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Political News(2023/02/03)


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Ritsumin Expanding Child Allowance Supporting single-parent households, etc.

2023-02-03 21:09:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held a meeting regarding the expansion of child allowances, and the members who attended said that income restrictions should be abolished and that support for low-income single-parent households should be generous.

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“Lost 10 years of the Liberal Democratic Party” Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General refutes Ritsumin's criticism

2023-02-03 20:49:00
Regarding the handling of income restrictions on child allowances, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has criticized the 10 years since the LDP regained power as the "lost 10 years," said Seko, secretary-general of the House of Councilors of the LDP. , I argued that the necessary countermeasures against the declining birthrate have been taken and that the point is not correct.

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Ritsumin recommends reviewing the joint statement by the government and the Bank of Japan

2023-02-03 20:37:00
Concerning monetary policy, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) reviewed the joint statement of the government and the Bank of Japan, arguing that "another dimension of monetary easing" had exacerbated the current situation in which only prices have risen and wages have not risen. We have put together a proposal to clarify that we will work together to

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Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda to receive People's Honor Award Prime Minister instructs to consider

2023-02-03 19:04:00
At a press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno addressed Mr. Shingo Kunieda, the leading wheelchair tennis player who achieved the "Lifetime Golden Slam" by winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Paralympic Games, and who announced his retirement earlier. , announced that he received instructions from Prime Minister Kishida to consider awarding the People's Honor Award.

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Minister of Defense

2023-02-03 19:02:00
Regarding the "counterattack capability" of striking enemy missile launch sites, etc., Defense Minister Hamada made a decision at the House of Representatives Budget Committee based on individual and specific circumstances regarding the "launch" of an armed attack by the enemy, which is a prerequisite for a counterattack. I reiterated my recognition that it is difficult to give a general answer.

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Cabinet Decision on Bill to Create Funds for Strengthening Defense Capability to Securing Financial Resources for Defense Expenditure

2023-02-03 18:07:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 3rd, the government approved a bill that includes the creation of a "defense enhancement fund" that accumulates non-tax income such as the sale of state-owned assets in order to secure financial resources for increasing defense spending.

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Public pension reserve fund management GPIF investment performance 4 consecutive years of deficit due to falling bond prices

2023-02-03 17:59:00
The GPIF (Governmental Pension Investment Fund), which manages public pension reserves, saw its investment performance between October and December of last year fall to 1.853 trillion yen due to factors such as the decline in bond prices in Japan and Europe. It became a deficit. This is the 4th consecutive year in the red.

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“Lost 10 years of the Liberal Democratic Party” Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General refutes Ritsumin's criticism

2023-02-03 17:59:00
Regarding the handling of income restrictions on child allowances, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has criticized the 10 years since the LDP regained power as the "lost 10 years," said Seko, secretary-general of the House of Councilors of the LDP. , I argued that the necessary countermeasures against the declining birthrate have been taken and that the point is not correct.

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Review of constitutional elements for forced sexual intercourse

2023-02-03 17:46:00
A draft outline for revision of the Penal Code in line with the reality of sexual crimes has been compiled. In addition to concretely showing cases where it is difficult for the victim to express "will not consent" as a component of the crime of forced sexual intercourse, it also deals with the act of taming a child for sexual purposes and psychologically controlling it. A new sin was added.

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Advisor to Prime Minister Nobuo Kishi submits request to resign from lawmaker due to poor physical condition Former Prime Minister Abe's younger brother

2023-02-03 17:40:00
Liberal Democratic Party's Special Advisor to Prime Minister Nobuo Kishi submitted his resignation as a member of the House of Representatives to the House of Representatives on the 3rd, citing poor health.

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Wheelchair tennis player Shingo Kunieda to receive People's Honor Award Prime Minister instructs to consider

2023-02-03 17:14:00
At a press conference in the afternoon, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno addressed Mr. Shingo Kunieda, the leading wheelchair tennis player who achieved the "Lifetime Golden Slam" by winning all four Grand Slam tournaments and the Paralympic Games, and who announced his retirement earlier. , announced that he received instructions from Prime Minister Kishida to consider awarding the People's Honor Award.

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Relations with Russia "I think it's good" record low 3.1% Cabinet Office poll

2023-02-03 17:03:00
According to a Cabinet Office poll on diplomacy, the percentage of people who answered that they thought relations with Russia were "good" was just over 3%, the lowest ever.

