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Political News(2022/12/21)


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Report on measures to deal with the shortage of local legislators Government's Local System Research Committee

2022-12-21 21:03:00
With the shortage of local assembly members becoming more serious, the government's local system investigation committee is considering the issue, saying that it would be effective to legislate a leave system that accompanies candidacy in order to make it easier for office workers and others to run. I summarized the answer that I should.

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Atomic Energy Commission's ``basic concept'' revised proposal for the first time in 5 years, next-generation development

2022-12-21 19:43:00
The government's Atomic Energy Commission has put together a proposal for the first revision in five years of the "basic policy" that indicates the direction of nuclear power policy, stating that the long-term operation of nuclear power plants and the development of next-generation models should be addressed. I included the content.

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"Trauma in the Wangan" What happened to the decision to dispatch the Self-Defense Forces overseas for the first time?

2022-12-21 19:06:00
The first overseas dispatch of the Self-Defense Forces was decided after the ceasefire of the Gulf War about 30 years ago. At that time, Japan provided a huge amount of aid, but the evaluation by the international community was so harsh that it was called "the trauma of the Gulf." What kind of discussions were taking place within the government in this dire situation? I would like to share with you the details of the top-secret diplomatic documents released on the 21st.

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Liberal Democrat Sonoura member of the House of Representatives resigns as a member Prosecution will soon be indicted

2022-12-21 19:00:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned from his post on the 21st and left the Liberal Democratic Party after being expected to be indicted in the near future on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of political fund parties. Did. In addition, Mr. Sonoura said on the morning of the 21st in Tokyo that there was a suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Mr. Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. According to interviews with people involved, the district public prosecutor's special investigation department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary indictment for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Next fiscal year's budget proposal final adjustment in ministerial negotiations to be decided by the cabinet on the 23rd

2022-12-21 18:54:00
The work of formulating the national budget for the next fiscal year and the 5th fiscal year of Reiwa reached the final stage, and on the afternoon of the 21st, Minister of Finance Suzuki and each minister held ministerial negotiations to make final adjustments to individual budget items. The government plans to finalize the details of the budget proposal based on the results of ministerial negotiations and make a cabinet decision on the 23rd.

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Foreign Minister Hayashi's visit to China postponed after the beginning of the year due to the intention of the Chinese side

2022-12-21 18:44:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi was planning to visit China later this month to meet with Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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``Doubling the budget for children'' 4 groups including child-rearing support requested the declining birthrate minister

2022-12-21 18:00:00
On the 21st, four groups working on child-rearing support and child poverty countermeasures requested the minister in charge of declining birthrate Ogura to immediately begin full-scale consideration of doubling the child budget.

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Shigeru Uchida, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, passed away

2022-12-21 17:59:00
Shigeru Uchida, the former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party Tokyo Metropolitan Government, who was also called the "don" of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and had great influence in the central political world, died on the morning of the 21st. he was 83 years old.

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Next fiscal year's budget proposal final adjustment in ministerial negotiations to be decided by the cabinet on the 23rd

2022-12-21 17:59:00
The work of formulating the national budget for the next fiscal year and the 5th fiscal year of Reiwa reached the final stage, and on the afternoon of the 21st, Minister of Finance Suzuki and each minister held ministerial negotiations to make final adjustments to individual budget items. The government plans to finalize the details of the budget proposal based on the results of ministerial negotiations and make a cabinet decision on the 23rd.

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“G7 Hiroshima Summit” logo mark decided Japanese traditional origami motif

2022-12-21 17:34:00
The government has selected a design based on Japanese traditional origami as the logo mark for the G7 Hiroshima Summit, which will be held in May next year, from among submissions from all over the country.

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Liberal Democrat Sonoura member of the House of Representatives resigns as a member Prosecution will soon be indicted

2022-12-21 17:22:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned from his post on the 21st and left the Liberal Democratic Party after being expected to be indicted in the near future on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of political fund parties. Did. In addition, Mr. Sonoura said on the morning of the 21st in Tokyo that there was a suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Mr. Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. According to interviews with people involved, the district public prosecutor's special investigation department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary indictment for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Liberal Democrat Sonoura member of the House of Representatives resigns as a member Prosecution will soon be indicted

2022-12-21 16:58:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned from his post on the 21st and left the Liberal Democratic Party after being expected to be indicted in the near future on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of political fund parties. Did. In addition, on the morning of the 21st, Mr. Sonoura announced the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on the morning of the 21st in connection with the suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. Interviews with people involved have revealed that the Special Investigation Department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary prosecution for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Government's "analog regulation" 9669 items Roadmap for review in one and a half years

2022-12-21 16:28:00
The government is in the process of reviewing the so-called "analog regulation", which requires ministries and local governments to confirm in writing, etc., in order to solve labor shortages and improve productivity by utilizing digital technology. I have compiled a table.

