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Political News(2022/07/28)


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Execution in Myanmar G7 Foreign Ministers Joint Statement Calling for Stop Violence

2022-07-28 20:26:00
The military government has downplayed democracy after the execution of four former lawmakers who were aides to Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. And issued a joint statement calling for the immediate end of violence.

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Former Prime Minister Abe's memorial speech Liberal Democratic Party solidifies policy to postpone after autumn

2022-07-28 20:14:00
Regarding the memorial speech of former Prime Minister Abe who died, the Liberal Democratic Party wanted to give it at the extraordinary Diet session to be convened on the 3rd of next month, but the opposition party said that Mr. Abe's "national burial" should be discussed first. Based on what we are claiming, we have decided to postpone it after autumn.

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Government confirms support for strengthening agricultural productivity in Africa Before TICAD next month

2022-07-28 18:52:00
Prior to the TICAD = Tokyo International Conference on African Development to be held next month, the government will hold a strategic meeting by related ministries and agencies, saying that African countries are in a difficult situation due to the global food crisis against the background of the situation in Ukraine, and the agricultural production capacity We confirmed that we would support the strengthening.

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"Kanayama on Sado Island" is incomplete in the recommendation letter for World Cultural Heritage registration.

2022-07-28 18:03:00
With the aim of registering "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage site, the government has decided to resubmit it because UNESCO pointed out that the recommendation letter it had already submitted was inadequate. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu acknowledged that it would be difficult to achieve registration next year.

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Komeito House of Councilors election “Proportional reduction of seats is due to focus on constituencies where the situation is severe”

2022-07-28 17:03:00
Following the Upper House election, the Komei Party held a meeting of representatives of local organizations nationwide, summarizing that the fact that the proportional representation had reduced one seat from before the election was due to the focus on the constituencies where the situation was severe. So, I confirmed the unity for the victory in the unified local elections next spring.

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"Kanayama on Sado Island" is incomplete in the recommendation letter for World Cultural Heritage registration.

2022-07-28 16:59:00
With the aim of registering "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage site, the government has decided to resubmit it because UNESCO pointed out that the recommendation letter it had already submitted was inadequate. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu acknowledged that it would be difficult to achieve registration next year.

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Komeito North Deputy Representative "Be careful about the relationship between problem-pointing groups and politicians."

2022-07-28 16:22:00
Regarding the relationship between politics and religion, the North Deputy Representative of the Komei Party pointed out that the political activities of religious groups are rights guaranteed by the Constitution, and that politicians' involvement with groups that are socially problematic is , Showed the idea that you should be careful.

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Inappropriate management of 29 statistics from 5 provinces in the national "core statistics"

2022-07-28 16:21:00
Regarding the "core statistics," which are particularly important among national statistics, the Cabinet Office has 29 statistics from five ministries, including the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, and there is improper management of discarding documents without taking necessary procedures. We reported the inspection results to the official document management committee.

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Former Prime Minister Abe confirms perfect preparations for "state funeral" Funeral execution secretariat first meeting

2022-07-28 16:07:00
For the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe, the government will hold the first meeting of the "funeral execution secretariat" formed by the executives of the relevant ministries and agencies, and many attendees including foreign dignitaries are expected. We have confirmed that we will proceed with thorough preparations such as building a security system.

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Former Prime Minister Abe's memorial speech "Ruling party August 5" "Opposition" state funeral "discussion"

2022-07-28 14:14:00
The ruling party proposed to give a memorial speech to former Prime Minister Abe on August 5 over the extraordinary Diet session to be convened on August 3, while the opposition party decided to give a speech before deciding the date of the speech. He insisted that it was necessary to discuss the "national burial" of Japan, and decided to continue discussions.

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"Kanayama on Sado Island" is incomplete in the recommendation letter for World Cultural Heritage registration.

2022-07-28 14:06:00
With the aim of registering "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage site, the government has decided to resubmit it because UNESCO pointed out that the recommendation letter it had already submitted was inadequate. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu acknowledged that it would be difficult to achieve registration next year.

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Komeito September 25th Party Convention to be held Prospects for representative election and personnel affairs of new executive department

2022-07-28 14:02:00
The Komeito has decided to hold a biennial party convention on September 25th. Yamaguchi's term of office is up to the party convention, and it is expected that new executive officers will be appointed, including the representative election.

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“Half-mast raised after the death of former Prime Minister Abe, the local government made an appropriate decision” Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

2022-07-28 13:21:00
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Isozaki should make an appropriate decision on how to respond to the fact that some boards of education had notified the school to display a half-mast to show condolences upon the death of former Prime Minister Abe. I showed the recognition that it was.

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Mr. Shunichi Mizuoka, the chairman of the parliamentary group created by the Constitutional Democratic Party, will be reappointed

2022-07-28 12:43:00
Mr. Shunichi Mizuoka, who is incumbent, will be reappointed as the chairman of the parliamentary group formed by the Constitutional Democratic Party and others in the House of Councilors.

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“1000 entrepreneurs dispatched to Silicon Valley, USA” Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

2022-07-28 12:04:00
On the 27th, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagita, who is visiting the United States, visited universities and companies in Silicon Valley where start-up companies that create innovative businesses gather, and dispatched about 1,000 Japanese entrepreneurs over the next five years. We have announced a policy that will lead to strengthening our competitiveness.

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"Kanayama on Sado Island" is incomplete in the recommendation letter for World Cultural Heritage registration.

2022-07-28 11:57:00
With the aim of registering "Kanayama on Sado Island" in Niigata Prefecture as a World Cultural Heritage site, the government has decided to resubmit it because UNESCO pointed out that the recommendation letter it had already submitted was inadequate. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Suematsu acknowledged that it would be difficult to achieve registration next year.

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Coordinating Prime Minister Kishida's visit to the Middle East to talk about stabilizing the energy market

2022-07-28 06:27:00
Prime Minister Kishida is coordinating to visit the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia, in line with his attendance at the TICAD = Tokyo International Conference on African Development, which is scheduled to be held in Tunisia later next month. He would like to discuss stabilizing the international energy markets such as crude oil and LNG = liquefied natural gas.

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