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Political News(2022/03/18)


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Established a government official residence liaison office with a seismic intensity of 5 or higher in Iwate Prefecture

2022-03-18 23:44:00
Following this earthquake, the government set up a liaison office at the Prime Minister's Office's Crisis Management Center at 11:26 pm to collect information and check for damage.

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Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Medalists pay a courtesy call on the Prime Minister

2022-03-18 21:41:00
Snowboarder Ayumu Hirano and other Beijing Olympic and Paralympic medalists paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida and reported that it was difficult to make adjustments due to the severe cold weather.

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Ukrainian President Zelensky's parliamentary speech finalized on the evening of the 23rd

2022-03-18 20:32:00
The Liberal Democratic Party will make final adjustments with each party to hold a speech in the parliament on the evening of the 23rd, following the Ukrainian government's request for an opportunity to give a speech by President Zelensky in the Japanese parliament. We are.

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“Treatment of Russian-related projects Judgment at the budget execution stage” Chief Cabinet Secretary

2022-03-18 19:19:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno is up to date on the fact that the opposition party has said that Russia-related projects included in the new fiscal year's budget should be deleted in light of the situation in Ukraine. I showed the idea of ​​making a decision based on the information in.

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Constitutional Democratic Party and 3 Opposition House of Councilors Election 1 Person District Coordination for unification of candidates

2022-03-18 17:47:00
Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, will meet individually with the leaders of the three opposition parties, including the chairman of the Communist Party, and will make adjustments to unify the candidates in the so-called one-person district of the upper house election in the summer. It matched.

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Foreign Minister Hayashi to visit Turkey and UAE Cooperation with Ukraine situation

2022-03-18 15:42:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi has announced that he will visit Turkey and the UAE = United Arab Emirates on a four-day schedule starting from the night of the 18th. We would like to cooperate in diplomatic negotiations to stop Russia's military invasion over the situation in Ukraine.

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Special allocation tax for this year Total 1,074.6 billion yen Increased by about 8% from the previous year

2022-03-18 15:22:00
This year's special allocation tax, which is issued by the national government to local governments, totaled 1,074.6 billion yen, including subsidies for kerosene purchase costs and heating costs due to the soaring crude oil prices.

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To establish a countermeasures headquarters with stable procurement of energy, etc. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

2022-03-18 13:23:00
In response to the tightening situation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has decided to set up a new countermeasures headquarters to consider ways to stably procure important materials such as energy and rare metals.

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Ukrainian President's parliamentary speech Liberal Democratic Party and Constitutional Democratic Party agree to be held next week

2022-03-18 13:09:00
Following the Ukrainian government's request for an opportunity to speak by President Zelensky in Japan's parliament, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party's chairman of the parliamentary measures have agreed to meet and coordinate for implementation next week. did.

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Benefits to pensioners "Part of comprehensive measures" Komeito Secretary-general Ishii

2022-03-18 12:47:00
Regarding the new benefits that the government and the ruling party are considering to support pensioners, Komeito's secretary-general Ishii emphasized that there is a clear policy objective, but said that it is only part of the comprehensive measures. He expressed his intention to consider economic measures that take into consideration other than pensioners.

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Japanese government unitedly supports the acceptance of refugees from Ukraine

2022-03-18 12:29:00
In order to accept refugees from Ukraine, the government needs to hold the first meeting of the liaison and coordination meeting of the relevant ministers, speed up the issuance of visas upon entry, and provide accommodation in collaboration with local governments. I confirmed that I would like to provide support.

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Prime Minister Kishida tomorrow visits India and Cambodia to confirm cooperation at summit meeting

2022-03-18 11:56:00
Prime Minister Kishida will visit India and Cambodia from the 19th to the 3rd. I would like to confirm cooperation with both countries regarding the response to the situation in Ukraine.

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Japanese government expands export ban to Russia, including Belarus

2022-03-18 11:29:00
As an additional sanction against Russia, which invaded Ukraine, the government expanded the scope to general-purpose products such as semiconductors used to control industrial machinery, and banned 57 items from export in principle from the 18th.

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Added Russian Ministry of Defense executives and military industry groups to the Japanese government's asset freeze target

2022-03-18 11:25:00
Regarding the situation in Ukraine, the government agreed at a cabinet meeting on the 18th that as additional sanctions against Russia, 15 Russian Defense Ministry executives and nine groups related to the military industry will be added to the target of asset freeze. did.

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Expected to be approved on 22nd of the new fiscal year budget agreement between the ruling and opposition parties in the upper house plenary session

2022-03-18 11:08:00
The ruling and opposition parties agreed that the budget bill for the new year = Reiwa 4th year, which is being deliberated by the House of Councilors, will be decided at the plenary session immediately after the decision by the budget committee to be held on the 22nd next week. It is expected that it will be established soon.

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Japanese government unitedly supports the acceptance of refugees from Ukraine

2022-03-18 11:05:00
In order to accept refugees from Ukraine, the government needs to hold the first meeting of the liaison and coordination meeting of the relevant ministers, speed up the issuance of visas upon entry, and provide accommodation in collaboration with local governments. I confirmed that I would like to provide support.

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Establishing a system for accepting refugees from Ukraine The government hastened

2022-03-18 06:53:00
An urgent foreign ministers' meeting of the G7 = seven major countries was held on the night of the 17th over the situation in Ukraine, and it was agreed to set up a support group, saying that neighboring Moldova, which is accepting refugees, is also in a difficult situation. The Government of Japan is also urgently improving the system for accepting refugees.

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G7 Foreign Ministers Emergency Meeting agreed with Moldova support “Severe situation for refugees”

2022-03-18 04:38:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi also attended over the situation in Ukraine, and G7 = foreign ministers of seven major countries held an emergency meeting online, and a support group was set up because neighboring Moldova, which accepts many refugees from Ukraine, is in a difficult situation. It matched by doing.

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