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``Face photo'' obligatory on my number card Infants are unnecessary and considered

2022-12-21 15:32:00
The government is considering whether infants, whose facial features change quickly, do not need the face photo that is required to be posted on the My Number Card.

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Liberal Democrat Sonoura member of the House of Representatives resigns as a member Prosecution will soon be indicted

2022-12-21 14:50:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned from his post on the 21st and left the Liberal Democratic Party after being expected to be indicted in the near future on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of political fund parties. Did. In addition, on the morning of the 21st, Mr. Sonoura announced the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office on the morning of the 21st in connection with the suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. Interviews with people involved have revealed that the Special Investigation Department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary prosecution for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Government's "analog regulation" 9669 items Roadmap for review in one and a half years

2022-12-21 14:27:00
The government is in the process of reviewing the so-called "analog regulation", which requires ministries and local governments to confirm in writing, etc., in order to solve labor shortages and improve productivity by utilizing digital technology. I have compiled a table.

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Liberal Democrat Sonoura member of the House of Representatives resigns as a member Prosecution will soon be indicted

2022-12-21 14:12:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, resigned on the 21st after being expected to be indicted in the near future on charges of violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of a political fund party. In addition, Mr. Sonoura said on the morning of the 21st in Tokyo that there was a suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Mr. Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. According to interviews with people involved, the district public prosecutor's special investigation department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary indictment for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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LDP member of the House of Representatives Sonoura submits a request for resignation, soon to be prosecuted

2022-12-21 13:14:00
Kentaro Sonoura, a member of the House of Representatives of the Liberal Democratic Party, submitted a petition to resign as a member of the House of Representatives on the afternoon of the 21st, in response to the prospect of being indicted on a summary indictment for violating the Political Funds Control Law over the income of the political fund party. bottom. In addition, Mr. Sonoura said on the morning of the 21st in Tokyo that there was a suspicion that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Mr. Sonoura did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. According to interviews with people involved, the district public prosecutor's special investigation department has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary indictment for violations of the Political Funds Control Law. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Liberal Democratic Party member Sonoura to be prosecuted soon Submission of resignation request for lawmaker in the afternoon

2022-12-21 12:18:00
Mr. Sonoura said on the morning of the 21st that the income and expenditure report of the political group represented by Kentaro Sonoura of the Liberal Democratic Party did not include the income of about 40 million yen for several political fund parties. , The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has agreed to proceed with the procedure for summary indictment for violation of the Political Funds Control Law, according to an interview with a person concerned. In response to this, Mr. Sonoura is expected to be indicted soon.

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Next fiscal year's budget plan finalization work final adjustment through ministerial negotiations

2022-12-21 12:07:00
We are nearing the end of the draft budget for next fiscal year. At the Ministry of Finance, ministerial negotiations will be held from 1:00 pm, and final adjustments will be made regarding individual items that have not yet been finalized.

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Shigeru Uchida, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, passed away

2022-12-21 12:05:00
Shigeru Uchida, the former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party Tokyo Metropolitan Government, who was also called the "don" of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly and had great influence in the central political world, died on the morning of the 21st. he was 83 years old.

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Coordinating for next year's G7 Hiroshima Summit G7 leaders to visit the Atomic Bomb Museum

2022-12-21 06:12:00
In conjunction with the holding of the "G7 Hiroshima Summit" in May next year, we have begun coordination for the leaders of each country to visit the Atomic Bomb Museum in Hiroshima City. It will be the first time for all G7 leaders to visit Japan.

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Final adjustment for next fiscal year's local allocation tax "about 18.4 trillion yen"

2022-12-21 05:39:00
Regarding the scale of the local allocation tax for the next fiscal year, the government has entered into final adjustments to secure about 18.4 trillion yen, which is about 300 billion yen higher than this year. The aim is to support local governments' digitalization and decarbonization efforts.

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New target for government food security enhancement, such as expansion of wheat and soybean production area

2022-12-21 04:56:00
Due to soaring prices of wheat and soybeans due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, etc., the government decided to set new goals such as promoting the domestic production of these agricultural products in order to strengthen food security. I was.

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