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Political News(2023/04/21)


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Prime Minister Kishida adjusts to attend United May Day tournament First prime minister to attend in nine years

2023-04-21 23:08:00
Prime Minister Kishida has entered into coordination with the direction of attending the May Day central convention held by the Federation this month. It is the first time in nine years that a prime minister has attended the May Day central convention.

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Abolition of women's ``100-day remarriage ban after divorce'' from April next year

2023-04-21 21:48:00
Regarding the system of presuming paternity based on the time of pregnancy and childbirth, if the child is remarried, even if the child was born within 300 days after the divorce, it will be presumed to be the child of the current husband. The revised Civil Code will come into effect in April next year.

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Detected separation booster from J alert missile on April 13

2023-04-21 21:20:00
The Ministry of Defense has released the analysis results of the ballistic missile that North Korea launched on the 13th of this month and initially issued J-Alert = National Instant Warning System. It is possible that it was a booster separated from the missile that detected the possibility of falling around Hokkaido.

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Concerning the revision of the Immigration Control Law, the ruling and opposition parties start discussions for revision

2023-04-21 21:07:00
The directors of the House of Representatives Judicial Committee of the four ruling and opposition parties have begun discussing revisions to the Immigration Control Law to review the way foreigners are detained. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) presented a counter-proposal, stating that a third-party committee should be set up to increase transparency regarding refugee recognition, but the ruling party decided to take it back and consider it.

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South Korea to redesignate Japan as a preferential country that can simplify export procedures 24th

2023-04-21 20:35:00
South Korea's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy announced on the 21st that it will re-designate Japan as a target country for preferential treatment that can simplify export procedures in the official gazette on the 24th of this month at the beginning of the week.

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

2023-04-21 20:07:00
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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Yasukuni Shrine Prime Minister Kishida dedicated "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival

2023-04-21 18:17:00
Prime Minister Kishida dedicated a potted plant called "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine, which started on the 21st.

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Preferential measures to simplify export procedures Policy dialogue between Japan and South Korea to be held from 24th

2023-04-21 18:13:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry announced that it will hold a policy dialogue between the Japanese and South Korean governments in Japan from the 24th of this month, regarding Japan's exclusion of South Korea from the list of eligible countries for preferential treatment that can simplify export procedures.

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Concerning the revision of the Immigration Control Law, the ruling and opposition parties start discussions for revision

2023-04-21 16:50:00
The directors of the House of Representatives Judicial Committee of the four ruling and opposition parties have begun discussing revisions to the Immigration Control Law to review the way foreigners are detained. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) presented a counter-proposal, stating that a third-party committee should be set up to increase transparency regarding refugee recognition, but the ruling party decided to take it back and consider it.

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Members of the House of Councilors, Seiji Ueda

2023-04-21 16:39:00
Seiji Ueda, a member of the House of Councilors, who belongs to the Democratic Party for the People, said, "I was thinking" about being called out by the staff of the House of Councilors because he was looking down when the bill was voted at the committee on the 20th. And so on.

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Ritsumin Representative Izumi Citizen Mr. Tamaki's remark "I can't take the government" "Exaggeration"

2023-04-21 14:32:00
When Tamaki, the leader of the Democratic Party for the People, said, "The Constitutional Democratic Party cannot take power," Izumi, the leader of the Democratic Party for the People, expressed displeasure, saying, "It's an exaggeration and inciting remarks that only please the LDP." rice field.

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Enactment of revised Cabinet Law to establish control tower for infectious disease control

2023-04-21 14:30:00
The Revised Cabinet Law, which includes the establishment of the ``Cabinet Infectious Disease Crisis Management Agency'' as a central control tower for measures against infectious diseases, was approved and established by a majority of votes at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 21st.

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Reconstruction of public transportation such as local railways Revised law enacted Upper House plenary session

2023-04-21 14:25:00
On the 21st, the Revised Local Public Transportation Revitalization Act, which includes the possibility of the government setting up a council to discuss the state of public transportation such as local railways, which continue to be in the red, and consider measures to promote the conversion to buses and usage, etc. It was passed and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councilors.

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Revision of Immigration Law Revised talks between LDP and Meiji Restoration Agreed to include citizens

2023-04-21 14:00:00
Regarding the revision of the Immigration Control Act to review the way foreigners are detained, the Diet countermeasures committee chairmen of the Japan Restoration Party and the Democratic Party for the People agreed that the Democratic Party for the People would join the discussion on revision of the revision bill by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party. Did.

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Kumamoto clams resume sales in the Kanto region Establishment of a system to prevent misrepresentation of production area

2023-04-21 13:44:00
In the Kanto region, sales of short-neck clams from Kumamoto Prefecture, which had been temporarily suspended due to the issue of disguising the production area, have resumed for the first time in about a year. Handling started on the 21st.

