Political News(2021/07/30)
Telephone talk with US Defense Minister Kishi welcomes visit to Southeast Asia
2021-07-30 21:10:00
Defense Minister Kishi told reporters after a telephone conversation with US Secretary of Defense Austin, who was visiting Southeast Asia, that this visit shows that the United States is deeply involved in security in the region. He welcomed him and announced that he had confirmed the further strengthening of the Japan-US alliance.
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[Details] Prime Minister Suga's interview "Be prepared to make this declaration the last"
2021-07-30 20:53:00
The government has added four prefectures, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka, to the target areas of the emergency declaration, and decided to apply priority measures such as spread prevention to five prefectures, Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka. .. We will update the details of Prime Minister Suga's press conference from time to time.
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Social Democratic House of Representatives Election Policy to support 20 candidates with the aim of winning 4 seats
2021-07-30 20:20:00
For the next House of Representatives election, the Social Democratic Party held a national secretary-general meeting on the 30th, and decided on an activity policy such as aiming to acquire four seats, which exceeds the power before the party split last year, and to support more candidates. rice field.
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[Details] Prime Minister Suga's interview "Be prepared to make this declaration the last"
2021-07-30 20:18:00
The government has added four prefectures, Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka, to the target areas of the emergency declaration, and decided to apply priority measures such as spread prevention to five prefectures, Hokkaido, Ishikawa, Hyogo, Kyoto, and Fukuoka. .. We will update the details of Prime Minister Suga's press conference from time to time.
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Minister Kono also delayed supply to the inoculation site in the occupational area waiting for the start of the modelna vaccine
2021-07-30 19:57:00
Regarding the Moderna vaccine, Minister of State for Regulatory Reform Kono has revealed that supply to the venue for occupational vaccination, which is waiting to start after completing the application, may be delayed.
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Former Prime Minister Abe "Unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee "Sakura wo Miru Kai" at a social gathering
2021-07-30 19:27:00
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the cost because it was suspected that it violated the Public Offices Election Act due to illegal donations to voters. Regarding Mr. Abe's accusation and non-indictment, the Tokyo Public Offices Election Commission voted that "non-indictment is unreasonable" and announced on the 30th, saying that sufficient investigations have not been exhausted. In response to this, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.
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Minister Nishimura "Declaration of Emergency" Q & A in the Diet before adding areas and extending the deadline
2021-07-30 17:42:00
Before the four prefectures of Saitama, Chiba, Kanagawa, and Osaka were added to the target areas of the state of emergency and the deadline for the declarations of Tokyo and Okinawa was extended, the Minister of Economic Revitalization Nishimura reported in advance in the Diet. Was held, and questions were asked by each party.
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Former Prime Minister Abe "Unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee "Sakura wo Miru Kai" at a social gathering
2021-07-30 17:26:00
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the cost because it was suspected that it violated the Public Offices Election Act due to illegal donations to voters. Regarding Mr. Abe's accusation and non-indictment, the Tokyo Public Offices Election Commission voted that "non-indictment is unreasonable" and announced on the 30th, saying that sufficient investigations have not been exhausted. In response to this, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.
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Maritime Self-Defense Force "Izumo" aircraft carrier "F35B" fighter aircraft departure and arrival test within the year
2021-07-30 16:22:00
Minister of Defense Kishi has decided to conduct a landing test of the state-of-the-art stealth fighter "F35B" with the cooperation of the U.S. military during this year at the "Izumo" of the Maritime Self-Defense Force, which is effectively "aircraft carrier". He clarified it and expressed his intention to proceed with adjustments such as the specific implementation time.
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Former Prime Minister Abe "Unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee "Sakura wo Miru Kai" at a social gathering
2021-07-30 15:37:00
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the cost because it was suspected that it violated the Public Offices Election Act due to illegal donations to voters. Regarding Mr. Abe's accusation and non-indictment, the Tokyo Public Offices Election Commission decided on the 30th that "non-indictment is unreasonable", saying that sufficient investigation has not been exhausted. In response to this, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.
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Former Prime Minister Abe "Unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee "Sakura wo Miru Kai" at a social gathering
2021-07-30 15:14:00
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the cost because it was suspected that it violated the Public Offices Election Act due to illegal donations to voters. Regarding Mr. Abe's accusation and non-indictment, the Tokyo Public Offices Election Commission decided on the 30th that "non-indictment is unreasonable", saying that sufficient investigation has not been exhausted. In response to this, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.
