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Political News(2022/08/09)


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Toyama Governor Former Unification Church affiliated support for election "was not appropriate"

2022-08-09 23:10:00
Governor Nitta of Toyama Prefecture announced at a press conference on the 9th that he received support from the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, an organization related to the former Unification Church, in the previous year's gubernatorial election. He then said, "It was not appropriate for me to receive help."

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Cabinet reshuffle Shunichi Suzuki to stay on as Finance Minister

2022-08-09 22:25:00
Shunichi Suzuki, the Liberal Democratic Party's Aso faction, will remain as Finance Minister in the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th.

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Cabinet Reshuffle Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary to Remain

2022-08-09 22:17:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Abe's Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno will remain in office.

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Cabinet reshuffle Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi to stay

2022-08-09 22:11:00
In the Cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of the Liberal Democratic Party Kishida faction will remain in office.

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Cabinet reshuffle Komei Tetsuo Saito Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to remain in office

2022-08-09 22:11:00
Komeito's Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito will remain in office after the Cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th.

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``Former Prime Minister Abe's 'state funeral' grounds and process should be explained'' Ritsumin Communist, etc.

2022-08-09 21:34:00
Regarding the "state funeral" of former Prime Minister Abe, the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Communist Party should conduct hearings with the government and explain in detail the legal basis for the "state funeral" and the process leading to the cabinet decision. One after another.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appointment of Koichi Tani as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 21:33:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Mr. Koichi Tani, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party Nikai faction, as the chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and the minister in charge of disaster prevention during the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. Mr. Tani is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Liberal Democratic Party "Report if there is a case over the former Unification Church" to a member of the Diet

2022-08-09 21:29:00
Regarding the relationship between the "Family Federation for World Peace and Unification" and the former Unification Church, on the 9th, the Liberal Democratic Party asked parliamentarians belonging to the party to check and review the relationship, and report if there are any issues that the party should grasp. instructed in the document.

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Cabinet reshuffle New cabinet members and LDP executive appointments solidify

2022-08-09 21:24:00
Prime Minister Kishida solidified the lineup of cabinet members ahead of the cabinet reshuffle on the 10th and the appointment of officers of the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Liberal Democratic Party officer personnel Toshiaki Endo of Tanigaki group to be appointed chairman of general affairs

2022-08-09 21:18:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Toshiaki Endo, chairman of the election campaign committee of the Tanigaki Group, as chairman of the general affairs committee.

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Liberal Democratic Party officer personnel appointment Yutaka Moriyama to chair the election campaign

2022-08-09 20:48:00
Prime Minister Kishida has confirmed his intention to appoint Yutaka Moriyama, the former chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, who is the chairman of the Moriyama faction as the chairman of the LDP executive committee.

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Cabinet reshuffle To appoint Mr. Kenya Akiba as reconstruction minister First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 20:45:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Mr. Kenya Akiba of the Liberal Democratic Party's Motegi faction as Minister for Reconstruction at the Cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. This is Akiba's first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appointment of Koichi Tani as chairman of the National Public Safety Commission First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 20:37:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Mr. Koichi Tani, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party Nikai faction, as the chairman of the National Public Safety Commission and the minister in charge of disaster prevention during the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. Mr. Tani is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle To appoint Minoru Terada as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 20:11:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Minoru Terada, aide to the Prime Minister of the Liberal Democratic Party Kishida faction, as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. This is Mr. Terada's first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle to appoint Sanae Takaichi as minister in charge of economic security

2022-08-09 20:10:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Sanae Takaichi, Chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Policy Research Council, as minister in charge of economic security.

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Cabinet reshuffle to appoint Yasutoshi Nishimura as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry

2022-08-09 20:09:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint former Minister of State for Economic Revitalization, Yasutoshi Nishimura, who is affiliated with Abe, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

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Cabinet reshuffle To appoint Yasuhiro Harashi as Minister of Justice First entry into the Cabinet

2022-08-09 20:09:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Mr. Yasuhiro Hanashi of the Liberal Democratic Party Kishida faction as Minister of Justice. Hari is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle To appoint Tetsuro Nomura as Minister of Agriculture First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 20:08:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Tetsuro Nomura, a member of the House of Councilors and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's Motegi faction, as Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Nomura is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle to appoint Katsunobu Kato as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare for the third time