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Representative Izumi Ritsumin Legislation to Promote Understanding of LGBT “Delayed and Shameful”

2023-04-21 13:43:00
Concerning legislative legislation to promote understanding of LGBT people, Izumi, head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said, "It's a shame that Japan's legal system is lagging behind." He expressed the idea that the law should be enacted.

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Komei Ishii Secretary-General Review of ``Three Principles of Defense Equipment Transfer'' Difficult to conclude until G7

2023-04-21 13:20:00
Komeito Secretary-General Ishii said that it would be difficult to come to a conclusion before next month's G7 Hiroshima summit in talks with the ruling parties to review the operational guidelines for the "Three Principles on Transfer of Defense Equipment" in order to advance the overseas transfer of defense equipment. showed the idea.

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Economy and Security Minister Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine

2023-04-21 13:04:00
On the 21st, Minister of State for Economic and Security Affairs Takaichi visited the Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan, Tokyo, where the annual spring festival is being held.

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'Kill the Prime Minister' email arrives Strengthen security system in both houses of the House of Representatives

2023-04-21 12:57:00
On the night of the 20th, I received an email to the House of Representatives saying, "I will kill the Prime Minister." On the 19th, the Diet received an email stating that a bomb was installed, and the security system is being strengthened in both houses of the House of Representatives.

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Defense Minister Hamada to depart Komaki base for Djibouti in the afternoon

2023-04-21 12:43:00
In order to evacuate Japanese residents from Sudan, Africa, Defense Minister Hamada announced that one Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft will depart from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on the afternoon of the 21st for the neighboring country of Djibouti.

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All 87 members of bipartisan parliamentary group visit Yasukuni Shrine

2023-04-21 12:09:00
On the morning of the 21st, 87 members of the bipartisan group of parliamentarians visited Yasukuni Shrine together in conjunction with the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine.

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To hold a meeting of the study team on the issues of using "generative AI" such as ChatGPT

2023-04-21 12:09:00
Minister of State for Science and Technology Takaichi said that it is necessary to strengthen the response to issues in order to make effective use of "generative AI" that automatically creates text and images. He showed a policy of holding the first meeting of

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Defense Minister Hamada to depart Komaki base for Djibouti in the afternoon

2023-04-21 11:43:00
In order to evacuate Japanese residents from Sudan, Africa, Defense Minister Hamada announced that one Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft will depart from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on the afternoon of the 21st for the neighboring country of Djibouti.

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Yasukuni Shrine Prime Minister Kishida dedicated "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival

2023-04-21 11:41:00
Prime Minister Kishida dedicated a potted plant called "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine, which started on the 21st.

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Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Kato “ChatGPT”

2023-04-21 11:11:00
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare, Mr. Kato, said that the use of ChatGPT, software for dialogue with AI, in the administrative field can be expected to reduce the burden of work, but there are issues such as the handling of confidential information. showed the idea to

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Yasukuni Shrine Prime Minister Kishida dedicated "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival

2023-04-21 11:01:00
Prime Minister Kishida dedicated a potted plant called "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine, which started on the 21st.

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About 90 members of bipartisan parliamentary group visit Yasukuni Shrine together

2023-04-21 10:49:00
On the morning of the 21st, about 90 members of the non-partisan parliamentary group visited Yasukuni Shrine together in conjunction with the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine.

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Defense Minister Hamada to depart Komaki base for Djibouti in the afternoon

2023-04-21 09:24:00
In order to evacuate Japanese residents from Sudan, Africa, Defense Minister Hamada announced that one Air Self-Defense Force transport aircraft will depart from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on the afternoon of the 21st for the neighboring country of Djibouti.

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Defense Minister Hamada to depart Komaki base for Djibouti in the afternoon

2023-04-21 09:01:00
In order to evacuate Japanese residents from Sudan in Africa, Minister of Defense Hamada revealed that one C130 transport aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force will depart from Komaki Air Base in Aichi Prefecture on the afternoon of the 21st for the neighboring country of Djibouti. .

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Yasukuni Shrine Prime Minister Kishida dedicated "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival

2023-04-21 07:24:00
Prime Minister Kishida dedicated a potted plant called "Masakaki" to the annual spring festival of Yasukuni Shrine, which started on the 21st.

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Academic Council to Consider Separating from National Institutions to Become a Private Corporation

2023-04-21 05:14:00
The government has decided not to submit to the current Diet session a bill to revise the law to review the selection of members of the Science Council of Japan. If future discussions with the Science Council fail to gain an understanding of the content of the revised bill, the government plans to consider separating the council from a national institution and turning it into a private corporation.

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