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Okinawa Henoko Coral Transplant “Check the growth status and work properly” Defense Minister
2021-07-30 15:11:00
Regarding the relocation work of the U.S. military Futenma base, Minister of Defense Kishi said that the Ministry of Defense started transplanting coral in the sea area to be reclaimed on the 29th, after confirming not only the water temperature but also the growth situation of coral. He acknowledged that he was proceeding properly.
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Marukawa Olympics Minister "late" Olympic traffic regulation and explanation of the cause of traffic congestion in Tokyo
2021-07-30 15:07:00
The Minister for the Olympic and Paralympic Games Marukawa explained that the scheduled start time of the Cabinet meeting on the 30th was delayed due to traffic restrictions at the Tokyo Olympics and traffic congestion in Tokyo.
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Kishi Defense Minister Mageshima Facility Construction Plan Attitude to strive for local understanding
2021-07-30 14:59:00
Regarding the plan to build a Self-Defense Forces facility that will also be used for training of the U.S. Forces in Japan on Mageshima, Kagoshima Prefecture, Minister of Defense Kishi will go to the local area in the future based on the opinion of the local governor requesting more noise survey points. He repeated the explanations and expressed his intention to seek cooperation in the plan.
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Foreign Minister Mogi Supports Dialogue between the Armed Forces and Democratic Forces to Democratize Myanmar
2021-07-30 14:45:00
Half a year before the coup d'etat in Myanmar on August 1, Foreign Minister Motegi said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that the military and democratic forces would work to restore the democratic political system in Myanmar. I reiterated the idea of supporting the dialogue.
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Announcement of emergency support measures for Atami debris flow Prime Minister Suga "I will do my best for recovery and reconstruction"
2021-07-30 14:40:00
Regarding the debris flow that occurred in Atami City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Prime Minister Suga made it clear that the government's emergency disaster response headquarters had put together emergency support measures, and will continue to listen to the voices of the victims and feel a sense of speed. I emphasized the idea of responding with.
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Former Prime Minister Abe "Unjustified" Prosecution Examination Committee "Sakura wo Miru Kai" at a social gathering
2021-07-30 13:48:00
Regarding the social gathering held the night before the "Sakura wo Miru Kai", former Prime Minister Abe paid a part of the cost because it was suspected that it violated the Public Offices Election Act due to illegal donations to voters. According to an interview with the people concerned, the prosecution examination committee in Tokyo decided that "non-indictment is unreasonable" because Mr. Abe was accused and was not prosecuted. rice field. In response to this, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office will conduct a re-investigation and decide whether to prosecute again.
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Common university test English private exam and descriptive formula will not be conducted Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
2021-07-30 13:15:00
Regarding the utilization of English private exams and the introduction of descriptive questions in the university entrance common test after 2025, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hagita concluded that it would be difficult to eliminate regional disparities and secure a fair scoring system. Based on the recommendations of the Council of Experts, he expressed his intention not to implement it.
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Foreign Minister Motegi to participate in next week's ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meeting
2021-07-30 13:11:00
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Foreign Minister Motegi rushed into concrete cooperation for the realization of a free and open Indo-Pacific and the situation in Myanmar at the ASEAN-Association of Southeast Asian Nations-related Foreign Ministers' Meeting next week. He expressed his desire to have a discussion.
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First meeting for vaccine development and production system strengthening in the government
2021-07-30 12:43:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato said at the relevant ministerial meeting, "It is important to prepare the environment while listening to the voices of the field," in order to develop vaccines and strengthen the production system in Japan. Instructed to proceed with such efforts.
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Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Budget Last year's execution rate was 74%, the highest ever
2021-07-30 12:41:00
The execution rate of the reconstruction budget for the Great East Japan Earthquake last year was the highest ever, at just over 74%, as many projects had 10 years as the final year after the earthquake.
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"Prevention of spread" Strict conditions for easing regional liquor provision Government policy
2021-07-30 04:33:00
With this change in the "Basic Response Policy," the government will, in principle, request restaurants to stop serving alcohol in areas where priority measures such as spread prevention are applied, and will be able to serve alcohol at the governor's discretion. The policy is to tighten the mitigation conditions only when the infection tends to decline.
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