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Review of constitutional elements for forced sexual intercourse

2023-02-03 16:24:00
A draft outline for revision of the Penal Code in line with the reality of sexual crimes has been compiled. In addition to concretely showing cases where it is difficult for the victim to express "will not consent" as a component of the crime of forced sexual intercourse, it also deals with the act of taming a child for sexual purposes and psychologically controlling it. A new sin was added.

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Advisor to Prime Minister Nobuo Kishi submits request to resign from lawmaker due to poor physical condition Former Prime Minister Abe's younger brother

2023-02-03 15:47:00
Liberal Democratic Party's Special Advisor to Prime Minister Nobuo Kishi submitted his resignation as a member of the House of Representatives to the House of Representatives on the 3rd, citing poor health.

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To strengthen economic security, the government drafts guidelines for maintaining basic infrastructure, such as pre-screening

2023-02-03 15:40:00
In order to strengthen economic security, the government has compiled a draft guideline on a system that allows prior examinations to maintain the functions of basic infrastructure such as electricity and telecommunications, as well as a system that allows patents on advanced technologies to remain private. We aim to start operation next spring.

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Joint training with Japan Coast Guard assuming 'armed attack situation', thinking of early implementation Minister of Defense

2023-02-03 14:32:00
At the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives, Defense Minister Hamada said that in order to strengthen cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces and the Japan Coast Guard, joint training assuming an "armed attack situation" in which Japan is directly attacked will be implemented as soon as possible.

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The ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold intensive deliberations on the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 8th

2023-02-03 14:27:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating the budget for the new fiscal year, will concentrate on the board meeting on the afternoon of the 3rd, asking for the attendance of Prime Minister Kishida and related cabinet ministers on the 8th of next week on themes such as security and countermeasures against the declining birthrate. The ruling and opposition parties agreed to conduct deliberations.

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Finance Minister Suzuki once again shows a cautious stance on the introduction of the ``N-divided-N-squared method''

2023-02-03 14:06:00
Regarding the so-called "N-to-N-squared system", which is being called for as a countermeasure against the declining birthrate, Minister of Finance Suzuki once again showed a cautious stance on introducing it, saying that there are various problems such as large profits for high-income earners. I was.

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Review of constitutional elements for forced sexual intercourse

2023-02-03 13:56:00
A draft outline for revision of the Penal Code in line with the reality of sexual crimes has been compiled. In addition to concretely showing cases where it is difficult for the victim to express "will not consent" as a component of the crime of forced sexual intercourse, it also deals with the act of taming a child for sexual purposes and psychologically controlling it. A new sin was added.

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Rimin and Meiji Restoration Agree on the policy of jointly drafting the property preservation bill of the former Unification Church

2023-02-03 13:50:00
Executives of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party held talks and agreed to jointly draft a bill that would enable the preservation of the sect's property so that it would be used to help the victims of the former Unification Church.

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Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology ``Do not withdraw the correction of the answer'' over wearing masks at the graduation ceremony

2023-02-03 13:13:00
Regarding the wearing of masks at the graduation ceremony, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Nagaoka answered at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 2nd that ``Children who decided to remove the mask at home will participate without removing it.'' After emphasizing that it would not withdraw, he reiterated that the government would consider concrete responses.

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Foreign Ministers of Japan and China hold telephone talks

2023-02-03 12:04:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi had his first telephone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who had previously assumed office. We agreed to work together to build relationships.

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LDP approves bill for nationalization of production line when defense equipment manufacturer withdraws

2023-02-03 11:44:00
As companies withdraw from the defense industry one after another, the Ministry of Defense will nationalize production lines and allow them to outsource to other companies if it becomes difficult for companies that manufacture important equipment to continue their business. A bill containing such matters was presented at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party and was approved.

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Finance Minister Suzuki once again shows a cautious stance on the introduction of the ``N-divided-N-squared method''

2023-02-03 10:51:00
Regarding the so-called "N-to-N-squared system", which is being called for as a countermeasure against the declining birthrate, Minister of Finance Suzuki once again showed a cautious stance on introducing it, saying that there are various problems such as large profits for high-income earners. I was.

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Foreign Ministers of Japan and China hold telephone talks

2023-02-03 10:43:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi had his first telephone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who had previously assumed office. We agreed to work together to build relationships.

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To expand child benefits, abolish income restrictions, consider raising the target age Government

2023-02-03 05:41:00
Both the ruling and opposition parties are calling for an expansion of child allowances to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate. The government plans to consider specific measures, including the removal of income restrictions and raising the eligibility age.

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Foreign Ministers of Japan and China hold telephone talks

2023-02-03 04:45:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi had his first telephone conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who had previously assumed office. We agreed to work together to build relationships.

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