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Political News(2023/04/19)


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Unified local election Town and village assembly election About 30% won without voting 20 towns and villages are below capacity

2023-04-19 18:53:00
In the second half of the unified local elections, 1,250 people, or about 30%, decided to win without voting in the municipal assembly elections announced on the 18th. Of these, 20 towns and villages, such as Hokkaido and Nagano Prefecture, did not meet the number of candidates and were below the capacity.

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Proposal to revise the law concerning the selection of members of the Science Council “Defer submission to the current Diet session”

2023-04-19 17:22:00
Regarding the revision of the law to review the selection of members of the Science Council of Japan, Azumi, chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, said that the government should not be given room to intervene. I requested that the submission be postponed.

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Increase in defense spending Bill to secure financial resources Controversy at the joint examination committee of the House of Representatives

2023-04-19 17:13:00
A joint examination committee was held in the House of Representatives on the 19th, and a debate was exchanged over a bill that included the creation of a "defense enhancement fund" to secure financial resources for increasing defense spending.

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Farewell party for Mr. Nobuo Ishihara Served as deputy chief cabinet secretary in seven cabinets

2023-04-19 16:26:00
A farewell party was held for Mr. Nobuo Ishihara, who served as the deputy chief cabinet secretary at the top of the administrative staff in seven cabinets and died in January this year, and the people concerned remembered the deceased.

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Liberal Democratic Party Former Secretary-General Nikai Appointed New Chairman of Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League

2023-04-19 16:05:00
Former Secretary-General Nikai of the Liberal Democratic Party, who has led parliamentary diplomacy with China, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League, which is made up of bipartisan parliamentarians.

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Loneliness and isolation problem “Understand the early enactment of the new bill” Minister Ogura

2023-04-19 15:55:00
Minister Ogura, who is in charge, asked for the understanding of the early enactment of a new bill that includes the establishment of a countermeasures promotion headquarters, saying that the problem of loneliness and isolation should be dealt with by society as a whole.

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Ritsumin member's ``monkey remark'' Citizen Tamaki representative ``I can't take the government''

2023-04-19 15:38:00
Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People, responded to a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party who said, "Holding a constitutional review committee every week is what monkeys do." criticized.

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Cabinet Office Apologizes for Enlightenment Poster for Reference to Illustrator's Work

2023-04-19 15:25:00
The Cabinet Office announced that it had stopped using a poster to raise awareness about preventing sexual abuse among the younger generation after it was pointed out that it was similar to another illustrator's work. I deeply apologize for this," he apologized.

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Former vice minister's personnel intervention problem "No plans to investigate" Prime Minister Kishida

2023-04-19 14:36:00
Prime Minister Kishida did not confirm that the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism was involved in the request by the former administrative vice-minister of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to make an alumnus of the ministry the next president of an airport facility management company. He indicated that he had no plans to conduct an investigation, saying that it was an activity.

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Proposal to revise the law concerning the selection of members of the Science Council “Defer submission to the current Diet session”

2023-04-19 14:20:00
Regarding the revision of the law to review the selection of members of the Science Council of Japan, Azumi, chairman of the Constitutional Democratic Party's Diet Affairs Committee, said that the government should not be given room to intervene. I requested that the submission be postponed.

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China's rocket launch ``There was no sufficient explanation'' Severe protest Foreign Minister

2023-04-19 14:19:00
Regarding China's launch of a rocket equipped with a weather satellite on the 16th of this month, Foreign Minister Hayashi made a strong protest through diplomatic channels, saying that there was no sufficient explanation as it could affect the safety of ships. I made it clear that I strongly requested prevention.

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Submission of a request for a statement urging China to stop human rights violations at the G7 summit

2023-04-19 14:16:00
On the 19th, people from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and Hong Kong living in Japan handed over a request to Japan's bipartisan parliamentary federation to issue a statement urging China to stop human rights abuses at the G7 Hiroshima Summit.

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Bill to revise health insurance law, etc. begins deliberations in Upper House

2023-04-19 13:57:00
The bill to revise the Health Insurance Act, which includes raising the upper limit of insurance premiums for the medical care system for the elderly, began deliberations in the House of Councilors on the 19th. Prime Minister Kishida said, "It is important to build a system in which all generations support the social security system according to their abilities."

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Cabinet Office promotional posters Discontinued due to similarity to other works

2023-04-19 06:23:00
This month is a month to prevent sexual harassment among young people, but the Cabinet Office has decided to discontinue use of the promotional poster, citing that the illustration resembles other works and that the contractor's production process is inappropriate. I was.

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Talks to review the LDP's ``three principles of defense equipment transfer'' to start later this month

2023-04-19 06:06:00
In order to advance the overseas transfer of defense equipment, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party will begin discussions later this month to review the "three principles of defense equipment transfer." It is expected that the focus will be on whether to allow the export of equipment with lethal capabilities for the first time.

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One month until the G7 Hiroshima Summit ``Strong message'' for nuclear disarmament

2023-04-19 05:51:00
G7 = One month until the opening of the Hiroshima Summit of seven major countries. As the chair country, Japan intends to deliver a strong message on nuclear disarmament, in addition to dealing with the situation in Ukraine and China, based on the Foreign Ministers' Meetings that will be held until the 18th.

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Unified local election Town and village assembly election About 30% won without voting 20 towns and villages are below capacity

2023-04-19 05:16:00
In the second half of the unified local elections, 1,250 people, or about 30%, decided to win without voting in the municipal assembly elections announced on the 18th. Of these, 20 towns and villages, such as Hokkaido and Nagano Prefecture, did not meet the number of candidates and were below the capacity.

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