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Political News(2023/01/23)


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Reiwa Shinsengumi representative Yamamoto refutes doubts about Rotation of House of Councilors

2023-01-23 22:00:00
Regarding the fact that the ruling and opposition parties are questioning the Reiwa Shinsengumi's policy of replacing five members of the House of Councilors who have resigned each year for the remaining term of office, Yamamoto said, It is not written that it is useless if you do not serve," he argued.

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Ordinary Diet Convening Drastic Strengthening of Defense Capabilities Focus and Positions of Each Party

2023-01-23 21:54:00
This year's ordinary Diet was convened on the 23rd, and Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to work on the realization of a drastic strengthening of defense capabilities. We have summarized the focus and the positions of each party on strengthening defense capabilities.

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Ritsumin and Meiji Restoration Opposition to defense tax increase Confirmed policy to pursue government

2023-01-23 21:29:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party, which work together in the ordinary Diet session, held the first meeting of a working team to discuss administrative and financial reforms, and are opposed to the government's tax increase policy accompanying the increase in defense spending, and are considering counter proposals. I confirmed the policy to pursue the government.

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Ordinary Diet Convening Drastic Strengthening of Defense Capabilities Focus and Positions of Each Party

2023-01-23 20:45:00
This year's ordinary Diet was convened on the 23rd, and Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to work on the realization of a drastic strengthening of defense capabilities. We have summarized the focus and the positions of each party on strengthening defense capabilities.

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Japanese version of CDC name to submit bill to "National Health Emergency Management Research Institute"

2023-01-23 20:19:00
In preparation for the future spread of infectious diseases, the name of the organization that the government aims to establish based on the CDC = Center for Disease Control in the United States has become the "National Institute for Health Emergency Management". We plan to comprehensively conduct research, medical care, and human resource development.

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Restoration Secretary-General Fujita "Presumed innocent until the judgment is finalized without disposing of Maekawa"

2023-01-23 20:14:00
Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Fujita said that Kiyonari Maekawa, a member of the House of Representatives who was found guilty of violating the Public Offices Election Law and was fined 300,000 yen in the first trial, is "presumed innocent until the verdict is finalized." He said that he would watch the trial without disposing of it at this time.

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'Lie' is only a song' Ishin Nakajo Senator to report on unpaid pension report

2023-01-23 19:34:00
Kiyoshi Nakajo, a member of the House of Councilors of the Japan Restoration Party, indicated that he would confirm the facts and report to the party over the weekly magazine's report that he had not paid about 7.5 million yen in pension insurance premiums.

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Prime Minister's Policy Speech "Countermeasures against declining birthrate are the most important policy Strengthening defense capabilities"

2023-01-23 19:16:00
Prime Minister Kishida delivered an administrative policy speech on the 23rd, the first day of the ordinary session of the Diet. He said that countermeasures against the declining birthrate are an urgent issue, and he has positioned them as the most important policy, and has indicated that he will proceed with the consideration of concrete content and stable financial resources. He also emphasized the need to strengthen defense capabilities, and reiterated his policy of raising taxes to cover the lack of financial resources.

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Liberal Democratic Party “Consideration including submission of motion to punish Senator Garthy” to Ritsumin

2023-01-23 19:04:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has asked the Constitutional Democratic Party to consider including the submission of a motion to punish NHK Party member Garcy, who has never attended the Diet.

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Political funds audited by a tax accountant of the supporters' association of parliamentarians

2023-01-23 17:59:00
In response to the fact that there were 20 cases in which a tax accountant who is an executive of a Diet member's support group audited the same member's political funds, the Japan Tax Accountant Political Federation said, ``The neutrality and fairness of the audit. There is a risk of suspicion, and should be avoided, ”and notified the affiliated political federations and support groups.

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Minister of Economic Revitalization Goto's Economic Speech Achievement of Structural Wage Raises with "New Capitalism"

2023-01-23 17:20:00
Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Goto delivered an economic speech at the plenary sessions of both Houses of the House of Representatives, stating that the Kishida administration will accelerate efforts toward a "new capitalism," aiming to realize a virtuous cycle of structural wage increases and growth and distribution. emphasized.

