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Political News(2023/05/17)


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Efforts to protect LGBT rights Submission of a request to one of the summit's main agenda items

2023-05-17 22:30:00
Ahead of the G7 Hiroshima Summit, we submitted a request to the government requesting that groups of sexual minorities and groups of companies make efforts to protect the rights of sexual minorities one of the main agenda items of the summit. Did.

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Quad summit meeting to be held in Hiroshima on the 21st of this month

2023-05-17 21:54:00
The four-country summit meeting of Japan, the United States, Australia, and India, which was scheduled in Australia, is currently being coordinated to be held in Hiroshima on the 21st of this month in conjunction with the G7 Hiroshima Summit.

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Prime Minister Kishida instructed to organize ideas as "Children's Future Strategy Conference"

2023-05-17 21:30:00
The government's "Children's Future Strategy Conference" was held to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, and Prime Minister Kishida will summarize the ideas of the conference, including concrete measures and financial resources, before formulating the "Basic Policy" next month. I instructed

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Restoration Liberal Democratic Party and Komei Party do not respond to joint submission of LGBT bill

2023-05-17 21:20:00
The Japan Restoration Party decided not to jointly submit the bills of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito to promote understanding of LGBT people, and informed the Liberal Democratic Party.

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Government to accept injured soldiers in Ukraine at SDF Central Hospital

2023-05-17 20:48:00
政府はウクライナへの支援の一環として、負傷した兵士を日本の自衛隊中央病院で受け入れる方針を固めました。

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The 4 ruling and opposition parties agree on amendments to the penal code for sexual crimes from the 18th

2023-05-17 20:39:00
The directors of the House of Representatives Judicial Committee of the four ruling and opposition parties met in the Diet to discuss revisions to the penal code in line with the actual situation of sexual crimes, and agreed to start revision discussions from the 18th.

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Criticize Ishin's remarks about Mr. Wishma, who died at the immigration facility

2023-05-17 19:25:00
Two years ago, a member of the Japan Restoration Party said in the Diet on the 16th that a Sri Lankan woman died at a Nagoya immigration facility. The chairman criticized it as "inappropriate".

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Representative Izumi Ritsumin meets with the U.S. Ambassador to Japan to convey the policy to submit the LGBT parliamentary bill

2023-05-17 18:55:00
Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party held a meeting with Emmanuel, the U.S. Ambassador to Japan. announced that the bill will be submitted to the Diet.

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Lithuanian foreign minister urges G7 to tighten sanctions against Russia

2023-05-17 18:31:00
In an interview with NHK, Foreign Minister Landsbergis of Lithuania, one of the three Baltic countries bordering Russia, said, "If we increase the pressure on Russia, Ukraine will be closer to victory." and appealed for stronger sanctions against Russia.

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Liberal Democratic Party “One of the options is to dissolve the “combined ward” by amending the law”

2023-05-17 18:20:00
Regarding the "combined constituencies" of electoral districts introduced in the House of Councilors election to correct the disparity of one vote, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) decided at the House of Councilors Commission on the Constitution that the elimination of "combined constituencies" through legal revision would be an option prior to constitutional revision. I showed the idea that it was one.

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Prime Minister Kishida cancels visit to Australia due to cancellation of Quads

2023-05-17 17:45:00
Prime Minister Kishida was scheduled to visit Australia next week in order to attend the summit meeting of the Quad, a framework of four countries consisting of Japan, the United States, Australia, and India, but it was canceled due to the cancellation of the meeting. I was.

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LGBT Bill Komei Takagi Policy Research Council Chairman “I want to submit it to the Diet tomorrow”

2023-05-17 17:08:00
Komeito's political affairs research chair Takagi expressed his intention to submit the ruling party's bill to the Diet as early as the 18th, as well as the opposition party's support for enactment of the law. I asked for understanding.

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Mr. Azumi Ritsumin “Aiming to revise the Child Abuse Prevention Law to prevent recurrence of sexual harm”

2023-05-17 16:48:00
A former member of Johnny & Associates has been accused of being sexually assaulted by the former president. I showed the idea to aim at the bipartisan.

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Mr. Azumi Ritsumin “Aiming to revise the Child Abuse Prevention Law to prevent recurrence of sexual harm”

2023-05-17 15:54:00
A former member of Johnny & Associates has been accused of being sexually assaulted by the former president. I showed the idea to aim at the bipartisan.

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Prime Minister Kishida meets with astronaut Satoshi Furukawa

2023-05-17 14:39:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with astronaut Satoshi Furukawa, who is scheduled to stay on the International Space Station for a long period after this summer, and expressed his expectations for their future activities.

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Ritsumin Izumi talks with Rengo Chairman Yoshino and explains how to deal with the next House of Representatives election

2023-05-17 14:14:00
立憲民主党の泉代表は連合の芳野会長と会談し、次の衆議院選挙では日本維新の会や共産党と選挙協力は行わないと説明しました。一方、芳野氏は、支援する国民民主党との協力が必要だとの認識を伝えました。

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Revised next-generation medical infrastructure law enacted at plenary session of upper house

2023-05-17 12:52:00
The Revised Next-Generation Medical Infrastructure Act, which promotes the use of medical data such as diseases with a small number of cases, was passed and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councillors in order to help establish new treatment methods and develop pharmaceuticals.

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Facilitating secondary use of copyrighted works Revised Copyright Act enacted at upper house plenary session

2023-05-17 12:25:00
The revised copyright law, which includes the creation of a system that allows smooth secondary use of works whose copyright holders are unknown, was passed and established at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 17th.

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Government Considers Foreign Minister Hayashi's Attendance at Ukraine Reconstruction Conference Emphasis on Involvement

2023-05-17 04:47:00
In order to continue to support Ukraine, the government is considering Foreign Minister Hayashi's attendance at a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine to be held in the UK next month after the G7 Hiroshima Summit, and Japan will be actively involved. I would like to emphasize the

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The ruling party will reject the motion of no-confidence against the Finance Minister submitted by the Ritsumin

2023-05-17 04:23:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has submitted a no-confidence motion against Finance Minister Suzuki over a bill to increase defense spending, and has strengthened its confrontational stance with the government and ruling parties. However, the Japan Restoration Party and others do not agree and are planning to oppose the resolution, and the ruling party will reject the resolution and aim to pass the bill into the House of Representatives early next week.

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G7 Hiroshima Summit “Collaborative countermeasures against Russia’s sanctions evasion” final coordination with each country

2023-05-17 04:15:00
At the G7 Hiroshima Summit, which will begin on the 19th, Japan, as the chair country, intends to confirm its policy of cooperating with the G7 and other parties to counter Russia's continued invasion of Ukraine, which is attempting to evade sanctions through a "third country." So, we are making final adjustments with each country on how to include it in the summit declaration.

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Former Prime Minister Suga, chairman of the Japan-Korea Parliamentarians' League, will visit South Korea at the end of this month to meet with President Yun

2023-05-17 00:13:00
Former Prime Minister Suga, chairman of the Japan-Korea parliamentary group made up of bipartisan parliamentarians, is making final adjustments to visit South Korea at the end of this month and meet with President Yoon Sung-ryul.

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LDP Abe faction First party held after death of former prime minister Confirmation of faction unity

2023-05-17 00:10:00
On the night of the 16th, the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party held the first party after the death of former Prime Minister Abe, and confirmed the unity as a faction while the chairman continued to be absent.

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