Political News(2023/06/16)
Government “Defense Technology Guidelines” Draft “Emphasis on 12 fields such as unmanned technology”
2023-06-16 22:22:00
In order to strengthen the foundation of the domestic defense industry, the government has compiled a draft "Defense Technology Guideline" that indicates the technological fields to be emphasized in the future. It will focus on 12 fields, including unmanned technology to reduce the burden on SDF personnel and quantum technology to instantly process huge amounts of information.
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Government plan incorporating 391 deregulation measures Cabinet decision
2023-06-16 20:57:00
The government has decided on a plan that includes 391 items of deregulation measures, such as making it possible to use personal information in medical records such as medical records for research and development of pharmaceuticals without consent.
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No-confidence motion against Kishida Cabinet rejected by a majority vote
2023-06-16 20:44:00
A no-confidence motion against the Kishida Cabinet submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Representatives, and was rejected with a majority of opposition from both the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
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Government's "Basic policy" decision, including drastic strengthening of child-rearing policy
2023-06-16 20:36:00
On the night of the 16th, the government decided on this year's ``basic policy''. It includes measures to improve the environment for wage increases and drastic strengthening of child and parenting policies in order to reverse the trend of declining birthrate.
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Promotion of LGBT understanding Law revised by ruling party bill by four parties enacted Upper House plenary session
2023-06-16 20:18:00
A law revised by four parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People, was approved and enacted by a majority of votes at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th, in order to promote understanding of LGBT people. bottom. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and others objected, arguing that the content of the bill was a step backward from the bill compiled by the bipartisan federation of lawmakers.
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No-confidence motion against Kishida Cabinet rejected by a majority vote
2023-06-16 19:42:00
A no-confidence motion against the Kishida Cabinet submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Representatives, and was rejected with a majority of opposition from both the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
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What is "sex without consent"?
2023-06-16 19:09:00
In response to such victims' voices, etc., which "does not correspond to the actual situation of sexual abuse," a revision bill that drastically revised the law that punishes perpetrators was unanimously approved and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th. The revised law will be promulgated in the future and is expected to come into force in July. A sexual crime called "soul murder". We have summarized the points of the law revision, what will change. (*This article touches on some of the details in order to widely communicate the reality of sexual violence. Please be careful if you have symptoms such as flashbacks.)
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Promotion of LGBT understanding Law revised by ruling party bill by four parties enacted Upper House plenary session
2023-06-16 19:08:00
A law revised by four parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People, was approved and enacted by a majority of votes at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th, in order to promote understanding of LGBT people. bottom. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and others objected, arguing that the content of the bill was a step backward from the bill compiled by the bipartisan federation of lawmakers.
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U.S. Presidential Advisor Japan-U.S.-South Korea Summit “Adjustment to be held within a few months”
2023-06-16 18:28:00
U.S. National Security Advisor Sullivan, who is visiting Japan, has revealed that he is coordinating a summit meeting between Japan, the United States, and South Korea to be held in Washington in the next few months, according to some media interviews. .
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Japan-U.S.-Philippines agreed to promote defense cooperation First meeting of security officials
2023-06-16 18:14:00
Japan, the United States, and the Philippines held their first meeting under a new framework for consultations by high-ranking officials in charge of security, and agreed to promote defense cooperation among the three countries, with China and other countries in mind.
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Law to Secure Financial Resources for Increased Defense Expenditures Passed by a Majority in Upper House Plenary Session
2023-06-16 17:39:00
The Act on Securing Financial Resources to Increase Defense Expenses, which the government has positioned as the most important bill in the current Diet session, was passed at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th with a majority of votes from both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party opposed the bill, arguing that it was premised on a tax increase.
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Liberal Democrats Decide who will run for Wakayama, Yamaguchi, and Nagasaki, where the electoral district is reduced by 1 in the election of the House of Representatives
2023-06-16 17:35:00
In the House of Representatives election, the number of single-seat constituencies is increased by 10 and decreased by 10. The LDP has decided on candidates to run in three prefectures, Wakayama, Yamaguchi, and Nagasaki, where the number of constituencies is reduced by one each. It was decided that the ward would appoint Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi.
