2023-10-20 22:02:00
As the Israeli-Palestinian situation becomes increasingly tense, Foreign Minister Kamikawa departed for Egypt on the night of the 20th to attend an international conference to discuss improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
2023-10-20 21:49:00
The opening ceremony of the 212th Extraordinary Diet session was held on the 20th in the main session hall of the House of Councilors, welcoming His Majesty the Emperor.
2023-10-20 21:39:00
Regarding new economic measures, Prime Minister Kishida met on the 20th with the political affairs research chairs of both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party, and discussed within the party specific measures to reduce income tax in order to return a portion of the increase in tax revenue to the people. I instructed them to consider it.
2023-10-20 20:55:00
Regarding new economic measures, Prime Minister Kishida met on the 20th with the political affairs research chairs of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party, and discussed within the party specific measures to reduce income tax in order to return a portion of the increase in tax revenue to the people. I instructed them to consider it.
2023-10-20 20:12:00
It was discovered that the names of China and Taiwan were also written in the description of the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture in the map ``Google Maps'' published by American IT giant Google on the Internet, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs requested a correction. I did. As of the afternoon of the 20th, the concurrent listing had disappeared.
2023-10-20 19:02:00
Regarding new economic measures, Prime Minister Kishida met with Liberal Democratic Party Political Affairs Research Chairman Hagiuda and others on the evening of the 20th, and the party will specifically consider reducing income taxes in order to return a portion of the increase in tax revenue to the people. I was instructed to do so.
2023-10-20 18:35:00
An extraordinary Diet session was convened on the 20th, the stage for the first full-scale debate since the recent cabinet reshuffle. While Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to provide a detailed explanation of the government's efforts to address rising prices, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the government's delay in implementing economic measures and proposed countermeasures. He emphasized that he would appeal.
2023-10-20 17:48:00
As the Israeli-Palestinian situation becomes increasingly tense, Foreign Minister Kamikawa will visit Egypt to attend an international conference to discuss improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
2023-10-20 16:22:00
An extraordinary Diet session was convened on the 20th, the stage for the first full-scale debate since the recent cabinet reshuffle. While Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to provide a detailed explanation of the government's efforts to address rising prices, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the government's delay in implementing economic measures and proposed countermeasures. He emphasized that he would appeal.
2023-10-20 16:14:00
The opening ceremony of the 212th Extraordinary Diet session was held on the 20th in the main session hall of the House of Councilors, welcoming His Majesty the Emperor.
2023-10-20 16:09:00
With Ukraine in mind, Minister of Justice Koizumi spoke at a press conference regarding a new system that would treat people who have fled conflict to the same degree as refugees. We have announced our intention to provide information and guidance and provide support funds.
2023-10-20 15:47:00
As China has completely suspended imports of Japanese marine products, and the challenge is to develop new export destinations such as scallops, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Miyashita has announced plans to make exports to other countries easier. The government has announced that it has begun considering whether inmates can perform processing tasks such as shelling, which are necessary for the production of raw materials.
2023-10-20 15:23:00
Regarding the summary indictment this month of a 41-year-old Self-Defense Forces officer accused of insulting a former female Ground Self-Defense Forces officer on the Internet, who claimed that she had been sexually assaulted by multiple members, Defense Minister Kihara said, ``It is truly regrettable and we will take this action seriously.'' "We will deal with it," he said, indicating his intention to accelerate anti-harassment measures.
2023-10-20 15:16:00
The permanent chairpersons and special committee chairs of the House of Representatives were decided, and Itsunori Onodera of the Liberal Democratic Party was appointed as the chairperson of the Budget Committee, and Eisuke Mori of the Liberal Democratic Party remained in the position of chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee.
2023-10-20 15:15:00
The standing committee chairs and special committee chairs of the House of Councilors were decided, with Shinsuke Suematsu of the Liberal Democratic Party retaining his position as budget committee chairman, and Hirofumi Nakasone of the Liberal Democratic Party remaining as chairman of the Constitutional Review Committee.
2023-10-20 13:42:00
At a plenary session on the 20th, the House of Representatives approved the resignation of Speaker Hosoda and elected former Finance Minister Nukaga of the Liberal Democratic Party as his successor.
2023-10-20 12:40:00
On the 20th, the government began accepting applications for subsidies aimed at companies working to prevent their employees' take-home pay from decreasing even if they exceed the ``1.06 million yen barrier'' as a measure against the so-called ``annual income barrier.'' announced.
2023-10-20 12:27:00
In response to a series of cases that came to light in which local politicians held concurrent positions as public secretaries for members of the National Diet, the ruling and opposition parties agreed at a meeting of the House of Representatives Steering Committee to ban such holdings.
2023-10-20 12:24:00
In response to the problems surrounding the former Unification Church, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party each submitted bills to the Diet to preserve the church's assets in order to provide relief to victims.
2023-10-20 11:44:00
In response to the problems surrounding the former Unification Church, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party each submitted bills to the Diet to preserve the church's assets in order to provide relief to victims.
2023-10-20 11:41:00
Concerning the government's policy to abolish the current health insurance card next fall and integrate it with the My Number card, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has submitted a bill to the Diet to postpone the abolition date, arguing that it is too hasty and will cause public anxiety. did.
2023-10-20 11:38:00
An extraordinary Diet session was convened on the 20th, the stage for the first full-scale debate since the recent cabinet reshuffle. While Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to provide a detailed explanation of the government's efforts to address rising prices, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the government's delay in implementing economic measures and proposed countermeasures. He emphasized that he would appeal.
2023-10-20 11:23:00
Regarding salaries for national civil servants this fiscal year, the government has decided to raise the starting salaries of both university and high school graduates by more than 10,000 yen, as well as raise monthly salaries and bonuses, in line with the recommendation of the National Personnel Authority. This is the first time in 33 years that the starting salaries of both university and high school graduates have been raised by more than 10,000 yen.
2023-10-20 04:48:00
An extraordinary session of the Diet will be convened on the 20th, and while the government and ruling parties will aim to pass a supplementary budget bill for this fiscal year that will support new economic measures, the opposition party plans to take measures such as the government's response to rising prices. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Kishida has decided to instruct the ruling party to consider a time-limited income tax reduction, and it is expected that there will be a debate over measures to reduce the burden, including tax reductions.
