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Political News(2022/02/04)


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Draft outline for "international mediation" to solve problems in international business Legislative Committee

2022-02-04 21:29:00
As a means of resolving troubles with foreign companies, a subcommittee of the Legislative Council has put together a draft outline that includes the creation of a new system that encourages the use of "international mediation," which aims to resolve problems through discussions between the parties.

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Government "Administrative Documents are Managed by Electronic Documents" Guideline Amendment

2022-02-04 20:32:00
In light of the progress of digitalization of government, the government has compiled a draft amendment to the guidelines, such as the basic management of administrative documents created by each ministry and agency as electronic documents.

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Kumamoto Prefecture Clams Suspicion of foreign production Consumer Minister “Extremely serious problem”

2022-02-04 19:06:00
Regarding the fact that many of the clams sold as Kumamoto Prefecture are suspected to be foreign, Wakamiya, the Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 4th, "Consumer trust. It is a very serious problem that shakes. I would like to tackle it if it is necessary to deal with it based on the investigation by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. "

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NHK New Year Budget Submitted to the Diet Balance of income and expenditure by reviewing operating expenses

2022-02-04 18:17:00
NHK's budget and business plan for the new fiscal year and Reiwa 4th fiscal year were submitted to the Diet with the opinion of Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko.

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4 items of party rules such as restrictions on the term of office of LDP officers

2022-02-04 18:16:00
The Liberal Democratic Party's Party Reform Implementation Headquarters has confirmed that it will formulate concrete plans within this month for four items that require revision of the party rules, such as restrictions on the term of office of officers, and will consult with the party convention scheduled for next month.

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A bill to reduce the annual expenses of members of the House of Councilors of the Meiji Restoration submitted to the Diet

2022-02-04 18:05:00
The Nippon Ishin no Kai submitted a bill to the Diet to reduce the annual expenses of members of the House of Councilors by 77,000 yen per month, saying that it is necessary to thoroughly reduce expenses due to the increase in the number of members of the House of Councilors.

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Wearing a mask over 2 years old "Must move forward" Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto

2022-02-04 17:31:00
As the rapid spread of Omicron strains continues, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto acknowledged that children over the age of 2 should be positive about wearing masks to prevent further infections.

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Communist Tamura Policy Committee Chairman criticizes the response of the Constitutional Democratic Party

2022-02-04 17:25:00
In preparation for the summer Upper House election, the Communist Party's policy chairman Tamura criticized the Constitutional Democratic Party's representative Izumi, who said that "cooperation will be blank", and criticized it as a one-sided response. He acknowledged that it would be difficult to coordinate the unification of candidates.

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Draft outline for "international mediation" to solve problems in international business Legislative Committee

2022-02-04 17:22:00
As a means of resolving troubles with foreign companies, a subcommittee of the Legislative Council has put together a draft outline that includes the creation of a new system that encourages the use of "international mediation," which aims to resolve problems through discussions between the parties.

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Wearing a mask over 2 years old "Must move forward" Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto

2022-02-04 17:05:00
As the rapid spread of Omicron strains continues, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto acknowledged that children over the age of 2 should be positive about wearing masks to prevent further infections.

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First meeting with US Ambassador to Japan Emmanuel Kishida

2022-02-04 15:22:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with the newly appointed US Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel for the first time. We exchanged opinions on the regional situation surrounding China and North Korea, and agreed to continue to work closely with Japan and the United States.

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Japanese government Tonga to provide emergency grant-in-aid for approximately $ 2.44 million

2022-02-04 14:24:00
The government has decided to provide an emergency grant of approximately $ 2.44 million to Tonga in the South Pacific, which was severely damaged by the eruption of a submarine volcano.

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Foreign Minister Hayashi explained that the US military explained that the exemption from inspection of soldiers was a notification and recognition.

2022-02-04 14:23:00
Regarding the fact that the U.S. military in Japan has exempted soldiers from Japan from inspections since September last year, Foreign Minister Hayashi has indicated that he had informed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs when he started the exemption from the U.S. side. It was revealed that it was done. The Japanese side reiterated that it was different from the American side's perception.