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Ritsumin to unify opposition candidates in single-seat constituencies in the House of Representatives election "Party of Volunteers"
2023-06-16 17:08:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party's former political affairs research chairman Ogawa and members of the House of Representatives Ichiro Ozawa held a press conference, arguing that it would be difficult for the party to change power alone in the next House of Representatives election, and that they would aim to unify the opposition candidates in single-seat constituencies. I was.
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Introduction of "Japanese version of DBS" Establishment of an expert panel to consider Child and Family Agency
2023-06-16 17:05:00
The Children's and Family Affairs Agency has set up an expert panel to discuss specifics regarding the introduction of the so-called "Japanese version of DBS," a system that requires proof that there is no history of sexual offenses when seeking employment in education or childcare. I decided to go.
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No-confidence motion against Kishida Cabinet rejected by a majority vote
2023-06-16 16:43:00
A no-confidence motion against the Kishida Cabinet submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Representatives, and was rejected with a majority of opposition from both the Liberal Democratic Party, the New Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
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Redevelopment of Meiji Jingu Gaien Tokyo governor refutes academic society's ``appropriate procedure''
2023-06-16 16:13:00
Regarding the redevelopment of Meiji Jingu Gaien, Tokyo Governor Koike said at a press conference that the Japanese branch of the international academic society had insufficient scientific discussions in evaluating the environmental impact. Proceedings are proceeding appropriately according to the
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No-confidence motion against Kishida Cabinet rejected by a majority vote
2023-06-16 16:09:00
A no-confidence motion against the Kishida Cabinet submitted by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was voted on at the plenary session of the House of Representatives, and was rejected with a majority of opposition from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People.
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Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councilors Mitsujiro Takano announces resignation Secretary's face slap nosebleed
2023-06-16 15:44:00
In the Tokushima Kochi constituency of the House of Councillors, Liberal Democratic Party member Kojiro Takano held a press conference on the issue of hitting a secretary in the face and causing her nose to bleed. I made it
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Consideration of legal system to ban unreasonable fees for smartphone app production companies
2023-06-16 15:35:00
The government has enacted a law that prohibits application production companies from being forced to use the systems of these major IT companies and being charged unreasonable fees while smartphone operating systems (basic software) are dominated by Apple and Google. I decided to look into the system.
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Prime Minister Meets with LDP Vice President and Secretary-General, etc. Exchange of opinions on administration management?
2023-06-16 14:53:00
Around noon on the 16th, Prime Minister Kishida met with Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Aso and Secretary-General Motegi at a hotel in Tokyo for about an hour, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno was also present. Among these, Prime Minister Kishida announced on the 15th that he would not dissolve the House of Representatives during the current session of the Diet, and on the 16th, the government's most important bill, the Act on Securing Financial Resources to Increase Defense Expenses, was enacted. Based on what was done, it seems that they exchanged opinions on the future management of the administration.
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Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councilors Mitsujiro Takano announces resignation Secretary's face slap nosebleed
2023-06-16 14:50:00
Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councilors Koujiro Takano held a press conference in Kochi City on the 16th to take responsibility and resign as a member of the House of Councilors over the problem of hitting his secretary's face and bleeding from the nose at the end of last year. clarified.
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Komei, Secretary-General Ishii, “Preparing for the next House of Representatives election after autumn”
2023-06-16 14:50:00
Regarding the next House of Representatives election, Komeito Secretary-General Ishii indicated that he would proceed with preparations assuming that it would be held after autumn, and signed an agreement with the Liberal Democratic Party to confirm election cooperation outside of Tokyo. I made it clear that I was making adjustments to exchange.
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Official announcement of 117.8 billion yen subsidy for Toyota, etc. to support development of all-solid-state batteries
2023-06-16 14:48:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has officially announced that it will provide subsidies of more than 110 billion yen to Toyota Motors and others in order to support the development and production of next-generation "all-solid-state batteries" used for EV = electric vehicles. Did.
