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Political News(2024/05/15)


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Inappropriate handling of “Specially Confidential” information Prime Minister Kishida “Dangerous Situation”

2024-05-15 23:17:00
Prime Minister Kishida responded to a series of incidents in which the Self-Defense Forces inappropriately handled ``designated secret'' information that requires a high degree of security, calling it ``a grave situation that undermines trust.'' He expressed his intention to thoroughly implement this at all relevant ministries and agencies.

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Prime Minister Kishida “does everything we can to take public safety measures and prevent accidents” at the Message of Life exhibition

2024-05-15 19:19:00
Prime Minister Kishida visited an exhibition of life-size panels and personal belongings of people who died in crimes and traffic accidents, and expressed the government's intention to do its best to take security measures and prevent accidents, while empathizing with the feelings of victims and bereaved families. was shown.

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Liberal Democratic Party publicly announces bill for party ticket disclosure standards “over 100,000 yen”

2024-05-15 19:13:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party has submitted a bill to the New Komeito Party that includes lowering the threshold for disclosing party ticket purchasers from the current ``over 200,000 yen'' to ``over 100,000 yen.'' I showed it. If we cannot reach an agreement with Komeito, we plan to submit a bill on our own within this week.

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Revision of the Political Funds Control Act - Proposal of provisions that align with the direction of the people

2024-05-15 19:07:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, working officials from the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of the People held discussions, and the Constitutional Democratic Party presented draft provisions on matters that the two parties agree on, such as the introduction of the so-called "coalition system." Ta.

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Japan and US sign agreement to develop new missile to intercept hypersonic missiles

2024-05-15 19:05:00
While China and North Korea are proceeding with the deployment and development of hypersonic missiles, the Japanese and U.S. governments have decided to begin joint development of a new type of missile capable of intercepting them this fiscal year, and officials from both governments have announced that 15 On the day of the meeting, we signed an agreement regarding the division of labor.

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Taiwan Mayor of Taipei and Liberal Democratic Party Youth Director-General meet and confirm the importance of exchanges

2024-05-15 18:28:00
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan'an, who is considered the hope of Taiwan's main opposition party, the Kuomintang, met with the Liberal Democratic Party's youth director and confirmed the importance of continued exchanges between Japan and Taiwan.

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House of Councilors Constitution Review Committee Opinions from each party regarding “emergency meetings” stipulated by the Constitution

2024-05-15 18:08:00
The House of Councilors Constitution Review Committee was held, and each party expressed their opinions regarding the emergency session of the House of Councilors, which the Constitution stipulates to be held in the event of an emergency such as a large-scale disaster.

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“Insurance coverage for childbirth expenses” to be discussed at study committee Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and Children and Families Agency

2024-05-15 17:46:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Children and Family Affairs Agency have set up a study group consisting of experts and concerned parties regarding insurance coverage for childbirth expenses, which the government is considering introducing in 2026 as part of its efforts to counter the declining birthrate. We have decided to start concrete discussions regarding issues.

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Liberal Democratic Party Shimomura “Prime Minister Kishida should interview former Prime Minister Mori further”

2024-05-15 17:25:00
Shimomura, former chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs research committee, whose membership was suspended in connection with the issue surrounding the party's political funding party, said in a lecture that Prime Minister Kishida had served as chairman of a faction that was the predecessor of the Abe faction in order to uncover the truth. Mori: He argued that further interviews should be conducted with the former Prime Minister.

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“The non-prosecution of Mr. Seko and others is unfair” University professor petitions the Prosecution Commission for review

2024-05-15 16:50:00
Former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige Seko and others were criminally indicted on suspicion of violating the Political Funds Control Act over a political fund party organized by the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction. As such, we have submitted documents requesting review to the Public Prosecution Commission.

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Foreign Minister Kamikawa ``resolutely defends our territory'' condemns South Korean opposition leader's landing on Takeshima

2024-05-15 14:25:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa condemned the decision by South Korean opposition party leaders to land on Takeshima in Shimane Prefecture and claim territorial rights, saying the country would ``resolutely defend our territory'' and plan to work with relevant ministries to consider countermeasures. was shown.

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Prime Minister asks for understanding on introduction of new training and employment system, House of Representatives Judicial Committee

2024-05-15 13:53:00
Regarding the abolition of the technical intern training system and the establishment of a new ``development work system'', Prime Minister Kishida stated that it is necessary to improve the attractiveness of the acceptance system so that Japan will be chosen even as competition for foreign human resources intensifies. , asked for understanding in the introduction.

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Liberal Democratic Party to compile recommendations as soon as next week due to spoofed advertisements

2024-05-15 12:18:00
In response to a series of cases in which people have been scammed out of money through fake advertisements that impersonate celebrities and solicit investment on social media, the Liberal Democratic Party's working team is planning to compile recommendations to the government that include countermeasures as early as next week. became.

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Liberal Democratic Party considers submitting independent bill on party ticket disclosure criteria for ``over 100,000 yen''

2024-05-15 06:05:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito have decided to change the standard for disclosing purchasers of party tickets from the current ``over 200,000 yen'' to ``over 100,000 yen.'' The plan is to propose a reduction to ``.'' However, while Komeito is insisting that the amount exceed 50,000 yen, the current Diet session has a limited amount of time to amend the law, and if no adjustments can be made, they will submit a bill on their own. We are also considering

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Prime Minister Kishida's movements May 14, 2024

2024-05-15 05:08:00
Prime Minister Kishida's movements May 14, 2024

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Concrete study aimed at realizing “Automated Logistics Road” Tokyo-Osaka in mind Government

2024-05-15 00:26:00
In an effort to address the shortage of logistics transportation capacity, the government is proceeding with specific studies with the Tokyo-Osaka route in mind, with the aim of creating an "automated logistics road" that transports cargo using unmanned carts and other vehicles within 10 years. I decided to go.

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