2023-09-25 23:39:00
Kiyonari Maekawa, a member of the House of Representatives of the Japan Restoration Party who is accused of violating the Public Offices Election Act, has informed party executives of his intention to resign as a member of the Diet.
2023-09-25 20:33:00
The Japan Expo Association, which is the organizer of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, has predicted that the construction costs for the venue will be approximately 45 billion yen more than before, and Communist Party Secretary-General Koike has predicted that the costs could rise even further. He argued that the Expo should be canceled because of the sexual nature of the incident.
2023-09-25 20:27:00
As the shortage of national civil servants becomes a problem, a meeting was held for the first time in which experts discussed countermeasures, and President Kawamoto of the National Personnel Authority said, ``We want to take bold steps without sacrificing any areas,'' and said that he would like to secure and develop human resources in line with the times. We asked them to consider specific measures to achieve this goal.
2023-09-25 20:18:00
Regarding economic measures in response to rising prices, Prime Minister Kishida announced his intention to proceed with discussions on tax cuts to encourage wage increases and domestic investment in strategic fields including semiconductors. The plan is to begin full-scale deliberations with the aim of compiling a report by the end of next month, and once it has been formulated, the plan is to immediately begin compiling a supplementary budget bill.
2023-09-25 19:52:00
Prime Minister Kishida has worked to address the so-called "annual income wall," in which people who exceed a certain annual income are no longer eligible for spousal support and have to pay social insurance premiums, reducing their take-home pay. The government has announced that starting next month it will provide companies with subsidies of up to 500,000 yen per employee. Once the annual income barrier is exceeded, some people cut back on their working hours because their take-home pay decreases, and this has been pointed out to be a factor in the labor shortage. Can these concerns be dispelled?
2023-09-25 15:53:00
As cases of local assembly members concurrently serving as public secretaries of members of the Diet have come to light one after another, Akio Fukuda, a member of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan who is elected to the Tochigi 2nd Ward of the House of Representatives, has revealed that a local city council member who was employed as a public secretary announced that she had resigned as secretary.
2023-09-25 15:45:00
Minister of Defense Kihara met with the Chief of Operations, the head of the U.S. Space Force, and confirmed that cooperation would be strengthened as the space domain is becoming increasingly important in terms of security.
2023-09-25 14:24:00
A referendum was held on the 24th to ask whether the mayor of Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, had illegally copied the electoral roll and used it in elections. The mayor lost his job because of the majority vote.
2023-09-25 12:47:00
Regarding the resumption of the trilateral summit meeting among Japan, China, and South Korea, China's President Xi Jinping has expressed his intention to welcome the meeting at an appropriate time, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno said that it would be meaningful for the leaders to meet together and discuss it. As such, he indicated his intention to proceed with consideration at the administrative level.
2023-09-25 05:13:00
Regarding new economic measures in response to rising prices, the government and ruling party have decided to begin full-scale deliberations with a view to compiling a report by the end of next month. Discussions are expected to include measures to reduce the burden on household budgets and support measures to raise wages for small and medium-sized enterprises.
2023-09-25 01:17:00
A referendum was held on the 24th to ask whether the mayor of Manazuru Town, Kanagawa Prefecture, had illegally copied the electoral roll and used it in elections. The mayor lost his job because of the majority vote.