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Finance Minister Suzuki Fiscal Speech "Cooperate for the prompt enactment of the budget for the new fiscal year"

2023-01-23 16:51:00
Finance Minister Suzuki made a fiscal speech at the plenary session of both houses of the House of Representatives and asked for cooperation in the prompt passage of the budget bill for the new fiscal year = FY2023.

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Minister of Economic Revitalization Goto's Economic Speech Achievement of Structural Wage Raises with "New Capitalism"

2023-01-23 16:27:00
Minister in charge of economic revitalization Goto delivered an economic speech at the plenary session of the House of Representatives, emphasizing the Kishida administration's stance of accelerating efforts toward a "new capitalism" and aiming to realize a virtuous cycle of structural wage increases and growth and distribution. bottom.

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Foreign Minister Hayashi's Diplomacy Speech "Showing Will to Maintain International Order at the Hiroshima Summit"

2023-01-23 15:13:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi delivered a diplomatic speech, emphasizing that, in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he will demonstrate his intention to defend the international order based on the rule of law at the "Hiroshima Summit" in May as the chair of the G7 = seven major countries. Did.

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'Lie' is only a song' Ishin Nakajo Senator to report on unpaid pension report

2023-01-23 15:03:00
Kiyoshi Nakajo, a member of the House of Councilors of the Japan Restoration Party, indicated that he would confirm the facts and report to the party over the weekly magazine's report that he had not paid about 7.5 million yen in pension insurance premiums.

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Ordinary session of the Diet Convenes fierce controversy from the beginning over “defense power”

2023-01-23 14:53:00
This year's ordinary Diet session was convened on the 23rd, and Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to realize a drastic strengthening of defense capabilities and work on measures to combat the declining birthrate. On the other hand, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Izumi indicated that he would pursue the government and ruling party's tax increase policy to secure the defense budget.

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Prime Minister's Policy Speech "Countermeasures against declining birthrate are the most important policy Strengthening defense capabilities"

2023-01-23 14:47:00
Prime Minister Kishida delivered an administrative policy speech on the 23rd, the first day of the ordinary session of the Diet. He said that countermeasures against the declining birthrate are an urgent issue, and he has positioned them as the most important policy, and has indicated that he will proceed with the consideration of concrete content and stable financial resources. He also emphasized the need to strengthen defense capabilities, and reiterated his policy of raising taxes to cover the lack of financial resources.

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Opening ceremony of the 211st ordinary session of the Diet held at the plenary session of the House of Councillors

2023-01-23 14:38:00
The opening ceremony of the 211st ordinary session of the Diet was held on the 23rd at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, welcoming His Majesty the Emperor.

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“Regular consultations with local governments after the establishment of the Children and Family Affairs Agency” Declining Birthrate Minister

2023-01-23 14:37:00
Regarding child and child-rearing policies, Minister Ogura said that he would like to enhance them based on the actual situation of the region, and indicated that he would set up a forum for regular consultations with local governments after the establishment of the Children and Family Agency in April.

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Liberal Democratic Party Tsuruho former minister admits attendance at the meeting of the former Unification Church during the election period

2023-01-23 14:35:00
Former Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs Tsuruho of the Liberal Democratic Party, who was reported in a weekly magazine that he attended a meeting of the former Unification Church during last year's House of Councilors election, was added to the party last week after admitting his attendance. announced that it had been reported.

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House of Councilors Committee Hands Document Requesting Rep. Gersey to Appear in N-Party Executives

2023-01-23 14:35:00
Since NHK Party member of the House of Councillors Garthy has stayed overseas and has never attended the Diet, Chairman Ishii of the House of Councilors Steering Committee sent a letter to the party's executives requesting that he promptly return to Japan and attend the Diet. I handed it over to them.

