced that the details of the cause of the accident are not clear. In addition to growing opposition to the reopening, Kagoshima Prefecture also called for careful provision of information.
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House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry: Abe supporters Seko, Nishida, and Hashimoto give explanations and questions
2024-03-14 19:49:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. On the 14th, the House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. In the afternoon, Shoji Nishida and Seiko Hashimoto, former Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, both of whom are pro-Abe, attended an explanation and question-and-answer session. Of these, Mr. Nishida criticized the faction's executives, who held a grave responsibility for continuing to give kickbacks even though they had planned to stop them. In the second half of the article, we will provide details on the progress of the Political Ethics Committee on the 14th.
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Next-generation fighter jet: Liberal and public parties reach agreement in principle on 15th to allow export to third countries
2024-03-14 19:48:00
Regarding whether to allow the export of the next-generation fighter jet, which is being jointly developed with the United Kingdom and Italy, to third countries, the New Komeito Party has confirmed its intention to approve the plan after evaluating the government's proposal to put a brake on the export. As a result, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party are expected to reach an agreement in principle on the 15th, allowing exports.
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Prime Minister Kishida and IAEA Director-General agree on close cooperation on ensuring the safety of treated water
2024-03-14 19:44:00
Regarding the discharge of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Kishida met with IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) Director-General Grossi, who is visiting Japan, and said they will continue to work closely with him to ensure safety. We agreed to work together.
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The new fiscal year budget bill was intensively debated on the 18th by the House of Councilors Budget Committee, with the Liberal Democratic Party and Ritsumeikan agreeing.
2024-03-14 19:10:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to hold intensive deliberations at the House of Councilors Budget Committee on the 18th of next week, with Prime Minister Kishida and others requested to attend, regarding the schedule for deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill.
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House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry: Abe supporters Seko, Nishida, and Hashimoto give explanations and questions
2024-03-14 19:02:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. On the 14th, the House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. In the afternoon, Shoji Nishida and Seiko Hashimoto, former Minister in charge of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, both of whom are pro-Abe, attended an explanation and question-and-answer session. Of these, Mr. Nishida criticized the faction's executives, who held a grave responsibility for continuing to give kickbacks even though they had planned to stop them. In the second half of the article, we will provide details on the progress of the Political Ethics Committee on the 14th.
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A bill to revise the Civil Code, with a focus on introducing joint custody after divorce, enters parliamentary deliberation
2024-03-14 17:24:00
A bill to revise the Civil Code, which includes the introduction of ``joint custody,'' in which both father and mother have custody of their children even after divorce, has been debated in the Diet.
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Osprey US military resumes flights at Futenma Air Base, Okinawa
2024-03-14 17:05:00
The U.S. military resumed Osprey flights at Futenma Air Base on the morning of the 14th, which had been suspended following a crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, last November. The Ministry of Defense has announced that U.S. military and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Ospreys will gradually resume domestic flights starting from the 14th, starting with aircraft that have completed maintenance, and Okinawa Prefecture has announced that the details of the cause of the accident are not clear. In addition to growing opposition to the reopening, Kagoshima Prefecture also called for careful provision of information.
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Political Ethics Inquiry: Abe factions Mr. Seko, Mr. Nishida, and Mr. Hashimoto give explanations and questions
2024-03-14 16:54:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The meeting resumed at 1:00 p.m., with an explanation and questions from Abe's supporter Shoji Nishida, followed by an explanation and questions from Seiko Hashimoto, former Olympic and Paralympic Minister, from just before 3:00 p.m.
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House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee held on the 18th with former Policy Research Council Chairman Shimomura in attendance, open to the press
2024-03-14 16:26:00
The House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics has decided to hold a review session on the 18th of next week, which will be open to the press and will be attended by Abe's former political affairs research chairman Shimomura. became.
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[Breaking News] Mr. Hashimoto of the Political Ethics Inquiry recognized kickbacks “from more than 10 years ago”
2024-03-14 16:18:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The meeting resumed at 1:00 p.m., with an explanation and questions from Abe's supporter Shoji Nishida, and from just before 3:00 p.m., an explanation and questions from Seiko Hashimoto, former Olympic and Paralympic Minister. We will update the contents of the statement from time to time.
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[Breaking News] Political Ethics Inquiry begins defense and questioning of former Olympic Minister Hashimoto
2024-03-14 15:08:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The meeting resumed at 1:00 p.m., with an explanation and questions from Abe's supporter Shoji Nishida, and from just before 3:00 p.m., an explanation and questions from Seiko Hashimoto, former Olympic and Paralympic Minister. We will update the contents of the statement from time to time.
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Representative Komei Yamaguchi gathers opinions within the party on allowing export of next-generation fighter jets to third countries
2024-03-14 14:08:00
Regarding the next-generation fighter jet, which is being jointly developed with the UK and Italy, Komeito representative Yamaguchi plans to proceed with the final consensus within the party by allowing export to third countries by setting strict limits. was shown.
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[Breaking News] Political Ethics Inquiry: Mr. Nishida's defense and questioning: "Faction leaders have a grave responsibility."