2022-08-09 20:07:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato of the Liberal Democratic Party and Motegi faction as Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appointment of Koichi Tani as reconstruction minister First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 20:06:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Mr. Koichi Tani of the Liberal Democratic Party Nikai Faction as Minister for Reconstruction. Mr. Tani is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle to appoint Taro Kono as digital minister

2022-08-09 20:01:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Taro Kono, head of the Public Relations Headquarters of the Aso faction, as digital minister.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appoints Abe faction Akihiro Nishimura as environment minister for the first time

2022-08-09 19:57:00
Prime Minister Kishida has confirmed his intention to appoint Akihiro Nishimura, a member of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, as Minister of the Environment during the Cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. Mr. Nishimura is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appointment of Naoki Okada as minister in charge of regional revitalization First entry into the cabinet

2022-08-09 19:57:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Naoki Okada, the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, as the minister in charge of regional revitalization. This is Okada's first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle to appoint Yasukazu Hamada as defense minister for the second time

2022-08-09 19:53:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Seiichi Hamada, who has no faction, as Minister of Defense during the Cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. Hamada will be Minister of Defense for the second time.

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Cabinet reshuffle Masanobu Ogura of the Nikai faction enters the cabinet for the first time

2022-08-09 19:52:00
Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to let Masanobu Ogura, who was elected four times in the Liberal Democratic Party's Nikai faction, join the cabinet in the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th. Ogura is his first entry into the cabinet.

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Cabinet reshuffle Appointment of Keiko Nagaoka as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

2022-08-09 19:35:00
In the cabinet reshuffle to be held on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida confirmed his intention to appoint Keiko Nagaoka of the Liberal Democratic Party Aso faction as Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Nagaoka is her first entry into the cabinet.

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Prime Minister Kishida makes final adjustments to appoint Minoru Terada as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Cabinet reshuffle

2022-08-09 19:23:00
In the cabinet reshuffle on the 10th, Prime Minister Kishida entered the final adjustment to appoint Minoru Terada of the Liberal Democratic Party Kishida faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. On the other hand, in terms of party executive appointments, ▼ the appointment of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as chairman of the party's political affairs research committee, ▼ chairman of the election campaign committee Endo as chairman of the general affairs committee, ▼ former chairman of the diet committee chairman Moriyama as the successor chairman of the election campaign committee is the direction to fill

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House of Representatives election ``1 vote disparity'' more than doubled in 20 electoral districts

2022-08-09 17:08:00
Based on the basic resident register as of January 1, NHK calculated the ``1-vote disparity'' in the House of Representatives election, and more than doubled in 20 constituencies. Even after reviewing the division of single-seat constituencies, such as increasing the number of single-seat constituencies by 10, as recommended by the government council, the number of single-seat constituencies has more than doubled in the two constituencies.

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Prime Minister Kishida solidifies the appointment of Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as chairman of the Policy Research Council

2022-08-09 12:03:00
Prime Minister Kishida decided to appoint Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as the chairman of the party's political affairs research, ▽ Election campaign chairman Endo as chairman of the general affairs committee, and his successor as the election campaign committee member. Final adjustments were made with the intention of appointing Moriyama, the former chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee, as the head. In addition, regarding the reshuffling of the Cabinet, we are coordinating the retention of Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa and Minister of State for Economy and Security Kobayashi.

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China's military exercises "affect" Japan's security environment 82%

2022-08-09 05:03:00
China held military exercises near Taiwan in response to US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, and the situation in which a ballistic missile fell inside Japan's exclusive economic zone affects Japan's security environment. When asked in an NHK public opinion poll, 82% of the respondents answered that they would have an impact.

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Prime Minister Kishida Makes Final Adjustments to Appoint Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Hagiuda as Chairman of the Policy Research Council

2022-08-09 04:33:00
Prime Minister Kishida is making final adjustments to appoint Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hagiuda as chairman of the political affairs research committee on the 10th of the Cabinet reshuffle and LDP officer appointments. In addition, I decided to retain Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi and Minister of Finance Suzuki, and to have Mr. Okada, Chairman of the Diet Affairs Committee of the House of Councilors, join the Cabinet.

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