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Reconstruction Minister Watanabe to conclude memorandum on 19th with Ukraine Deputy Prime Minister for reconstruction support
2023-06-16 14:03:00
At a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Reconstruction Minister Watanabe announced that he will exchange a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister and Infrastructure Minister Kubrakov on the 19th of next week to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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Foreign Minister Hayashi to visit Britain and France Attending conferences on reconstruction of Ukraine
2023-06-16 14:02:00
Foreign Minister Hayashi announced that he will visit the United Kingdom and France from the 20th to attend a conference on the reconstruction of Ukraine and a conference to consider development financial cooperation for developing countries.
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Prime Minister ``I'm not thinking about dissolving in the current Diet'' to submit a no-confidence motion
2023-06-16 14:00:00
Regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would not do so in the current Diet session, which will end next week. On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet on the 16th, saying that it cannot accept a government that forces an increase in the burden on the people facing high prices, and the ruling party will immediately reject it.
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Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
2023-06-16 13:59:00
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has decided to require identity verification for IP phones starting with "050", which does not require identity verification at the time of contract, as it is linked to special fraud.
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New $5 million to support Sudan to provide food, drinking water, etc. Government
2023-06-16 13:56:00
In order to support the people of Sudan in Africa, where armed conflict continues, the government has decided to provide emergency grant aid of 5 million dollars and provide food and drinking water.
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Prime Minister ``I'm not thinking about dissolving in the current Diet'' to submit a no-confidence motion
2023-06-16 13:45:00
Regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would not do so in the current Diet session, which will end next week. On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet on the 16th, saying that it cannot accept a government that forces an increase in the burden on the people facing high prices, and the ruling party will immediately reject it.
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Promotion of LGBT understanding Law revised by ruling party bill by four parties enacted Upper House plenary session
2023-06-16 13:44:00
A law revised by four parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People, was approved and enacted by a majority of votes at the plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th, in order to promote understanding of LGBT people. bottom. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and others objected, arguing that the content of the bill was a step backward from the bill compiled by the bipartisan federation of lawmakers.
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Law to Secure Financial Resources for Increased Defense Expenditures Passed by a Majority in Upper House Plenary Session
2023-06-16 13:33:00
The Act on Securing Financial Resources to Increase Defense Expenses, which the government has positioned as the most important bill in the current Diet session, was passed at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th with a majority of votes from both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party opposed the bill, arguing that it was premised on a tax increase.
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Liberal Democratic Party member Kojiro Takano to express his intention to resign Secretary's face slapped nosebleed
2023-06-16 13:05:00
It has become clear that LDP member Kojiro Takano intends to resign as a member of the House of Councilors over the problem of hitting his secretary's face and bleeding from the nose.
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Completion of inspections for My Number issuance troubles at convenience stores
2023-06-16 12:40:00
Due to a series of troubles in the service of issuing copies of resident cards at convenience stores using My Number cards, the Digital Agency announced that the inspection of the system, which has been continued by local governments nationwide, will be completed on schedule on the 17th. The service is being resumed one by one from the municipalities that have completed the inspection.
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Ritsumin submits no-confidence motion to Kishida Cabinet, ruling party side rejects at plenary session
2023-06-16 12:34:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) said that while the Kishida Cabinet is pushing ahead with the policy of increasing the tax on defense, the countermeasures against rising prices demanded by the public have been inadequate, and there have been a series of problems with My Number Cards. submitted a motion of no confidence to the House of Representatives. The ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold a plenary session from 2:00 pm and vote on the board of directors of the House of Representatives Committee. The no-confidence motion is expected to be rejected with a majority of opposition from the ruling party.
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G7 Transport Ministers Meeting Draft Joint Statement “Promoting the introduction of next-generation aviation fuels for decarbonization”
2023-06-16 12:12:00
The outline of the draft joint statement of the G7 = transportation ministers meeting of seven major countries starting in Shima City, Mie Prefecture from the 16th has been revealed, and the policy to jointly work on decarbonization in the transportation sector, such as promoting the introduction of next-generation aviation fuel. is the direction in which is included. The minister in charge of Ukraine will also attend the meeting face-to-face, and it is expected that the G7 will work together to support the reconstruction of Ukraine's transport infrastructure.
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Ritsumin submits no-confidence motion to Kishida Cabinet, ruling party side rejects at plenary session
2023-06-16 12:09:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) said that while the Kishida Cabinet is pushing ahead with the policy of increasing the tax on defense, the countermeasures against rising prices demanded by the public have been inadequate, and there have been a series of problems with My Number Cards. submitted a motion of no confidence to the House of Representatives. The ruling party will reject the bill at the plenary session in the afternoon.
