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Political News(2022/03/03)


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Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Sanae Takaichi "Corresponding even if a supplementary budget for soaring crude oil prices is made"

2022-03-03 23:59:00
Regarding measures against soaring crude oil prices, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Survey, Takaichi, said that if the reserve fund for the new fiscal year's budget cannot be met, it is necessary to formulate a supplementary budget. ..

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Prime Minister Kishida decides to freeze assets of emerging conglomerates close to Putin's administration

2022-03-03 21:21:00
Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference on the night of the 3rd that Russia's military invasion could never be forgiven and that it had decided to freeze the assets of an emerging conglomerate close to the Putin administration.

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Prime Minister Kishida decides to freeze assets of emerging conglomerates close to Putin's administration

2022-03-03 21:00:00
Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference on the night of the 3rd that Russia's military invasion could never be forgiven and that it had decided to freeze the assets of an emerging conglomerate close to the Putin administration.

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Prime Minister Kishida decides to freeze assets of emerging conglomerates close to Putin's administration

2022-03-03 19:40:00
Prime Minister Kishida said at a press conference on the night of the 3rd that Russia's military invasion could never be forgiven and that it had decided to freeze the assets of an emerging conglomerate close to the Putin administration.

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Prime Minister Kishida Visiting Ukraine Tonight Quad Four-Country Leaders Video Conference

2022-03-03 19:17:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida announced at a press conference that a video conference will be held tonight by the leaders of the four countries called Quad with the United States, Australia and India.

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Ukrainian situation "Intensive deliberation by the House of Representatives budget committee" Liberal Democratic Party is reluctant

2022-03-03 19:08:00
As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continues, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party's parliamentary measures chairman met, and the Constitutional Democratic Party called for intensive deliberation at the House of Representatives Budget Committee next week, while the Liberal Democratic Party's House of Councilors I told him that it would be difficult because the budget for the new fiscal year is under discussion.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs advisory to evacuate to the area around the Belarus-Ukraine border

2022-03-03 18:57:00
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised the "danger information" in the area to the highest level 4, saying that the area around the border with Ukraine in Belarus could cause great damage due to the continued military action of the troops. , I am calling on the Japanese to evacuate. In addition, Japan has sanctioned Belarus in all other regions, raising the level of "danger information" to level 3 as it may pose a danger to Japanese people in the future, and requesting that they consider whether or not to return to Japan. We are calling on you to stop traveling to the site.

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Household income in the mid-30s to mid-50s has decreased by more than 1 million yen compared to more than 20 years ago.

2022-03-03 18:34:00
At the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy of the government, Prime Minister Kishida reported that the income of households in their mid-30s to mid-50s had decreased by more than 1 million yen compared to the same generation 20 years ago. He emphasized the idea of ​​meticulously investing in people to raise incomes.

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends evacuation from the area around the Russian-Ukraine border

2022-03-03 18:27:00
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has raised the "danger information" in the area to the highest level 4 and evacuated to the Japanese staying in the area around the border with Ukraine in Russia, saying that the situation is extremely dangerous due to military clashes. I'm calling. We have also raised "danger information" to level 2 in most parts of Russia, including the capital Moscow. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs will consider whether or not to return to Japan, saying that there is a risk that flights will be suspended one after another and departure will be restricted due to measures such as flight bans on Russian airlines by each country. We are calling for you to stop unnecessary and unurgent travel to Russia.

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"Prevention of spread" Extension of 18 prefectures such as Tokyo 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka

2022-03-03 17:19:00
Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread in 31 prefectures whose deadline is 6th of this month, the government has decided to extend it to 21st of this month in 18 prefectures such as Tokyo and to cancel 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka.

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"Prevention of spread" Extension of 18 prefectures such as Tokyo 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka

2022-03-03 17:14:00
Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread in 31 prefectures whose deadline is 6th of this month, the government has decided to extend it to 21st of this month in 18 prefectures such as Tokyo and to cancel 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka.

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Employment Insurance Law Amendment Proposal Entered in the House of Representatives Raising the insurance premium rate, etc.

2022-03-03 17:06:00
With the shortage of financial resources for employment insurance becoming an issue, the insurance premium rate for businesses that pay unemployment benefits, which currently bear 0.2% of wages between labor and management, will be raised to 0.6% from October. Amendments to the law have been deliberated in the House of Representatives.

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Representative of Izumi Ritsumin “No participation in military invasion” Requested to the Belarusian embassy

2022-03-03 16:38:00
Over the situation in Ukraine, the Constitutional Democratic Party's representative, Izumi, visited the Belarusian embassy, ​​which has an alliance with Russia, and requested that it not participate in Russia's military invasion.

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Accepting Ukrainian evacuees from Japan First, assume relatives and acquaintances

2022-03-03 16:35:00
Regarding the acceptance of Ukrainian refugees into Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference that he assumed about 1,900 Ukrainian relatives and acquaintances with Japanese status of residence, and others. People also showed the idea of ​​responding from a humanitarian point of view.

