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Political News(2022/02/15)


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Foreign Minister Hayashi Talks with Russian Economic Development Minister Demands Pursuit of Diplomatic Solutions

2022-02-15 23:15:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi said in an online economic talks with Russia's Minister of Economic Development Reshetnikov that he was watching the situation in Ukraine with great concern, and eased tensions and pursued a diplomatic solution. I asked you to do it.

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Prime Minister Kishida and President of Ukraine “Preparing a $ 100 Million Yen Loan”

2022-02-15 22:01:00
As tensions continued over the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida said in a telephone conversation with Ukrainian President Oleksandr Zelensky on the night of the 15th that he was ready to provide at least $ 100 million in yen loans for financial support. The two leaders agreed to work together to alleviate tensions through diplomatic efforts.

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Defense Minister Kishi and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army meet to confirm cooperation in the field of defense

2022-02-15 21:27:00
Defense Minister Kishi met with Army Commander Hun Manet, who has been nominated as a candidate for the future Prime Minister of Cambodia, and confirmed that he would further promote cooperation and exchanges in the field of defense.

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Prime Minister Kishida and President of Ukraine agree on diplomatic efforts to ease tensions

2022-02-15 20:29:00
As tensions continued over the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida met with Ukrainian President Oleksandr Zelensky on the phone on the night of the 15th and agreed to make persistent diplomatic efforts to alleviate the tensions.

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Komeito Yamaguchi Representative Implemented based on the "10 increase 10 decrease" law of the House of Representatives single-seat constituency

2022-02-15 20:17:00
Regarding the "10 increase and 10 decrease" to change the number of single-seat constituencies in the lower house election, Komeito representative Yamaguchi will implement it based on the law, saying that it was decided as an institutional foundation after exhaustion of discussions. He realized that it was important.

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Ukrainian Presidential Telephone Talks with Prime Minister Kishida Ends

2022-02-15 19:49:00
As tensions continued over the situation in Ukraine, a telephone talk was held between Prime Minister Kishida and President Zelensky of Ukraine. At the meeting, Prime Minister Kishida is believed to have asked for cooperation in the safe evacuation of Japanese people staying in the area.

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Liberal Democratic Party / Komeito Resolution to accept foreign students suspended in principle Submitted to the government

2022-02-15 18:57:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party have each compiled a resolution calling for the continued acceptance of foreign students and submitted it to the government over measures to suspend new entry of foreigners in principle as a measure against the border of Omicron shares.

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Requested extension of "priority measures such as prevention of spread" in Kyoto and Kagoshima prefectures

2022-02-15 18:42:00
Six prefectures, including Kyoto, Kagoshima, and Hokkaido, have requested the government to extend the application of the "Priority Measures to Prevent Spread", which is due on the 20th of this month.

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South Korean presidential election begins full-scale election campaign

2022-02-15 18:27:00
The Korean presidential election, which will be voted next month, has entered the official campaign period from the 15th. Candidates for the ruling party of innovation and the candidate for the largest opposition party of conservatives, who are competing for the approval rating of the opinion poll, immediately made a speech in various places and appealed for support.

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Request for extension of "prevention of spread" in Kyoto and Kagoshima prefectures

2022-02-15 17:16:00
Kyoto and Kagoshima prefectures have requested the government to extend the "priority measures to prevent spread", which is due on the 20th of this month.

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Submission of a bill that includes consumer protection measures for new teenage adults Communist with the Constitutional Democratic Party

2022-02-15 16:30:00
Following the reduction of the adult age to 18 from April, the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Communist Party will have a week longer than usual to cancel the contract in order to protect newly grown teens from consumer damage. I submitted a bill to the Diet that included an extension.

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Constitutional Democratic Party “Not Intent to Remove Communist Party” Restoration and Cancellation of National Talks with the People

2022-02-15 16:16:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party has decided to cancel the forum for working-level discussions on parliamentary measures, which was set up between the Nippon Ishin no Kai and the Democratic Party for the People on the 14th, saying, "It is not my intention to be said to be out of the Communist Party." rice field.

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Komeito Yamaguchi's "It's natural to reflect on him" Former Deputy Minister of Finance Toyama's first trial

2022-02-15 15:41:00
Former Deputy Minister of Finance Toyama, who was a member of the Komeito House of Representatives, admitted and apologized for the indictment in the first trial of the case accused of violating the Money Lending Business Act. After that, he repeatedly expressed his intention to thoroughly prevent recurrence as a party and work to restore trust.

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Liberal Democratic Secretary-General Motegi Spending on Kyoto Prefectural Federation "Appropriate and similar cases at other parties"

2022-02-15 15:05:00
Secretary-general Mogi of the Liberal Democratic Party is not illegal about the fact that the Liberal Democratic Party branch, represented by National Public Safety Commission Chairman Ninoyu, had spent 9.6 million yen on the party's Kyoto Prefectural Federation before the Upper House election six years ago. He pointed out that there are similar cases in other parties.