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Kishi Defense Minister Mageshima base construction plan Work to communicate with the local community

2022-02-04 14:02:00
On the 3rd, the local mayor expressed his desire to put together a certain idea at an appropriate time over a plan to build a Self-Defense Forces base to be used for training of the US military on Mageshima, Nishinoomote City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Minister of Defense Kishi emphasized the idea of ​​working while communicating with the local community, saying that it is "extremely meaningful."

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A series of cautious opinions on the basic bill for the establishment of the LDP "Children's Family Agency"

2022-02-04 13:06:00
Regarding the treatment of the basic bill on child policy that both the LDP and Komeito are aiming to submit, the enactment of the bill submitted by the government should be prioritized in order to establish a "Children's Family Agency" at the LDP meeting held on the 4th. As a result, there were a series of cautious opinions regarding the submission of the basic bill.

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Kumamoto Prefecture Clams Suspicious Foreign Production Minister of Agriculture "Working to prevent problems"

2022-02-04 12:48:00
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Kaneko said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 4th, "In cooperation with Kumamoto Prefecture, We will work to prevent these problems from occurring. "

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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry “Considering Contribution as the Largest Importer of LNG” The situation in Ukraine becomes tense

2022-02-04 12:28:00
Mr. Hagita, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, said that diplomatic exchanges would be refrained from saying that the situation in Ukraine became tense and the US Byden administration requested the Japanese government to accommodate LNG = liquefied natural gas in Europe. We will consider how we can contribute to the international community as the largest importer of Ukraine. "

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Government decision to revise the Broadcasting Law, such as a reserve fund system for reducing government license fees

2022-02-04 12:02:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 4th, the government decided on a bill to revise the Broadcasting Law, which includes the introduction of a new reserve fund system to fund the reduction of NHK reception fees and the revision of foreign capital restrictions of broadcasters.

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Wearing a mask over 2 years old "Must move forward" Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto

2022-02-04 11:55:00
As the rapid spread of Omicron strains continues, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Goto acknowledged that children over the age of 2 should be positive about wearing masks to prevent further infections.

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Prime Minister Kishida instructed to accelerate preparations for submission of new economic security bill to the Diet

2022-02-04 11:20:00
A ministerial meeting was held to strengthen economic security, which is an important issue for the Cabinet, and Prime Minister Kishida instructed Minister Kobayashi to accelerate preparations for submitting a new bill to the current Diet. did.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary "Okinawa's" prevention of spread "partially lifted also had a certain effect."

2022-02-04 11:14:00
On the 3rd, Governor Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture announced that Miyakojima City and Tarama Village will cancel the "Priority Measures for Prevention of Spread, etc." that have been applied throughout the prefecture until the 20th of this month. Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, "I am aware that Okinawa Prefecture has indicated a policy to exclude two cities and villages in the Miyako area from the targets of" priority measures such as spread prevention. "Okinawa Prefecture is infected. If the number of people decreases or the medical system improves, we will consider canceling it ahead of schedule even if it is within the deadline, and based on this, it was decided by Okinawa Prefecture. "

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House of Representatives Budget Committee The ruling party proposes to hold a central hearing on the 15th of this month

2022-02-04 10:43:00
At the board of directors of the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, the ruling party proposed to hold a central hearing on the 15th of this month, which is the premise of the vote, over the deliberation schedule of the new fiscal year's budget.

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Land of unknown owner, disaster prevention warehouse, etc. can be maintained Legal amendment bill decided by Cabinet

2022-02-04 10:37:00
On the 4th, a cabinet decision was made on a bill to amend the law to effectively utilize land left unclear by the owner. It includes the ability to develop disaster prevention related facilities on such land.

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Summarize proposals such as formulating guidelines to prevent human rights violations for LDP Japanese companies

2022-02-04 06:45:00
With China and other countries concerned about the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in mind, the Liberal Democratic Party's working team calls for the government to formulate guidelines for preventing human rights infringement for Japanese companies operating overseas. I summarized.

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Constitutional Democratic House of Councilors election candidate pointed out delay in support Concern about impact on unification of opposition candidates

2022-02-04 06:04:00
In the so-called "one-person district" of the upper house election in the summer, it has been pointed out that there is a delay in the work of supporting candidates for the Constitutional Democratic Party, and there are voices from inside and outside the party concerned about the impact on the unification of candidates on the opposition side. I am.

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