Political News(2024/04/08)
Political party support rate: 41.3% for those who do not support a political party NHK poll
2024-04-08 19:28:00
This is the approval rating of each party in April. "Liberal Democratic Party" 28.4%, "Constitutional Democratic Party" 6.5%, "Japan Restoration Party" 4.7%, "Komeito" 4.0%, "Communist Party" 2.4%, "People's Democratic Party" 1.5%, "Reiwa" 1.7% said ``Shinsengumi,'' 0.5% said ``Social Democratic Party,'' 0.5% said ``Party Participant,'' 0.1% said ``A party we can all create,'' and 41.3% said ``I don't particularly support any political party.''
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23% support Kishida Cabinet, lowest since inauguration as for political funding issue
2024-04-08 19:00:00
According to an NHK public opinion poll, the number of people who answered that they "support" the Kishida cabinet decreased by 2 points from the March survey to 23%, while the number of those who answered that they "do not support" increased by 1 point to 58%. %was.
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Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi warns related members who are not subject to punishment by party discipline committee
2024-04-08 18:57:00
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Motegi has issued a strict warning to the members involved, who were not subject to punishment by the Party Disciplinary Committee, despite the fact that their income and expenditure reports were not included in the issue regarding the faction's political funding party. I'm looking for.
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Voting on April 28th Main candidates for the 3rd House of Representatives by-election will be announced
2024-04-08 18:45:00
Three by-elections for the House of Representatives will be announced on April 16th, and the main candidates have appeared in each constituency. The election results are expected to have an impact on Prime Minister Kishida's future administration and strategy for dissolving the House of Representatives.
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Prime Minister Kishida departs for the US to attend Japan-US summit meeting, etc.
2024-04-08 18:26:00
Prime Minister Kishida departed for the United States to attend the Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and other events. Prior to this, he confirmed to reporters that the Japan-U.S. relationship is even stronger, and expressed his intention to use this as an opportunity to communicate this to the world.
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Governor Kawakatsu submits resignation on the 10th; gubernatorial election to be held in late May at the earliest
2024-04-08 17:37:00
Governor Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture, who had announced his intention to resign after making remarks that could be interpreted as job discrimination while giving instructions to new employees, confirmed his intention to submit his resignation to the chairman of the prefectural assembly on the 10th. This was communicated to representatives of the main factions of the prefectural assembly and prefectural executives. The prefectural gubernatorial election is expected to be held in late May at the earliest.
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Shortage of local assembly members “More than one-third of towns and villages may not vote”
2024-04-08 17:24:00
As the shortage of local assembly members becomes an issue, a review committee of the National Association of Town and Village Assembly Chairmen made up of experts has predicted that there is a possibility that more than one-third of town and village assembly elections will not vote in the future. We have compiled a report that points out the need for a wide range of countermeasures.
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Osaka/Kansai Expo “Accelerating preparation support for overseas pavilions” Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito
2024-04-08 17:23:00
With almost one year to go until the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Saito met with the head of the BIE (Exposition International Bureau), who is visiting Japan, and talks about the overseas pavilions, which have been criticized for delays in preparation. He expressed his intention to accelerate support for construction and interior work.
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Governor Kawakatsu submits resignation request on 10th; gubernatorial election to be held by late May
2024-04-08 15:03:00
Governor Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture, who had announced his intention to resign after making a remark that could be interpreted as job discrimination while giving instructions to new employees, confirmed his intention to submit his resignation to the chairman of the prefectural assembly on the 10th. This was communicated to representatives of the main factions of the prefectural assembly and prefectural executives. Governor Kawakatsu announced at a press conference on the 2nd of this month that he intends to resign as of this June's legislative session. According to the Public Offices Election Act, the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election following Governor Kawakatsu's resignation is to be held within 50 days from the day after the prefectural assembly chairman notifies the prefectural election management committee. An election is expected to be held by the end of the month.
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Prime Minister Kishida's activities April 5-7, 2024
2024-04-08 10:13:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's activities from April 5th to 7th)
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Political funding issue: ruling and opposition parties arrange to establish special committee for political reform within the week
2024-04-08 06:48:00
In response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the ruling and opposition parties are making arrangements to establish special committees in both the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors to discuss political reform within the week.
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Prime Minister Kishida to visit the US today for Japan-US summit meeting
2024-04-08 05:06:00
Prime Minister Kishida will depart for the United States on the 8th to attend the Japan-U.S. Summit Meeting and other events. As the international situation becomes increasingly severe, the two countries are expected to deepen cooperation in the field of defense and confirm further strengthening of cooperation in a wide range of fields, including economic security and space.
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