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Political News(2023/12/09)


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Prime Minister Kishida considers responses to political funding issue, including replacing Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno

2023-12-09 21:40:00
Prime Minister Kishida has decided to replace Mr. Matsuno in light of the suspicion that Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno received a kickback and did not record it in the income and expenditure report due to the issue regarding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. We are considering measures including:

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Prime Minister Kishida considers responses to political funding issue, including replacing Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno

2023-12-09 21:06:00
Prime Minister Kishida has decided to replace Mr. Matsuno in light of the suspicion that Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno received a kickback and did not record it in the income and expenditure report due to the issue regarding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. We are considering measures including:

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G7 Home Affairs and Security Ministers Meeting Discusses economic security, measures against child pornography, etc.

2023-12-09 18:31:00
The home affairs and security ministers' meeting of the G7 = seven major countries began on the 8th in Mito City, and thematic meetings have been held since the 9th, including economic security and measures to address issues surrounding child pornography. Opinions are being exchanged.

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Prime Minister Kishida considers responses to political funding issue, including replacing Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno

2023-12-09 17:46:00
Prime Minister Kishida has decided to replace Mr. Matsuno in light of the suspicion that Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno received a kickback and did not record it in the income and expenditure report due to the issue regarding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. We are considering measures including:

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Kickbacks likely to be given to most members of the Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction, including 6 faction leaders

2023-12-09 16:45:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's largest faction, the Abe faction, interviews with people involved revealed that most members of the Abe faction, including six faction executives, appear to have received kickbacks from the party's income. I learned something new. It is believed that neither member of the Diet recorded it as income in their political funds balance report, but the amount of kickbacks varies greatly among members, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is investigating the detailed circumstances, including the flow of funds. It seems that there is.

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Prime Minister attends international conference on nuclear disarmament, calls for "realistic and practical efforts"

2023-12-09 14:45:00
Prime Minister Kishida attended the International Conference on Nuclear Disarmament held in Nagasaki City and emphasized the importance of promoting realistic and practical initiatives and building momentum for nuclear disarmament amid deepening divisions in the international community. I did.

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More than 10 members of Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction receive kickbacks of over 10 million yen

2023-12-09 11:55:00
Over the past five years up to last year, more than 10 members of the Liberal Democratic Party's party, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, Diet Policy Committee Chairman Takeshi Takagi, and House of Councilors Secretary-General Hiroshige Seko, have been involved in the issue of political funding parties organized by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. Through interviews with people involved, it has been newly discovered that he appears to have received kickbacks exceeding 10 million yen. It is suspected that neither member of the Diet has recorded their income as income in their political funds balance reports, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is believed to be working to clarify the actual situation regarding the flow of funds.

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Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno says “resignation is inevitable” over political funding issue

2023-12-09 05:36:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno is suspected of receiving kickbacks from the faction and not properly reporting it, and there is speculation within the ruling party that his resignation may be inevitable. There is an opinion. Prime Minister Kishida plans to carefully consider responses while assessing the impact on the administration of the government.

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Government to secure financial resources to combat declining birthrate: “Adjust by securing a new 3.6 trillion yen”

2023-12-09 03:11:00
In order to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate, the government has begun making adjustments to secure new stable financial resources of approximately 3.6 trillion yen by fiscal 2028. The newly created ``Support System,'' which will be widely collected from businesses and the public, will secure around 1 trillion yen.

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Prime Minister Kishida meets with President of the Marshall Islands to continue dialogue on nuclear power plant treated water

2023-12-09 02:19:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with President Kabua of the Marshall Islands, a Pacific island nation, who was visiting Japan, and explained that the release of treated water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant was being carried out safely as planned, and that he would continue to do so in the future. We confirmed that we will continue dialogue based on scientific evidence.

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