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Political News(2023/04/12)


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Sagamihara City Electoral Commission forgets procedure for advance election of city council to be implemented tomorrow

2023-04-12 22:37:00
It turned out that the Sagamihara City Election Commission had not followed the necessary procedures for early election following the death of a city council member who had been elected four years ago. The Election Commission apologized for "forgotten" and is expected to hold an election meeting on the 13th and decide to advance.

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“Promote the utilization of nuclear power plants based on the basic policy of GX” request to the local government prime minister

2023-04-12 20:01:00
I would like the members of the council made up of local governments where nuclear power plants are located to meet with Prime Minister Kishida and promote the use of nuclear power plants based on the government's basic policy for realizing GX = Green Transformation. I requested.

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Government Draft Guideline for Labor Market Reform to Emphasize Financial Support for Individuals

2023-04-12 19:15:00
The government has compiled a draft guideline for future labor market reform, and in order to make it easier for workers to voluntarily engage in re-skilling = re-learning, within five years, companies will provide financial support with a greater emphasis on individuals. Things to change were included.

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Childbirth expenses “Considering a system that does not require self-pay if covered by insurance” Prime Minister

2023-04-12 18:55:00
Prime Minister Kishida has indicated that he will consider a system that will not result in self-payment when health insurance is applied to childbirth expenses.

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Ground Self-Defense Force Helicopter Accident “Speculation of Chinese military attack Clear denial” LDP meeting

2023-04-12 18:40:00
Regarding the accident in which the Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter disappeared, there was speculation on social media that it might have been attacked by the Chinese military. On the other hand, there were a series of opinions asking for a clear denial.

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Sagamihara City Election Commission Apologizes for "forgotten" without proceeding to advance election

2023-04-12 18:17:00
It turned out that the Sagamihara City Election Commission did not follow the necessary procedures for early elections following the death of a city council member who was elected in the previous election four years ago. The Election Commission apologized for "forgotten" and said it will proceed with the procedure.

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Lower House Health, Labor and Welfare Committee Passes Revised Bill to Raise Upper Limit of Insurance Premiums for Elderly People

2023-04-12 18:04:00
Revisions to the Health Insurance Act, etc., include raising the upper limit of insurance premiums for the medical care system for the elderly aged 75 and over, in order to allocate funds for the lump-sum birth allowance, which was increased to 500,000 yen from this month. The bill was passed by a large majority at the House of Representatives Health, Labor and Welfare Committee on the 12th.

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Tokyo Koto Ward Mayor Takaaki Yamazaki died at the age of 79

2023-04-12 17:01:00
Takaaki Yamazaki, mayor of Koto Ward, Tokyo, died at a hospital in Tokyo due to acute renal failure on the morning of the 12th. he was 79 years old.

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Hay fever countermeasures To launch a bipartisan parliamentary group Consider measures to improve prevention and treatment methods

2023-04-12 16:42:00
While the government is embarking on strengthening countermeasures against hay fever, the Diet has also launched a new bipartisan parliamentary federation to consider measures to reduce the damage.

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Bill to increase defense spending Rimin "absolutely not to be voted in April"

2023-04-12 15:53:00
Regarding the bill that went into deliberation in the House of Representatives last week, which includes the creation of a "defense enhancement fund" to increase defense costs, the Constitutional Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee Chair Azumi said, "We will absolutely not allow the House of Representatives to vote by the end of April." He reiterated his recognition that it is necessary to secure sufficient deliberation time.

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Draft joint statement from G7 foreign ministers' meeting revealed

2023-04-12 06:09:00
The draft of the joint statement aiming to be compiled at the G7 = seven major countries' foreign ministers' meeting to be held next week has been revealed. It calls for the immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, strongly condemns Russia's use of false information to gain international support, and will work to maintain access to reliable information. .

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Reskilling puts more weight on individual benefits Government's labor market reform draft

2023-04-12 05:29:00
The government has put together a draft labor market reform to realize a "new capitalism." In order to make it easier for workers to work on their own will in reskilling = re-learning, we will change from companies to financial support with a greater emphasis on individuals within five years.

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Announcement of the 4th by-election of the House of Representatives Positioned as an "interim evaluation" of the Kishida administration All-out efforts of each party

2023-04-12 05:15:00
Four by-elections for the House of Representatives were announced on the 11th. Both the ruling and opposition parties regard it as an "interim evaluation" of the Kishida administration, and the results are expected to affect the future administration of the government, so each party will make every effort to expand support for the election on the 23rd of this month. It is a policy to give

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