Political News(2023/12/04)
Prime Minister Kishida: LDP faction’s political funding issue “The party will consider responding”
2023-12-04 23:54:00
In response to the issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida stated at the party's board of directors, ``It would be regrettable if the people were to have doubts,'' and reiterated the party's intention to consider a response. I showed it.
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“Ride-sharing” taxi company group “needs careful consideration”
2023-12-04 21:16:00
A cross-party study group set up by former Environment Minister Koizumi and others to introduce "ride sharing" held a hearing, and the chairman of an organization formed by taxi companies argued that careful consideration is needed, rather than just introducing it. did.
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NVIDIA founder meets Prime Minister Kishida to “supply necessary semiconductors”
2023-12-04 20:54:00
The founder of NVIDIA, a major American semiconductor manufacturer, met with Prime Minister Kishida at the Prime Minister's Office. He expressed his intention to work with Japanese companies that are working on building data centers, which are essential for the development of generative AI, and to supply the necessary semiconductors.
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Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura inspects Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant “We are taking all possible safety measures to restart operations”
2023-12-04 20:47:00
As the government aims to maximize the use of nuclear power generation in order to realize a decarbonized society, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura visited Chubu Electric Power's Hamaoka Nuclear Power Plant and asked the company to take safety measures in preparation for its restart. We asked them to take all possible precautions.
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Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Suzuki “NTT Act amendment bill will be considered for submission to the regular Diet session next year”
2023-12-04 20:24:00
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Suzuki met with Prime Minister Kishida and said that, in line with the recommendations of the Liberal Democratic Party's working team, he would like to consider an amendment to the NTT Act that would eliminate the obligation to disclose research results by NTT, with a view to submitting it to next year's regular Diet session. I told you my thoughts.
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Prime Minister Kishida: LDP faction’s political funding issue “The party will consider responding”
2023-12-04 19:40:00
In response to the issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida stated at the party's board of directors, ``It would be regrettable if the people were to have doubts,'' and reiterated the party's intention to consider a response. I showed it.
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Prime Minister Kishida ``not aware'' of former Unification Church friendship group leader attending report
2023-12-04 19:05:00
In 2019, when Prime Minister Kishida was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs research committee, he had a meeting with the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it was reported that the head of a friendship group of the former Unification Church was present. I explained that I was not aware of who was there.
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Prime Minister Kishida: LDP faction’s political funding issue “The party will consider responding”
2023-12-04 19:03:00
In response to the issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida stated at the party's board of directors, ``It would be regrettable if the people were to have doubts,'' and reiterated the party's intention to consider a response. I showed it.
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Liberal Democratic faction political funding issue: Abe faction members receive kickbacks to dozens of people?
2023-12-04 19:00:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction in the Liberal Democratic Party, it is believed that dozens of members of the Seiwa Policy Research Group, the Abe faction, which is the largest faction, have received kickbacks, according to interviews with people involved. I learned something new. It is suspected that the political organization of the member of parliament did not record the kickbacked funds as income in the political funds balance report, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is believed to be investigating the flow of funds.
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ITization of criminal procedures: Draft proposal by the Legislative Committee to digitize arrest warrants, etc.
2023-12-04 18:36:00
A subcommittee of the country's Legislative Council has presented a draft plan for the use of IT in criminal procedures such as investigations and trials. The plan is to digitize the creation and management of arrest warrants, etc., and to enable procedures such as requesting and issuance to be completed online.
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Prime Minister Kishida ``not aware'' of former Unification Church friendship group leader attending report
2023-12-04 18:06:00
In 2019, when Prime Minister Kishida was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs research committee, he had a meeting with the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it was reported that the head of a friendship group of the former Unification Church was present. I explained that I was not aware of who was there.
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Abe faction: Mr. Takagi “Carefully confirms the facts” On the other hand, “Does not involve accounting”
2023-12-04 15:40:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction's political funding party, Takagi, who serves as the secretary general of the Abe faction and is chairman of the National Diet Committee, said, ``We would like to carefully confirm the facts and respond appropriately.'' On the other hand, he said, "The general secretary is not involved in accounting."
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno avoids mentioning the LDP faction's political funding issue again
2023-12-04 13:50:00
Regarding the issue of political funds surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno was asked at a press conference on the 4th what the future response would be as an executive of the faction, but he stated that each faction would be responsible for taking the necessary actions. I avoided mentioning it again.
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ITization of criminal procedures: Draft proposal by the Legislative Committee to “electronize arrest warrants, etc.”
2023-12-04 12:43:00
A subcommittee of the country's Legislative Council has presented a draft plan for the use of IT in criminal procedures such as investigations and trials. The plan is to digitize the creation and management of arrest warrants, etc., and to enable procedures such as requesting and issuance to be completed online.
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Prime Minister Kishida ``not aware'' of former Unification Church friendship group leader attending report
2023-12-04 11:51:00
In 2019, when Prime Minister Kishida was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs research committee, he had a meeting with the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it was reported that the head of a friendship group of the former Unification Church was present. I explained that I was not aware of who was there.
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Prime Minister Kishida ``not aware'' of former Unification Church friendship group leader attending report
2023-12-04 10:52:00
In 2019, when Prime Minister Kishida was chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's political affairs research committee, he had a meeting with the former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and it was reported that the head of a friendship group of the former Unification Church was present. I explained that I was not aware of who was there.
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The Liberal Democratic faction's political funding issue will be pursued by opposition parties during this week's budget committee deliberations
2023-12-04 04:31:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Liberal Democratic Party is urgently considering countermeasures and hopes to minimize the impact on government management. In contrast, the opposition parties plan to pursue the matter strictly at the Budget Committee's intensive deliberations, which are expected to be held this week.
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