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Political News(2023/02/21)


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House of Representatives Chiba 5th District By-Election LDP Policy to Support Former UN Staff as Official Candidates

2023-02-21 19:06:00
In April's by-election for the Chiba 5th district of the House of Representatives, the Liberal Democratic Party has decided to field former UN official Hidetoshi Alfiya as the official candidate.

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Tokyo Shoseki over 1000 errors in textbooks Strong guidance to prevent recurrence Minister of Education

2023-02-21 18:19:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Nagaoka said that it was very regrettable that there were more than 1,000 mistakes in the high school map textbook of Tokyo Shoseki, and that he would give strong guidance to prevent recurrence.

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Liberal Democratic Party Establishment of Diet Members' League to Promote Transfer of Defense Equipment Supporting transfer to overseas

2023-02-21 17:49:00
In order to support the overseas transfer of defense equipment, LDP lawmakers have established a new parliamentary group and confirmed that they will work on reviewing the operational guidelines for the "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment."

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House of Councilors Governor of the Bank of Japan candidate Kazuo Ueda to hear policy and question on 27th

2023-02-21 17:40:00
On the 27th, the House of Councilors will hear the opinion of Kazuo Ueda, an economist who has been proposed as a candidate by the government, and ask questions about the appointment of the new governor of the Bank of Japan.

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Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, People's three parties Call for early holding of ``Government-Labor-Management Conference'' to raise wages

2023-02-21 17:22:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, the Komei Party, and the Democratic Party for the People confirmed that they would request the government to hold a "Government-Labor-Management Conference" for the first time in about eight years at a working-level consultation on the theme of realizing wage increases.

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Only 24% of people know about the Disability Discrimination Act

2023-02-21 17:18:00
According to a national public opinion poll, only 24% of people answered that they were aware of the Disabled Discrimination Elimination Act, which eliminates discrimination on the basis of disability. I would like to make it known to the public."

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Countermeasures against soaring prices Komei Yamaguchi asks Prime Minister Kishida for additional support measures

2023-02-21 16:10:00
Yamaguchi, the representative of Komeito, asked Prime Minister Kishida to come up with additional support measures using the reserve fund of this fiscal year's budget within next month.

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Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, People's three parties Call for early holding of ``Government-Labor-Management Conference'' to raise wages

2023-02-21 14:26:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, the Komei Party, and the Democratic Party for the People confirmed that they would request the government to hold a "Government-Labor-Management Conference" for the first time in about eight years at a working-level consultation on the theme of realizing wage increases.

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Foreign Minister Calls for Support for Resolution Calling for Peace at United Nations Meeting One Year After Invasion

2023-02-21 14:05:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi announced that he will attend a UN meeting to coincide with the one year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It calls on all countries to vote in favor of a peace resolution proposed by Ukraine and co-sponsored by Japan and others.

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Logistics "2024 problem" Minister of Foreign Affairs "Appropriate fare payment is the first step to solve"

2023-02-21 12:59:00
In the logistics industry, there are concerns about a serious shortage of truck drivers and a decrease in the amount of transportation. He showed the idea that it is important to achieve an appropriate level in order to solve the problem.

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Unified local elections Support for part of the cost of setting up early voting stations Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications

2023-02-21 12:55:00
In order to improve the voter turnout of the unified local elections to be held in April, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will make it easier for local governments to increase the number of early voting stations, so if they are set up in shopping centers, etc. I will support you with the local allocation tax.

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New fiscal year budget proposal ruling party side Proposal to vote at the House of Representatives Budget Committee on the 27th

2023-02-21 12:41:00
At the board meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, which deliberates on the new fiscal year's budget, the ruling party will have Prime Minister Kishida attend on the morning of next week's 27th and conduct intensive deliberations. I suggested that we take a vote. In response to this, the opposition party insisted that the Budget Committee was scheduled to hold intensive deliberations on the 22nd and could not respond immediately, and that they would like to make a decision based on the deliberations, and will continue to discuss.

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Judgment of Senator Gersey ``Apologize at the floor'' of the House of Councilors Disciplinary Committee, the third heaviest

2023-02-21 12:11:00
The Disciplinary Committee of the House of Councilors unanimously decided that the NHK Party's House of Councilors member Garthy, who continues to be absent from the Diet, should be given the third heaviest of the four punishments, ``apology at the floor''. It is expected that it will be officially decided at the plenary session on the 22nd and will be conveyed to the person himself.

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Establishment of an expert panel to secure human resources for SDF personnel First meeting tomorrow

2023-02-21 12:05:00
In order to secure human resources for the Self-Defense Forces, an expert panel consisting of business and academic circles was established, and the first meeting will be held on the 22nd.

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Finance Minister Suzuki “G7 meeting held as chair country to discuss support for Ukraine”

2023-02-21 11:31:00
Finance Minister Suzuki announced that on the 23rd of this month, Japan will hold a meeting of G7 = seven major countries as the chair country in conjunction with the G20 = 20 major finance ministers and central bank governors meeting held in India this week. Did. One year after the Russian invasion, cooperation among countries to support Ukraine is expected to be a major theme.

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Japan-China Security Dialogue for the first time in four years Defense Minister Hamada "Dialogue including balloon issue is important"

2023-02-21 11:15:00
Regarding the "Japan-China Security Dialogue" by senior officials of the foreign affairs and defense authorities with China, which will be held on the 22nd for the first time in about four years, Defense Minister Hamada said that an object believed to be a Chinese reconnaissance balloon was confirmed in Japan's airspace. He expressed the idea that it is important to have frank dialogues, including what happened.

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Judgment of Senator Gersey ``Apologize at the floor'' of the House of Councilors Disciplinary Committee, the third heaviest

2023-02-21 10:39:00
The Disciplinary Committee of the House of Councilors unanimously decided that the NHK Party's House of Councilors member Garthy, who continues to be absent from the Diet, should be given the third heaviest of the four punishments, ``apology at the floor''. It is expected that it will be officially decided at the plenary session on the 22nd and will be conveyed to the person himself.

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Government decides on a bill to make Japanese teachers national qualifications Aiming to be enacted in the current Diet session

2023-02-21 08:57:00
As the number of foreigners living in Japan increases and the demand for Japanese language education increases, the government decided on a bill at a cabinet meeting on the 21st, including the provision of national qualifications for Japanese language teachers.

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North Korea's missile launch strengthens surveillance on nuclear test Government

2023-02-21 04:15:00
With regard to North Korea, which has been launching ballistic missiles one after another, the government believes that in the future it may repeat launches with high frequency and conduct nuclear tests, and plans to strengthen information gathering and warning and surveillance in cooperation with the United States and South Korea. is.

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