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Political News(2024/04/04)


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[List of punishments] 39 people from the Liberal Democratic Party decided, Mr. Shioya and Mr. Seko recommended to leave the party

2024-04-04 21:36:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to punish 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over issues surrounding the faction's political funding party, and Abe faction leaders, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, have been recommended to leave the party. In response to this, Mr. Seko submitted a notice of resignation from the party, which was accepted.

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[List of punishments] 39 people from the Liberal Democratic Party decided, Mr. Shioya and Mr. Seko recommended to leave the party

2024-04-04 20:51:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to punish 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over issues surrounding the faction's political funding party, and Abe faction leaders, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, have been recommended to leave the party. In response to this, Mr. Seko submitted a notice of resignation from the party, which was accepted.

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Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, leaves the Liberal Democratic Party and receives a recommendation to leave the party.

2024-04-04 20:40:00
Former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, who was advised to leave the Liberal Democratic Party over issues surrounding a faction's political funding party, left the party on the night of the 4th, saying he wanted to take political responsibility.

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Prime Minister Kishida interviews former Prime Minister Mori by phone: ``Cannot confirm specific involvement''

2024-04-04 20:16:00
Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 4th, ``As I have said in the past, former Prime Minister Mori said that he was directly involved in the party's hearings and in his defense at the Political Ethics Committee in the Diet.'' has not been confirmed." ``Recently, after conducting a series of interviews, I decided to ask about former Prime Minister Mori by calling him directly.However, I will continue to ask about former Prime Minister Mori's specific involvement.'' "I have not been able to confirm this. Considering the interest of many people, I conducted the interview based on my judgment."

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[List of punishments] 39 people from the Liberal Democratic Party decided, Mr. Shioya and Mr. Seko recommended to leave the party

2024-04-04 20:14:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to punish 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over issues surrounding the faction's political funding party, and Abe faction leaders, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, have been recommended to leave the party. In response to this, Mr. Seko submitted a notice of resignation from the party, which was accepted.

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Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, leaves the Liberal Democratic Party and receives a recommendation to leave the party.

2024-04-04 19:22:00
Former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, who was advised to leave the Liberal Democratic Party over issues surrounding a faction's political funding party, left the party on the night of the 4th, saying he wanted to take political responsibility.

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[List of punishments] 39 people from the Liberal Democratic Party decided, Mr. Shioya and Mr. Seko recommended to leave the party

2024-04-04 18:55:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to punish 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over issues related to factional political funding parties. Abe faction leaders Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, were recommended to leave the party, while former Political Affairs Research Chairman Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura had their party membership suspended for one year. We will keep you updated on today's developments.

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Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, submits notification of leaving the party and is advised to leave the Liberal Democratic Party

2024-04-04 18:53:00
Former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, who was advised to leave the Liberal Democratic Party due to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party, has submitted a notice of resignation from the party, saying he wants to take political responsibility.

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Liberal Democratic Party decision to dispose of 39 people at party committee; Shioya and Seko to recommend resignation from party

2024-04-04 18:18:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has been holding a party discipline committee meeting since 4:00 p.m. to decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over the issue of factional political funding parties. Of the four pro-Abe executives who discussed the handling of kickbacks, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko were recommended to leave the party, and former Political Affairs Research Chairman Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura were suspended from party membership for one year. This is our policy. We will keep you updated on today's developments.

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Kozo Hirabayashi dies at the age of 93. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the Mori Cabinet. Became Governor of Tottori Prefecture at the age of 43.

2024-04-04 16:32:00
Kozo Hirabayashi, who served as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications and Governor of Tottori Prefecture, passed away from heart failure on the 28th of last month. He was 93 years old.

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Liberal Democratic Party decision to dispose of 39 people at party committee; Shioya and Seko to recommend resignation from party

2024-04-04 16:23:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has been holding a party discipline committee meeting since 4:00 p.m. to decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions over the issue of factional political funding parties. Of the four pro-Abe executives who discussed the handling of kickbacks, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya and former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko were recommended to leave the party, and former Political Affairs Research Chairman Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura were suspended from party membership for one year. This is our policy. We will keep you updated on today's developments.