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Ukraine Invasion “Starting Discussions on“ Nuclear Sharing ”” Restoration Proposes to Government

2022-03-03 15:54:00
Over the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, the Nippon Ishin no Kai recommended that the government begin discussions on policies to share and operate US nuclear weapons among its allies.

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Prime Minister Kishida Coordinates tonight for Telephone Talks by Quad Leaders

2022-03-03 15:27:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, Prime Minister Kishida is coordinating on the night of the 3rd to hold a telephone talk with the leaders of four countries called the quad with the United States, Australia and India. We would like to confirm the unity of the four countries against the military invasion by Russia, including India, which is a traditional friend of Russia.

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"Priority measures to prevent spread" 18 prefectures for extension 13 prefectures for cancellation consideration

2022-03-03 15:24:00
Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread in 31 prefectures whose deadline is 6th of this month, the government is proceeding with adjustments to extend it in 18 prefectures such as Tokyo and cancel it in 13 prefectures such as Fukuoka. Prime Minister Kishida will discuss with his relevant ministers to finalize the policy and announce it at a press conference on the night of the 3rd.

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"Nuclear sharing" Former Prime Minister Abe "It is necessary for Japan to face the reality and proceed with discussions"

2022-03-03 15:23:00
Regarding the "nuclear sharing" of sharing US nuclear weapons with allies, former LDP Prime Minister Abe said that if Ukraine was a member of the NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is implementing nuclear sharing, there would be no invasion of Russia. He pointed out that this might be the case, and emphasized that Japan also needs to proceed with discussions.

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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly condemns Russia's military invasion and adopts a resolution calling for immediate withdrawal

2022-03-03 15:19:00
On the 3rd, the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly adopted a resolution condemning Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and calling for an immediate withdrawal.

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Coordinating the ruling and opposition parties by establishing a council to review the lower house election system

2022-03-03 13:58:00
Regarding the review of the election system of the House of Representatives, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the Diet, Takagi, was asked to meet with the Democratic Party for the People's Party, Chairman of the Diet, Furukawa, and promptly establish a council of representatives of each denomination. He expressed his desire to start adjusting between them.

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Ukraine Invasion “Starting Discussions on“ Nuclear Sharing ”” Restoration Proposes to Government

2022-03-03 13:57:00
Over the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops, the Nippon Ishin no Kai recommended that the government begin discussions on policies to share and operate US nuclear weapons among its allies.

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Online Diet Deliberation Possible in case of emergency without amending the Constitution

2022-03-03 13:23:00
The Constitutional Research Committee of the House of Representatives, which is discussing online parliamentary deliberation, has often commented in the discussions so far that it is possible to achieve exceptional realization by interpretation in the event of an emergency without amending the Constitution. I voted for the report.

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Accepting Ukrainian evacuees from Japan First, assume relatives and acquaintances

2022-03-03 13:17:00
Regarding the acceptance of Ukrainian refugees into Japan, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said at a press conference that he assumed about 1,900 Ukrainian relatives and acquaintances with Japanese status of residence, and others. People also showed the idea of ​​responding from a humanitarian point of view.

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Online Diet Deliberation Possible in case of emergency without amending the Constitution

2022-03-03 12:29:00
The Constitutional Research Committee of the House of Representatives, which is discussing online parliamentary deliberation, has often commented in the discussions so far that it is possible to achieve exceptional realization by interpretation in the event of an emergency without amending the Constitution. I voted for the report.

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To talk about "prevention of spread" "Requests from 12 prefectures to cancel 15 prefectures"

2022-03-03 12:15:00
Regarding priority measures such as prevention of spread in 31 prefectures that are due on the 6th of this month, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno has received requests for extension from 15 prefectures such as Tokyo at present, while 12 prefectures such as Fukuoka have requested cancellation. I explained that there was. Based on this, the government will discuss the treatment of priority measures with the relevant ministers on the 3rd, and Prime Minister Kishida will announce at a press conference on the night of the 3rd.

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Policy to freeze assets by adding four Russian banks Finance Minister Suzuki

2022-03-03 10:30:00
Finance Minister Suzuki had not previously been subject to sanctions on the morning of the 3rd after the EU-European Union decided to keep seven Russian banks out of an international payment network called SWIFT. It has also announced that it will freeze assets for four Russian banks.

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Government sanctions Belarus within the week to consider additional measures in the financial sector, etc.

2022-03-03 05:29:00
As Russia continues its military invasion of Ukraine, the government will impose sanctions on Belarus, which has an alliance with Russia, within the week, saying that it needs to take even stricter measures, and will add additional measures such as in the financial sector. We will also consider taking measures.

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Government "prevention of spread" Extension policy in about half of local governments centered on large cities

2022-03-03 05:24:00
Prime Minister Kishida plans to extend the priority measures such as prevention of spread in 31 prefectures, which are due on the 6th of this month, in about half of the local governments, mainly in large cities such as 1 metropolitan area and 3 prefectures and 3 prefectures in Kansai. Will hold a press conference on the 3rd after discussing with the relevant ministers to clarify the response.

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