2024-03-14 13:57:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The meeting resumed at 1:00 pm, and Abe's supporter Shoji Nishida began his defense. We will update the contents of the explanation and Q&A from time to time.
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Osprey US military resumes flights at Futenma Air Base, Okinawa
2024-03-14 13:55:00
The U.S. military resumed Osprey flights at Futenma Air Base on the morning of the 14th, which had been suspended following a crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, last November. The Ministry of Defense has announced that from the 14th, Ospreys operated by the U.S. military and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will gradually resume domestic flights starting from the 14th, starting with aircraft that have completed maintenance. In addition to growing opposition to the reopening, Kagoshima Prefecture was also calling for careful provision of information.
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[Breaking News] Mr. Nishida's defense begins at the Political Ethics Inquiry. Mr. Seko will give his defense and ask questions in the morning.
2024-03-14 13:11:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The meeting resumed at 1:00 pm, and Abe's supporter Shoji Nishida began his defense. We will update the contents of the explanation and Q&A from time to time.
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“Security clearance” bill to be debated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 19th
2024-03-14 13:06:00
A bill to create a "security clearance" system that would limit access to information important to economic security to those whose credibility has been verified by the government is scheduled to be debated at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 19th. I did.
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Representative Komei Yamaguchi gathers opinions within the party on allowing export of next-generation fighter jets to third countries
2024-03-14 13:02:00
Regarding the next-generation fighter jet, which is being jointly developed with the UK and Italy, Komeito representative Yamaguchi plans to proceed with the final consensus within the party by allowing export to third countries by setting strict limits. was shown.
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The House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee will be held on the 18th, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Rikunmin agree, and former Policy Research Council Chairman Shimomura will attend.
2024-03-14 12:47:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party have agreed to hold a House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics on the 18th of next week, attended by Shimomura, the former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Institute, who is pro-Abe.
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Osprey US military resumes flights at Futenma Air Base, Okinawa
2024-03-14 12:11:00
The U.S. military resumed Osprey flights at Futenma Air Base on the morning of the 14th, which had been suspended following a crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture, last November. The Ministry of Defense has announced that from the 14th, Ospreys operated by the U.S. military and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will gradually resume domestic flights starting from the 14th, starting with aircraft that have completed maintenance. In addition to growing opposition to the reopening, Kagoshima Prefecture was also calling for careful provision of information.
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[Breaking News] Political Ethics Commission's Mr. Seko pleads not to be involved in accounting treatment of factions
2024-03-14 12:00:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee was held today, and in the morning Seko Seko, a member of the Abe faction, attended. Mr. Seko apologized for causing people's distrust in politics, and explained that he was not involved in the faction's accounting or kickback handling. The focus will be on what kind of explanation will be given regarding how the Abe faction continued to receive kickbacks from party income. We will keep you updated on the content of the defense and other information.
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[Breaking News] Mr. Seko of the House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry: “Kickbacks occurred over 10 years ago”
2024-03-14 11:07:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Committee on Political Ethics was held in the House of Councilors this morning, and began at 10 a.m. with former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko Seko, an Abe supporter, in attendance. What does it say? The focus will be on what kind of explanation will be given regarding how the Abe faction continued to receive kickbacks from party income. We will keep you updated on the content of the defense and other information.
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Osprey confirmed to be flying from U.S. military Futenma base in Okinawa
2024-03-14 10:29:00
The US military had suspended Osprey flights following the crash off the coast of Yakushima, Kagoshima Prefecture in November last year, but shortly after 8:50 a.m. on the 14th, it was confirmed that the Osprey was flying from the US military's Futenma base in Okinawa. It's done.
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[Breaking News] The House of Councilors Political Ethics Committee begins, Mr. Seko's defense begins
2024-03-14 10:13:00
Issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. The Committee on Political Ethics was held in the House of Councilors this morning, and began at 10 a.m. with former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko Seko, an Abe supporter, in attendance. What does it say? The focus will be on what kind of explanation will be given regarding how the Abe faction continued to receive kickbacks from party income. We will keep you updated on the content of the defense and other information.
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Liberal-Korean government expects to reach an agreement in principle soon to allow export of next-generation fighter jets to third countries
2024-03-14 06:55:00
The New Komeito Party is evaluating Prime Minister Kishida's concrete policy in the Diet regarding whether to allow the export of the next-generation fighter aircraft, which is being jointly developed with the United Kingdom and Italy, to third countries. The Komeito and Komeito parties are expected to reach an agreement in principle soon to allow exports.
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House of Councilors Political Ethics Committee to be held today - How to explain Abe faction's kickbacks
2024-03-14 06:46:00
A political ethics review committee will be held in the House of Councilors on the 14th regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and three members, including former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, who supports Abe, will attend. The focus will be on what kind of explanation will be given regarding how the Abe faction continued to receive kickbacks from party income.
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Osprey to resume domestic flights in stages, amid opposition from relevant local governments
2024-03-14 06:06:00
Ospreys operated by the U.S. military and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, which had suspended flights after a crash last November, will resume domestic flights from the 14th. In light of the opposition from related local governments, the Ministry of Defense has decided to explain its policy of proceeding with cautious reopening while sharing information with the U.S. side, and seek understanding.
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