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Liberal Democratic Party to decide on punishment of 39 people in the afternoon Shioya, Seko, policy to recommend leaving the party

2024-04-04 16:10:00
On the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party will decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the Party Disciplinary Committee due to issues surrounding factional political funding parties. Of the four pro-Abe executives who discussed the handling of kickbacks, Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, were recommended to leave the party, and former Policy Research Chairman Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura were given one-year membership status. The plan is to suspend it. We will keep you updated on today's developments.

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Liberal Democratic Party to decide on punishment of 39 people in the afternoon Shioya, Seko, policy to recommend leaving the party

2024-04-04 14:17:00
On the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party will decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the Party Disciplinary Committee due to issues surrounding factional political funding parties. Of the four pro-Abe executives who discussed the handling of kickbacks, Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, were recommended to leave the party, and former Policy Research Chairman Shimomura and former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura were given one-year membership status. The plan is to suspend it.

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Ritmin Policy Research Council Chairman Nagatsuma “Requires reporting of health damage caused by foods with functional claims”

2024-04-04 13:43:00
In response to the issue of people who ingested health foods containing the ingredients of Kobayashi Pharmaceutical's red yeast rice developing kidney disease, Nagatsuma, the Political Affairs Research Chair of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said that similar foods with functional claims can cause health damage. He expressed the idea that there is a need to amend the law to require reporting to the government in the event of a violation.

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House of Representatives Constitutional Commission held for the first time in this Diet session

2024-04-04 12:57:00
The House of Representatives Constitution Review Committee was held for the first time in the current Diet session, and procedures were carried out to elect the secretary. Regarding the future schedule, the Liberal Democratic Party proposed holding a screening committee next week for free discussion, and the Constitutional Democratic Party said it would take the matter back to the table for consideration.

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Liberal Democratic Party to decide on punishment of 39 people in the afternoon Shioya, Seko, policy to recommend leaving the party

2024-04-04 12:01:00
On the afternoon of the 4th, the Liberal Democratic Party will decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the Party Disciplinary Committee due to issues surrounding factional political funding parties. The plan is to recommend that Shioya, former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and Seko, former Secretary-General of the House of Councilors, leave the party. In addition, among the three former secretary-generals, Takagi, former head of the National Diet Countermeasures Committee, will have his party membership suspended for six months, while former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeda will have their party positions suspended for one year. Adjusting.

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Liberal Democratic Party Mr. Shioya submits statement of defense “Protesting the dictatorial party management by the executive branch”

2024-04-04 11:54:00
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya, who is expected to be advised to leave the Liberal Democratic Party due to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party, has submitted a written explanation to the Party Disciplinary Committee. We cannot accept such an unjustly harsh punishment and will firmly protest the dictatorial management of the party by the executive branch.

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Prime Minister Kishida's movements April 3

2024-04-04 10:31:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's actions on April 3)

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Japan-U.S. summit meeting confirms and coordinates review of command and control of the Self-Defense Forces and U.S. Forces Japan

2024-04-04 06:39:00
Prime Minister Kishida is coordinating to confirm that the Japan-U.S. summit meeting to be held next week will proceed with a review of the command and control of each unit in order to smoother cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Forces in Japan. .

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Political funding issue: Liberal Democratic Party to decide to punish 39 Abe and Nikai faction members today

2024-04-04 04:59:00
The Liberal Democratic Party will decide on the punishment of 39 members of the Abe and Nikai factions at the Party Disciplinary Committee on the 4th due to issues surrounding factional political funding parties. However, as there is a gap in opinion within the executive department regarding the severity of the punishment, etc. regarding the three former general secretary generals, we are hurrying to make arrangements.

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