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Law to Secure Financial Resources for Increased Defense Expenditures Passed by a Majority in Upper House Plenary Session
2023-06-16 12:08:00
The Act on Securing Financial Resources to Increase Defense Expenses, which the government has positioned as the most important bill in the current Diet session, was passed at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 16th with a majority of votes from both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party opposed the bill, arguing that it was premised on a tax increase.
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Prime Minister ``I'm not thinking about dissolving in the current Diet'' to submit a no-confidence motion
2023-06-16 12:06:00
Regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would not do so in the current Diet session, which will end next week. On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet on the 16th, saying that it cannot accept a government that forces an increase in the burden on the people facing high prices, and the ruling party will immediately reject it.
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Liberal Democratic Party member Kojiro Takano to express his intention to resign Secretary's face slapped nosebleed
2023-06-16 12:02:00
At the end of last year, Kojiro Takano, a member of the House of Councilors of the Liberal Democratic Party, hit his secretary in the face and caused a commotion that caused her to bleed from her nose. announced its intention to do so.
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30,000 yen benefit to low-income households "Prohibition of seizure due to delinquency" passed by the House of Councilors
2023-06-16 11:45:00
As a countermeasure against soaring prices, a law was passed and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councillors to prohibit the seizure of debts due to delinquency with respect to benefits for low-income households with an upper limit of 30,000 yen per household.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary “High-level consultation policy on the abduction issue with North Korea remains unchanged”
2023-06-16 11:37:00
Regarding the impact of North Korea's ballistic missile launch on the night of the 15th on efforts to resolve the abduction issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno repeatedly condemned the launch. He showed the recognition that there is no change in the policy of giving everything.
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Crime name changed to ``non-consensual sexual intercourse'' Revised penal code passed and enacted Upper House plenary session
2023-06-16 11:24:00
Regarding the crime of "forced sexual intercourse," a bill to amend the Penal Code, etc. changed the name of the crime to "non-consensual sexual intercourse," and specifically indicated cases in which it was difficult for the victim to express his/her "will not to consent." It was unanimously approved and enacted at the plenary session of the House of Councillors.
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Promotion of LGBT understanding Law revised by ruling party bill by four parties enacted Upper House plenary session
2023-06-16 11:16:00
LGBTの人たちへの理解増進に向け、自民・公明両党と日本維新の会、国民民主党の4党が与党案を修正した法律が、16日の参議院本会議で賛成多数で可決され成立しました。立憲民主党、共産党、れいわ新選組などは、おととし超党派の議員連盟がまとめた法案から内容が後退したなどとして反対しました。
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Law to Secure Financial Resources for Increased Defense Expenditures Passed by a Majority in Upper House Plenary Session
2023-06-16 10:59:00
The Act on Securing Financial Resources to Increase Defense Expenditure, which the government has positioned as the most important bill in the current Diet session, was approved by a large majority at the plenary session of the House of Councillors on the 16th, and was enacted.
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Consideration of legal system to ban unreasonable fees for smartphone app production companies
2023-06-16 10:50:00
The government has enacted a law that prohibits application production companies from being forced to use the systems of these major IT companies and being charged unreasonable fees while smartphone operating systems (basic software) are dominated by Apple and Google. I decided to look into the system.
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44 items of specially designated secret information were newly designated 1 item was dedesignated Cabinet decision
2023-06-16 10:32:00
A government report summarizing the operation status of the Designated Secrets Protection Law over the last year was approved by the Cabinet, and while 44 items of information were newly designated as designated secrets, one item was de-designated.
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Prime Minister ``I'm not thinking about dissolving in the current Diet'' to submit a no-confidence motion
2023-06-16 05:18:00
Regarding the dissolution of the House of Representatives, Prime Minister Kishida announced that he would not do so in the current Diet session, which will end next week. On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to submit a no-confidence motion against the Cabinet on the 16th, saying that it cannot accept a government that forces an increase in the burden on the people facing high prices, and the ruling party will immediately reject it.
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