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Political News(2022/05/18)


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Prime Minister Kishida appeals at the faction party "The House of Councilors election wins at all costs"

2022-05-18 21:49:00
Prime Minister Kishida said on the night of the 18th at a faction party chaired by himself, saying, "Political stability is necessary to open up a new era," and appealed to win the Upper House election.

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Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting “China will play a responsible role in the situation in Ukraine”

2022-05-18 19:03:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi online to maintain the peace and security of the international community, accusing Russia of a clear violation of international law over the situation in Ukraine. Asked China to play a responsible role as well.

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Liberal Democratic Party and Constitutional Democratic Party agree to enter parliamentary deliberation on the 25th of this year's supplementary budget

2022-05-18 17:40:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party, the chairman of the Diet, have met and agreed to enter into deliberation in the Diet on the 25th next week on the supplementary budget for this year to implement emergency measures against rising prices.

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House of Councilors election ward Liberal Democratic Party “Constitutional amendment and elimination” Ritsumin “Law revision possible”

2022-05-18 17:22:00
While each party exchanged opinions at the House of Councilors Constitutional Research Committee regarding the "joint district" of the election district held in the Upper House election, the LDP argued that the constitution should be amended to eliminate the "joint district". The Constitutional Democratic Party argued that there was no need for a constitutional amendment, saying it was possible.

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Komeito "Next year's G7 Summit will be held in Hiroshima" Requested to the Prime Minister

2022-05-18 17:15:00
Komeito has asked Prime Minister Kishida to hold the G7 Summit next year in Hiroshima to disseminate the misery of the atomic bombing to the world, saying that there are concerns about the use of nuclear weapons due to the situation in Ukraine. , Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to consider.

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Liberal Democratic Party and Constitutional Democratic Party agree to enter parliamentary deliberation on the 25th of this year's supplementary budget

2022-05-18 16:45:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party, the chairman of the Diet, have met and agreed to enter into deliberation in the Diet on the 25th next week on the supplementary budget for this year to implement emergency measures against rising prices.

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Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting “China will play a responsible role in the situation in Ukraine”

2022-05-18 15:48:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi online to maintain the peace and security of the international community, accusing Russia of a clear violation of international law over the situation in Ukraine. Asked China to play a responsible role as well.

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Prime Minister "Children and Family Affairs Agency Personnel exchange with local governments Appointment of private human resources"

2022-05-18 13:53:00
Prime Minister Kishida actively promoted personnel exchanges with local governments and the promotion of private human resources at the House of Councilors plenary session over the "Children's Family Agency," which will be the command tower for children's policies, and policies from the perspective of children and the child-rearing generation. I emphasized the idea of ​​realizing.

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Code of Civil Procedure Revised to IT

2022-05-18 13:47:00
The revised Code of Civil Procedure, which includes the possibility of submitting complaints online and allowing the use of web conferences in oral arguments, for the introduction of IT in civil trial procedures, was published in the House of Councilors on the 18th. At the plenary session, it was approved and passed by a large number of people in favor of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party. Procedures in civil lawsuits will be gradually converted to IT by 2025.

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Enactment of a law to support "International University of Excellence" Subsidized by utilizing university funds

2022-05-18 13:38:00
At the House of Councilors plenary session on the 18th, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party will recognize a university that is expected to have world-class research results as an "international outstanding research university" and support it by utilizing a university fund of 10 trillion yen. It was approved and approved by a large number of people in favor of.

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Foreign Ministers of Japan and China meet online and exchange opinions on the situation in Ukraine

2022-05-18 13:33:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi online and exchanged views on the situation in Ukraine and Japan-China relations.

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Amendments to the Penal Code, etc. Passed by the House of Representatives Legal Committee Introduced imprisonment for insults

2022-05-18 12:35:00
Introducing imprisonment for insulting crimes that apply to insulting people, raising the upper limit of statutory penalties, and creating a "detention sentence" that unifies "imprisonment" and "imprisonment", such as the Penal Code. The amendment was voted on by the Legal Committee of the House of Representatives and passed by a majority of the LDP and Komeito parties.

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Japan-US Summit Meeting Prime Minister Kishida to announce participation in the new economic partnership "IPEF" led by the United States

2022-05-18 05:19:00
At the Japan-US summit meeting scheduled for next week, Prime Minister Kishida will make adjustments to announce his participation in the new economic partnership "IPEF (Indo-Pacific Economic Framework)" that the United States is aiming to launch. I did.

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Proposal for holding the Komeito G7 Summit in Hiroshima Disseminating the misery of the atomic bombing

2022-05-18 04:43:00
Komeito said that the use of nuclear weapons is a concern due to the situation in Ukraine, and next year's G7 summit = summit of seven major countries will be held in Hiroshima so that Japan, the only country exposed to the war, will disseminate the misery of the atomic bombing to the world. We have put together an urgent recommendation to hold it.

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