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Political News(2023/03/01)


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G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting to Open

2023-03-01 20:39:00
The G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting will open in India on March 1st. The situation in Ukraine is expected to become a major agenda item, and amid conflict between the West and Russia, the focus will be on whether India, the chair country, will be able to bring together the differing opinions of each country and come up with a unified response as the G20.

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Substantial deliberations on the new fiscal year's budget bill begin at the House of Councilors Budget Committee

2023-03-01 19:48:00
Substantial deliberations on the budget for the new fiscal year began in the Diet on March 1 at the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors. Prime Minister Kishida explained the content of his words and actions in response to his own response that "we must reflect on what we should reflect on" in the Diet debate over the "child allowance," which was introduced by the former Democratic Party of Japan government without income restrictions. I explained that it was not the intention to reflect on policy decisions.

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Prime Minister meets with abductee family group

2023-03-01 19:30:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with the families of the victims who were abducted by North Korea. I conveyed my thoughts on responding without excluding options.

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G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting to Open

2023-03-01 19:12:00
The G20 = 20 major foreign ministers' meeting will open in India on March 1st. The situation in Ukraine is expected to become a major agenda item, and amid conflict between the West and Russia, the focus will be on whether India, the chair country, will be able to bring together the differing opinions of each country and come up with a unified response as the G20.

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House of Councilors Senator Gersey apologizes for disciplinary action at the plenary session on the 8th

2023-03-01 17:16:00
The NHK Party's House of Councilors member Garthy, who continues to be absent from the Diet, will hold a plenary session on the 8th to make a punitive ``apology at the floor''.

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Ritsumin and Ishin ``Punishment lawmakers who did not attend the House and reduced their annual expenses by 40%'' bill submission

2023-03-01 16:42:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party compiled a bill that would reduce the salary of lawmakers who were punished for not attending the Diet for a long period of time without justifiable reason by 40%. will be submitted to

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Prime Minister Kishida Possessing Counterattack Capability ``It will no longer be completely dependent on the striking power of the United States''

2023-03-01 12:43:00
In the Diet, the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors has started substantial deliberations on the budget for the new fiscal year from the 1st. Prime Minister Kishida expressed his recognition that the possession of counterattack capabilities to strike enemy missile launch bases will no longer be completely dependent on the United States' striking power.

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State Minister to attend G20 Foreign Ministers' Meeting

2023-03-01 11:58:00
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamada will attend the G20 = Foreign Ministers' Meeting of 20 major countries held in India. Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi will not attend the meeting due to deliberations in the Diet.

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My number application Those who came to the counter on the 28th will accept the procedure after the 1st

2023-03-01 04:47:00
The deadline for applying for My Number Card, which is the target of the "second round of minor points", is February 28, and the local government offices in various places were crowded, so the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications decided to limit the number of people who visited the counter on the 28th to 1 We will accept the procedure after the day, and we will accept the online application until the 1th.

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Substantial deliberations at the House of Councilors Budget Committee from today

2023-03-01 04:24:00
The new fiscal year's budget bill passed the House of Representatives on the 28th, and substantial deliberations will begin in the House of Councilors from the 1st. It is expected that the ruling and opposition parties will continue to debate over measures to deal with the declining birthrate in response to the fact that the number of children born in one year has fallen below 800,000 for the first time, and the drastic strengthening of defense capabilities.

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