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Political News(2023/04/06)


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Government and business community exchange views on expanding domestic investment

2023-04-06 21:32:00
The government and the business community exchanged opinions on expanding domestic investment, and the leaders of the participating economic organizations encouraged capital investment by companies in addition to deregulation and tax cuts, as well as fiscal spending from a medium- to long-term perspective. He stressed the importance of going

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Prime Minister Kishida “The 5th by-election is important, the LDP and the ruling party will work together”

2023-04-06 19:29:00
Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's official residence, "The five by-elections for the lower and upper house parties are important elections. I would like to work together with the Liberal Democratic Party and the ruling parties." When asked by reporters about the win-loss line, he said, "It's all about trying to win each election."

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Representative Izumi Ritsumin “If social insurance premiums are raised, the burden on the working generation will increase”

2023-04-06 18:08:00
Concerning the financial resources for measures against the declining birthrate, LDP Secretary-General Motegi mentioned the use of social insurance. criticized.

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Upper House Oita electoral district by-election notification Two people candidacy in the composition of a full-scale confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties

2023-04-06 17:50:00
A by-election for the House of Councilors Oita constituency due to the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors was announced on the 6th. A new member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a former lawmaker of the Constitutional Democratic Party are running for candidates, and the ruling and opposition parties are in a full-fledged confrontation.

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Deliberations on a bill to increase defense spending begin Prime Minister ``needs tax increase''

2023-04-06 17:19:00
Deliberations on a bill incorporating the creation of a "defense enhancement fund" that utilizes non-tax income to increase defense spending have begun in the Diet. He reiterated the idea that tax increases are necessary to secure financial resources.

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Ritsumin Konishi's remarks over the remarks of the representative of the Ishin Coordination suspended until the problem is resolved

2023-04-06 16:44:00
Regarding the Constitutional Democratic Party's member of the House of Councilors Konishi's remarks such as "Holding a constitutional review committee every week is what monkeys do," Baba, representative of the Japan Restoration Party, asked him to apologize again, and until the problem was resolved. expressed his intention to suspend cooperation in the Diet with the Constitutional Democratic Party.

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House of Representatives Commission on the Constitution Liberal Democrats claim suspicion of LDP's "Article 9 revision"

2023-04-06 15:26:00
At the House of Representatives Commission on the Constitution, the Liberal Democratic Party called for in-depth discussions on the revision of Article 9 in order to include the Self-Defense Forces in the Constitution. He argued that there is a suspicion that it exceeds the ``exclusive defense'' derived from the article.

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By-election for the House of Representatives Ritsumin Izumi Representative "Aiming for victory in the 3 electoral districts with candidates"

2023-04-06 12:34:00
Regarding the five by-elections of both houses of the House of Representatives to be held this month, Izumi, representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, indicated his intention to aim for victory in three constituencies that support official candidates.

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Upper House Oita electoral district by-election notification Two people candidacy in the composition of a full-scale confrontation between the ruling and opposition parties

2023-04-06 12:06:00
A by-election for the House of Councilors Oita constituency due to the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors was announced on the 6th. A new member of the Liberal Democratic Party and a former lawmaker of the Constitutional Democratic Party are running for candidates, and the ruling and opposition parties are in a full-fledged confrontation.

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Ms. Yuko Otsubaki was elected as a member of the Social Democratic Party.

2023-04-06 11:16:00
With the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors, Yuko Otsubaki was elected from the list of proportional representation of the Social Democratic Party to which the member belonged at the time in the 2019 House of Councilors election.

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Upper house by-election Oita electoral district notice today

2023-04-06 07:25:00
A by-election for the House of Councilors Oita constituency due to the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors was announced on the 6th, and two new members of the Liberal Democratic Party and a former member of the Constitutional Democratic Party are expected to run.

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Foreign Minister Hayashi attends NATO meeting Emphasizes idea of ​​strengthening cooperation

2023-04-06 05:08:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi attended the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Foreign Ministers' Meeting held in Belgium as a partner country, and emphasized the idea of ​​strengthening cooperation with NATO countries. Based on this meeting, Japan, which holds the G7 presidency, intends to lead discussions on the situation in Ukraine and the situation in the Indo-Pacific region at next month's Hiroshima Summit and other events.

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