Political News(2023/03/28)
Responding to the “annual income barrier” Some say that “support money is not a fundamental solution”
2023-03-28 23:59:00
Regarding the government's proposal to consider the "annual income wall" that requires social insurance premiums to be paid when income exceeds a certain amount, some members of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare council said, This is not a solution, and we should also work to reduce the burden of childcare and nursing care."
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Foreign Minister Lin considers visiting China this weekend to meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang
2023-03-28 21:42:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi is considering visiting China this weekend to meet with Foreign Minister Qin Gang. If this is realized, it will be the first visit to China by a foreign minister in about three years and three months.
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Prime Minister Kishida ``Immediately work on execution'' after enactment of new fiscal year's budget
2023-03-28 21:41:00
In response to the enactment of the fiscal 2023 budget, which will bring the total amount of the general account to a record high of more than 114 trillion yen, Prime Minister Kishida will implement economic measures, including responses to soaring prices, through prompt execution. He also expressed his intention to work on strengthening defense capabilities and other measures.
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Prime Minister Kishida "Response to protect people's lives and business activities from soaring prices"
2023-03-28 20:49:00
The budget for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, and was passed with a majority of support from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the prime minister's official residence on the night of the 28th, "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all the parties concerned, including the ruling and opposition parties, who cooperated in the early enactment of the bill. We will work to execute the budget promptly." said. In addition, at the Cabinet meeting on the 28th, it was decided to spend a total of more than 2 trillion yen from this year's reserve fund for price measures, etc. Therefore, we will respond flexibly and seamlessly."
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Record high of over 114 trillion yen
2023-03-28 19:24:00
The budget for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, and was passed with a majority of support from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party. The budget for the new fiscal year includes the expenses necessary to promote child rearing policies and decarbonization, as well as the expenses for drastic strengthening of defense capabilities. We have summarized the key measures in detail.
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Record high of over 114 trillion yen
2023-03-28 19:08:00
The budget for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, and was passed with a majority of support from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party. The budget for the new fiscal year includes the expenses necessary to promote child rearing policies and decarbonization, as well as the expenses for drastic strengthening of defense capabilities. We have summarized the key measures in detail.
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Tadachi Yoshida resigned from the House of Councilors and ran for the House of Councilors Oita constituency by-election
2023-03-28 17:46:00
Tadatomo Yoshida, a member of the House of Councilors of the Constitutional Democratic Party, submitted a resignation request to the House of Councilors on the 28th to run for a by-election for the House of Councilors Oita constituency to be held next month.
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Yumiko Watanabe Appointed as the First Commissioner of the Children and Family Agency
2023-03-28 17:32:00
Yumiko Watanabe, who has served as the director of the Children and Family Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, and currently serves as the head of the establishment preparation office in the Cabinet Secretariat, has been appointed as the first director of the Children and Family Agency, which will be launched next month.
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Enactment of tax reform bill for new fiscal year, including expansion of NISA
2023-03-28 16:54:00
The Tax Reform Act for the 5th year of Reiwa, which includes the expansion of the preferential tax system "NISA" for individual investors, was approved and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 28th.
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Record high of over 114 trillion yen
2023-03-28 16:47:00
The budget for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, and was passed with a majority of support from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party. The budget for the new fiscal year includes the expenses necessary to promote child rearing policies and decarbonization, as well as the expenses for drastic strengthening of defense capabilities. We have summarized the key measures in detail.
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New fiscal year budget approved
2023-03-28 15:49:00
The budget for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to more than 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Councilors, and was passed with a majority of support from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party.
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Japanese man detained in China Foreign Minister Hayashi “Cannot be contacted directly, release early”
2023-03-28 15:43:00
Regarding the detention in China of a Japanese man in his 50s working for a major pharmaceutical company, Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi clarified that he had not been able to contact the man directly, and continued to request his early release and a meeting with the consul. He expressed his intention to strongly demand its implementation.
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Komei ``Intensive measures such as expansion of child allowance in 3 years'' proposal to Prime Minister
2023-03-28 15:38:00
In order to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, the Komeito proposed to Prime Minister Kishida that the government should declare a "state of emergency" and focus on measures such as expanding child allowances over the next three years.
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House of Councilors Budget Committee approves budget for new fiscal year
2023-03-28 13:10:00
The budget proposal for the new fiscal year (FY2023), which will bring the total amount of the general account to a record high of more than 114 trillion yen, was voted on by the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors and was approved by a large majority. The budget bill is expected to be passed and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councilors.
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House of Councilors Budget Committee to approve new fiscal year budget to be established at plenary session in the afternoon
2023-03-28 12:08:00
The budget proposal for the new fiscal year, which will bring the total amount of the general account to over 114 trillion yen, the largest ever, will soon be voted on by the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors, and is expected to be approved by a majority. And the budget bill is expected to be passed and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councilors in the afternoon.
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Minister Takaichi denies resignation over administrative documents
2023-03-28 11:36:00
Minister of State for Economic and Security Affairs Takaichi denied being asked to resign by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan over the fact that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' administrative documents related to him were "fabricated." bottom.
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Government decided to spend 2,222.6 billion yen from this year's reserve fund for price measures, etc.
2023-03-28 11:09:00
At the cabinet meeting on the 28th, the government will provide a subsidy of 50,000 yen per child to low-income child-rearing households, etc., for price measures, etc., from the contingency for this year and 2022, totaling 2,2226. I decided to spend 100 million yen.
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New fiscal year budget proposal to be voted on at the House of Councilors Budget Committee and the plenary session today
2023-03-28 04:11:00
The budget bill for the 2020 fiscal year, when the total amount of the general account will reach a record high of more than 114 trillion yen, was voted on on the 28th at the Budget Committee of the House of Councilors and at the plenary session, and was approved by a majority of the ruling parties. is expected to
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Japan-U.S. Senior Officials Respond with Close Coordination Based on Prime Minister Kishida's Visit to Ukraine
2023-03-28 00:09:00
On the evening of the 27th, high-ranking officials from both the Japanese and U.S. governments held telephone consultations regarding Russia's military aggression and other matters, sharing information about Prime Minister Kishida's visit to Ukraine. We agreed to work closely together.
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