2023-11-20 22:47:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with President Japarov of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, who is visiting Japan, and expressed the recognition that taking into account the situation in Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, etc., action based on international law is essential for the peace and stability of the international community. We agreed.
2023-11-20 18:52:00
In the trial of former House of Representatives member Kiyonari Maekawa, who was accused of violating the Public Offices Election Act for calling for votes before the announcement was made in the House of Representatives election held a year ago, the Supreme Court ruled against the former lawmaker's appeal of his innocence. was sentenced and found guilty.
2023-11-20 17:52:00
Regarding the message of condolence posted by Prime Minister Kishida on social media following the death of Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of Soka Gakkai, a support group for the New Komeito Party, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno explained that it was a message of personal condolence. .
2023-11-20 16:53:00
Finance Minister Suzuki delivered a fiscal speech at plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and asked for cooperation in the early enactment of a supplementary budget bill that will support new economic measures.
2023-11-20 15:48:00
Regarding relief for victims of the former Unification Church, officials from the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, and Democratic Party of the People held discussions, and the three parties revised part of the bill compiled by the ruling party to strengthen support for civil litigation. We agreed to jointly submit.
2023-11-20 15:45:00
Minister for Economic Security Takaichi said that regarding the fact that he set up a study group within the Liberal Democratic Party, some senior members of the party are questioning the current cabinet's response. He acknowledged that there are other cases in which he is participating, and that his comments are not valid.
2023-11-20 15:34:00
A complaint has been filed against five factions of the Liberal Democratic Party for failing to include some party ticket income in their political fund income and expenditure reports, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is proceeding with voluntary questioning. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters on the morning of the 20th that he recognized that each political organization should take responsibility for checking and responding appropriately.
2023-11-20 14:53:00
Finance Minister Suzuki delivered a fiscal speech at a plenary session of the House of Representatives, asking for cooperation in the early passage of a supplementary budget bill that will support new economic measures.
2023-11-20 13:59:00
A complaint has been filed against five factions of the Liberal Democratic Party for failing to include some party ticket income in their political fund income and expenditure reports, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is proceeding with voluntary questioning. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters on the morning of the 20th that he recognized that each political organization should take responsibility for checking and responding appropriately.
2023-11-20 13:44:00
Regarding relief for victims of the former Unification Church, the leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party's parliamentary committees held talks, and the ruling parties will soon submit a bill to strengthen support for civil lawsuits, and the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party will discuss relief measures for victims of the former Unification Church. It was agreed that the bill each had submitted to preserve their assets would be debated by the House of Representatives Judicial Affairs Committee.
2023-11-20 13:12:00
Regarding the Tokyo Olympics bid campaign, Governor Hase of Ishikawa Prefecture said that he had given gifts using so-called secret secret funds, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno has not specified the specific purpose of the gifts from the perspective of maintaining state confidentiality. He declined to comment on the facts, saying it would be inappropriate to reveal them.
2023-11-20 12:23:00
Regarding the message of condolence posted by Prime Minister Kishida on social media following the death of Daisaku Ikeda, honorary president of Soka Gakkai, a support group for the New Komeito Party, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno explained that it was a message of personal condolence. .
2023-11-20 11:51:00
The Fiscal System Council, an advisory body to the Minister of Finance, has compiled recommendations for next year's budget formulation, and has focused on revising medical fees, with the aim of reducing the burden on the working generation. We requested that the portion that corresponds to expenses be reduced.
2023-11-20 11:00:00
The government has submitted to the Diet a supplementary budget bill for this fiscal year with a total general account budget of over 13.1 trillion yen, which will support new economic measures.
2023-11-20 10:12:00
A complaint has been filed against five factions of the Liberal Democratic Party for failing to include some party ticket income in their political fund income and expenditure reports, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is proceeding with voluntary questioning. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters on the morning of the 20th that he recognized that each political organization should take responsibility for checking and responding appropriately.
2023-11-20 07:38:00
It has been pointed out that when Japanese consumers purchase games etc. provided by overseas businesses through app stores, there are many cases in which they do not pay the consumption tax received by the businesses. The government is considering amending the system so that major IT companies that operate app stores will pay consumption tax on behalf of businesses.
2023-11-20 06:33:00
In an effort to strengthen cooperation with Bangladesh in the security field, the government will utilize OSA, a new framework for providing defense equipment and other items to the militaries of like-minded countries, and will provide four patrol boats. I did.
2023-11-20 06:10:00
This year's supplementary budget bill, which supports new economic measures, will go into deliberation today, and debate is expected to take place over issues such as flat-rate income tax cuts and benefits for low-income households.