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Eruption of Tonga submarine volcano to support elucidation of domestic tide level change mechanism

2022-02-15 13:55:00
To elucidate the mechanism of tide level changes observed in Japan following the eruption that occurred last month at the submarine volcano in Tonga, South Pacific, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu conducted a survey of the Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo. It was revealed that it would be supported as a target of.

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Ukraine Situation US “Russia should act to ease tensions if it wants dialogue”

2022-02-15 13:03:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov conveyed to President Putin the idea that dialogue should be continued with the Western side, and emphasized the stance of emphasizing dialogue. A spokesman for the US State Department said, "I don't see any concrete signs of tension relief," and called for action to ease tensions if the Russian side wanted a dialogue.

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Tonight's telephone talks with Ukrainian President Fumio Kishida

2022-02-15 13:00:00
As tensions continue over the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida will hold a telephone talk with Ukrainian President Oleksandr Zelensky on the night of the 15th. He is expected to seek cooperation for the safe evacuation of Japanese people staying in the area.

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Request for extension of "prevention of spread" such as Kyoto Hyogo Prefecture also requests in the afternoon

2022-02-15 12:39:00
Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture and Governor Shioda of Kagoshima Prefecture have announced that they have requested the government to extend the "priority measures to prevent spread" due on the 20th of this month. Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture is also planning to request the government to extend it on the afternoon of the 15th.

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Request for extension of "prevention of spread" in Kyoto Prefecture Hyogo Prefecture also requests in the afternoon

2022-02-15 12:19:00
Governor Nishiwaki of Kyoto Prefecture has announced that he has requested the government to extend the "priority measures to prevent spread" due on the 20th of this month. Governor Saito of Hyogo Prefecture is also planning to request the government to extend it on the afternoon of the 15th.

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Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to formulate guidelines for companies to respect human rights

2022-02-15 12:10:00
With the need to address human rights issues such as forced labor, the government has decided to formulate corporate guidelines by this summer to establish policies and initiatives for respecting human rights.

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Ukraine Situation US “Russia should act to ease tensions if it wants dialogue”

2022-02-15 11:57:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Russian Foreign Minister Sergeĭ Viklov conveyed to President Putin the idea that dialogue should be continued with the Western side, and emphasized the stance of emphasizing dialogue. A spokesman for the US State Department said, "I don't see any concrete signs of tension relief," and called for action to ease tensions if the Russian side wanted a dialogue.

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Personal information of commercial registration Hide if there is a risk of DV etc. Minister of Justice

2022-02-15 11:55:00
Regarding the registration information that can be viewed in writing, Minister of Justice Furukawa has announced that he will take measures to hide the address when there is a request from a person who may be damaged such as DV = domestic violence.

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South Korean presidential election begins full-scale election campaign

2022-02-15 11:45:00
The Korean presidential election, which will be voted next month, will enter the official campaign period from the 15th, and will be a full-scale election centered on the candidate of the ruling party who aims to continue the innovative government and the candidate of the largest conservative opposition party aiming for a change of government. The war has begun.

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Ukraine Situation UN Secretary-General "Diplomatic Breakthrough"

2022-02-15 10:42:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with Russian and Ukrainian foreign ministers online on the 14th, calling for a breakthrough in the diplomatic situation and emphasizing the idea that the UN will work on a peaceful solution.

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Successive price increases "affecting" households 73% NHK poll

2022-02-15 06:58:00
According to the NHK opinion poll, 73% of the respondents answered that they are "affecting" their household budgets regarding the successive increases in food, daily necessities, and utility bills.

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To set up a round-table conference for members of the Diet who receive support from labor unions under the Constitutional Democratic Union

2022-02-15 05:36:00
Members of the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party for the People, supported by the union's labor unions, are working to make adjustments in the near future to hold a round-table conference to exchange opinions on a regular basis.

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Government Ukraine Situation Calling Japanese to evacuate Considering sanctions at the time of invasion

2022-02-15 05:18:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the government has decided to do its utmost to ensure safety, such as calling directly to the Japanese who are staying in the area to evacuate, saying that the situation is likely to worsen rapidly. On the other hand, the policy is to urgently consider the sanctions if Russia invades, in cooperation with the United States and other countries.

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Amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, such as the introduction of IT in civil trials, to be submitted to the Diet Ministry of Justice

2022-02-15 04:55:00
The Ministry of Justice submitted a draft amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure to the current Diet after the Legal Council, which is an advisory body to the Minister of Justice, reported on the outline for the introduction of IT in civil trial procedures. It is a policy aiming for establishment.

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Government "prevention of spread" Extension such as Osaka Considering cancellation of Okinawa etc.

2022-02-15 04:51:00
The government plans to extend the priority measures such as the prevention of spread in 21 prefectures, which are due on February 20, if requested, as it is necessary to continue the measures mainly in urban areas such as Osaka. On the other hand, in some areas such as Okinawa, the infection situation is improving, and we are considering canceling it.

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