2024-04-18 20:54:00
Representative Baba of the Japan Ishin no Kai criticized the Constitutional Democratic Party's response to the debate on political reform and the Diet's Constitution Review Committee, and said, ``There is still a need to crush the Constitutional Democratic Party.''
2024-04-18 20:48:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting Italy, met with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba and expressed his intention to steadily implement support for recovery and reconstruction amid the protracted Russian military invasion, and continued to work closely with Ukraine. We agreed to work together.
2024-04-18 20:36:00
Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to clarify the Liberal Democratic Party's stance as soon as possible through consultations with the ruling parties, in order to bring about the revision of the Political Funds Control Act in the current Diet session.
2024-04-18 19:04:00
The foreign ministers of the G7 (G7), which is being held in Italy, is discussing the response to Iran's large-scale attack on Israel. Foreign Minister Kamikawa appears to be appealing to both sides to exercise self-restraint in order to prevent the situation from worsening further.
2024-04-18 17:59:00
Regarding his visit to the United States as a state guest last week, Prime Minister Kishida stated in a plenary session of the House of Representatives that he had been able to strengthen the relationship between Japan and the United States, and that, based on the results of the visit, he would like to support the maintenance of a free and open international order. He expressed his determination to work to strengthen the system.
2024-04-18 15:17:00
The House of Representatives Constitutional Review Committee was held, and the Liberal Democratic Party once again proposed that the work should immediately begin drafting constitutional amendments regarding extensions of terms of office for members of the Diet in emergency situations such as large-scale disasters, while the Constitutional Democratic Party He argued that the issues involved are wide-ranging and that several years of discussion are necessary.
2024-04-18 15:06:00
Regarding the review of projects based on national funds, the government has decided to abolish 15 projects as they have already fulfilled their role. In addition, the government has decided to return the fund to the national treasury, as there is no longer any prospect of using the total amount of more than 540 billion yen.
2024-04-18 14:50:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, and Japan Restoration Party are discussing measures that the country should take regarding the proposed amendment to the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas, which is considered the ``constitution of agricultural policy'' and includes measures to strengthen food security. An amendment with some additions was submitted, and the bill was voted on by the Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee of the House of Representatives, and was passed with a majority vote.
2024-04-18 14:40:00
The revised Comprehensive Legal Support Act, which includes provisions for lawyers to provide continuous support from an early stage in an effort to alleviate the mental burden of crime victims and bereaved families, was unanimously passed at a plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 18th. It was established.
2024-04-18 14:22:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the chief secretaries of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Association met and exchanged opinions on the status of consideration of the bills each party is preparing.
2024-04-18 11:59:00
The Supreme Court decided by the 18th that the Hiroshima City Council member was found guilty in the first and second trials of accepting cash from former Justice Minister Katsuyuki Kawai as compensation for the House of Councilors election five years ago. The decision was made to dismiss the appeal, and the conviction was finalized. Lawmakers will have their civil rights suspended and lose their jobs.
2024-04-18 11:32:00
In order to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, a bill to revise the Child and Childcare Support Act, which includes the establishment of a "support subsidy system" as a financial resource, was passed by a special committee of the House of Representatives with a majority vote from both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party. Ta. The revised bill is expected to be approved at the plenary session on the 19th and sent to the House of Councilors.
2024-04-18 10:28:00
Prime Minister Kishida's movements April 17, 2024 07:02 Departing from the official residence on foot at 07:03 Arriving at the official residence at 07:04 Meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroshi Moriya (~08:36) 08:37 Meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Hideki Murai (~09) :01) 09:51 Departing from the Prime Minister's Office 09:52 Arriving at the Diet 09:54 Entering the reception room of the Speaker of the House of Councilors 09:57 Exiting the same room. Entering the House of Councilors plenary session hall 10:01 House of Councilors plenary session opening 12:15 Leaving during the House of Councilors plenary session 12:16 Departing from the Diet 12:18 Arriving at the Prime Minister's Residence 12:53 Departing from the Prime Minister's Residence 12:55 Arriving at the Diet 12:56 At the House of Representatives 17th Committee Room Enter 13:00 Attend the House of Representatives Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee 14:06 House of Representatives Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Committee adjournment 14:07 Leave the same room 14:08 Depart from the Diet 14:10 Arrive at the Prime Minister's Office 14:39 Receive a letter of request from Ishikawa Prefectural Governor Hiroshi Hase regarding the reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake ( ~14:51) 15:21 Interview with US magazine Newsweek (~16:12) 16:13 Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Murai, Deputy Secretary-General Hiroaki Niihara, and Deputy Secretary-General Yasuyuki Kasai of the Secretariat of the Headquarters for Realizing New Capitalism, Cabinet Secretariat (until 16:33) 16:35 Ministerial Meeting for Promoting Tourism Nation (until 17:00) 17:04 Shinichiro Sakai, project manager for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) lunar probe "SLIM" H3's former project manager Tadashi Okada (~17:17) 17:18 Council for the Realization of New Capitalism (~18:30) 18:35 Digital Minister Taro Kono met with Cabinet Secretariat Administrative Reform Promotion Headquarters Secretary-General Nobutaka Yokota (~18:50) 19:02 Telephone talk with South Korean President Yoon Sung-nyeol (~19:17) 19:42 Media interviews begin 19:44 Interview ends. Depart from the official residence on foot and arrive at the official residence at 19:45
2024-04-18 10:27:00
In order to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, a bill to revise the Child and Childcare Support Act, which includes the establishment of a "support subsidy system" as a financial resource, was passed by a special committee of the House of Representatives with a majority vote from both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party. Ta. The revised bill is expected to be approved at the plenary session on the 18th and sent to the House of Councilors.
2024-04-18 06:11:00
The foreign ministers' meeting of the G7 = seven major countries began in Italy. In the wake of Iran's large-scale attack on Israel, the main topic of discussion will be how to deal with the situation in the Middle East, and the G7 would like to come out with a united message in order to prevent the situation from worsening further.
2024-04-18 05:40:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party wants to ensure that the law is amended during the current Diet session, and wants to focus its discussion on preventing recurrences such as omissions from income and expenditure reports. In response, the opposition parties argue that drastic legal reforms are needed to dispel political distrust, and plan to ban donations from companies and organizations.
2024-04-18 01:45:00
At the second special press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said, ``In terms of human and property damage, we have received reports that there are currently several people who have been transported by ambulance with minor injuries.Call 110, call 119. We have heard that there have been several cases of both.At this time, we have received no reports of power outages, and water outages are being confirmed.At this time, we have received no reports of any damage. Ta.