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Relationship with the Former Unification Church: Speaker of the House of Representatives Hosoda to explain at his official residence tomorrow

2023-01-23 14:19:00
At the board meeting, the House of Representatives Steering Committee agreed to receive an explanation from Chairman Hosoda on the 24th regarding the relationship with the former Unification Church.

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Government 25 personnel proposals for 9 organizations that require the consent of the Diet presented to both houses of the Diet

2023-01-23 14:12:00
At the Governing Council meetings of both Houses of the House of Representatives, the government presented 25 appointments to 9 institutions, including the chairman of the Fair Trade Commission and inspectors of the Board of Audit, which required the approval of the Diet.

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Ordinary session of the Diet Convenes fierce controversy from the beginning over “defense power”

2023-01-23 13:38:00
This year's ordinary Diet session was convened on the 23rd, and Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to realize a drastic strengthening of defense capabilities and work on measures to combat the declining birthrate. On the other hand, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Izumi indicated that he would pursue the government and ruling party's tax increase policy to secure the defense budget.

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Ordinary session of the Diet Convenes fierce controversy from the beginning over “defense power”

2023-01-23 12:43:00
This year's ordinary Diet session was convened on the 23rd, and Prime Minister Kishida indicated his intention to realize a drastic strengthening of defense capabilities and work on measures to combat the declining birthrate. On the other hand, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Izumi indicated that he would pursue the government and ruling party's tax increase policy to secure the defense budget.

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Defense Minister Hamada recommends ``take it seriously'' in the matter of ``special secret'' leakage

2023-01-23 11:52:00
Defense Minister Hamada received a recommendation from the House of Representatives Examination Committee to conduct a fact-finding investigation on the issue of a Maritime Self-Defense Force officer leaking information containing "designated secrets" to former employees, saying, "We take it seriously." He indicated his intention to work to prevent recurrence.

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``Safe operation'' on four northern islands ``strongly demand prompt implementation'' Chief Cabinet Secretary

2023-01-23 11:39:00
Regarding the so-called "safe operation" that Japanese fishing boats conduct around the four northern islands, Russia has notified that intergovernmental consultations to decide the catch amount of this year are "not possible", Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said. It was not accepted, and he indicated his intention to request that it be able to operate promptly.

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Ordinary Diet Ritsumin and Meiji Restoration Confirm cooperation policies such as holding regular meetings

2023-01-23 11:14:00
In response to the convocation of the ordinary Diet session, the Constitutional Democratic Party and the chairman of the Diet Countermeasures Committee of the Japan Restoration Party held a meeting and confirmed their policy to cooperate with each other, such as holding regular meetings.

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The government submits a budget bill for the new fiscal year to increase defense spending, and the scale of expenditure is the largest ever

2023-01-23 11:07:00
The government has submitted to the Diet a draft budget for the new fiscal year, FY2023, with a total of 114,381.2 billion yen in the general account. The scale of expenditure is the largest ever due to the significant increase in defense spending.

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Diet convened today Expects fierce debate from the beginning over defense costs

2023-01-23 05:50:00
The 211th ordinary session of the Diet will be convened on the 23rd. The government and ruling parties are aiming for early enactment of the new fiscal year's budget to deal with rising prices and strengthen defense capabilities. Opposition parties, on the other hand, are poised to pursue the government's policy of increasing taxes in line with the increase in defense spending, and a fierce debate is expected to develop from the beginning.

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Yamanashi gubernatorial election Incumbent Kotaro Nagasaki elected for the second time

2023-01-23 00:39:00
In the Yamanashi gubernatorial election, which was a battle between an incumbent and a newcomer, Kotaro Nagasaki (54), an independent incumbent and recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, won the second election.

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Kofu mayoral election Incumbent Yuichi Higuchi elected for the third time

2023-01-23 00:38:00
The Kofu mayoral election, which was a battle between the incumbent and the newcomer, was the third election of Mr. Yuichi Higuchi (63), who was an independent incumbent and recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the New Komeito, and the Democratic Party for the People.

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