Political News(2023/12/14)
[Daily developments] Cabinet changes due to political funding issue, Abe's ``five members'' resign
2023-12-14 21:27:00
Prime Minister Kishida on the 14th replaced four cabinet ministers who were pro-Abe in response to issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. All of them are ministers who are not from Abe's faction, including former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Satoshi Sakamoto, a member of the Moriyama faction and former minister in charge of regional revitalization, has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. I will tell you about my daily activities.
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[Breaking News] Abe's ``Five People'' resign due to cabinet changes due to political funding issue
2023-12-14 20:46:00
Prime Minister Kishida replaced four cabinet ministers who were pro-Abe in response to issues surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. All of them are ministers who are not from Abe's faction, including former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Satoshi Sakamoto, a member of the Moriyama faction and former minister in charge of regional revitalization, has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Prime Minister Kishida's Cabinet changes: "Ability to execute, ability to answer, and ability to immediately act" LDP personnel to be appointed within 2020
2023-12-14 19:37:00
Prime Minister Kishida spoke to reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 14th regarding the personnel changes in which four pro-Abe ministers were replaced and Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was appointed. He explained that he had selected the following people. He also indicated that he intends to reshuffle LDP executives by the end of the year.
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[Breaking news] Prime Minister Kishida's cabinet changes "Coordination ability, execution ability, answering ability, immediate action ability"
2023-12-14 19:18:00
On the night of the 14th, Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office regarding the personnel affairs of LDP executives, ``Today, political affairs research chairman Hagiuda, House of Councilors secretary-general Seko, and parliamentary affairs committee chairman Takagi have expressed their resignation. I would like to make personnel changes at an appropriate time within the year so as not to disrupt the promotion of national politics."
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Prime Minister Kishida appoints successors after four Abe-aligned ministers submit resignations, appointing former Foreign Minister Hayashi and others
2023-12-14 19:03:00
In response to the issue surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida replaced four ministers who were pro-Abe and appointed former Foreign Minister Hayashi, a pro-Kishida, as Chief Cabinet Secretary. Liberal Democratic Party political affairs research chairman Hagiuda and others have also submitted letters of resignation, and all of the influential members of the Abe faction known as the "Five" have resigned from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives.
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Outline of tax reform decided; system design for fixed income tax reduction, etc. Liberal-Kokem parties
2023-12-14 19:02:00
On the 14th, both the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party decided on next year's tax reform outline, including the establishment of an income limit that would exclude people with an annual income of more than 20 million yen from receiving fixed-amount tax cuts such as income tax. On the other hand, the government has postponed deciding on a specific start date for the tax increase aimed at securing funding for defense spending.
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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department searches Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa's office in the Diet Building
2023-12-14 19:02:00
In a case of violation of the Public Offices Election Act concerning the mayoral election in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which took place in April this year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department investigated the residence of Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa in the House of Representatives Second Member's Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. I searched the office etc. The Special Investigation Department is expected to analyze the materials seized during the search and uncover the purpose of the funds provided by former Deputy Minister Kakizawa to ward assembly members and others before and after the election.
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[Breaking News] Abe's ``Five People'' resign due to cabinet changes due to political funding issue
2023-12-14 18:41:00
Prime Minister Kishida replaced four cabinet ministers who were pro-Abe in response to issues surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. All of them are ministers who are not from Abe's faction, including former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Satoshi Sakamoto, a member of the Moriyama faction and former minister in charge of regional revitalization, has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Liberal Democratic Party: Six Abe-aligned vice ministers and parliamentary vice-ministers replaced, successors decided
2023-12-14 18:33:00
Five members of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, including State Minister Manabu Horii, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Aoyama, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Sakai, and State Minister of Defense Miyazawa, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance Sato, were replaced as many as six people.
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Outline of tax reform decided; system design for fixed income tax reduction, etc. Liberal-Kokem parties
2023-12-14 18:14:00
On the 14th, both the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party decided on next year's tax reform outline, including the establishment of an income limit that would exclude people with an annual income of more than 20 million yen from receiving fixed-amount tax cuts such as income tax. On the other hand, the government has postponed deciding on a specific start date for the tax increase aimed at securing funding for defense spending.
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Seiji Maehara: “New party is expected to be officially formed as early as next week”
2023-12-14 18:04:00
Seiji Maehara, who was expelled from the Democratic Party of Japan, held a press conference and announced that he will officially form a new party as early as next week.
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[Breaking News] Abe's ``Five People'' resign due to cabinet changes due to political funding issue
2023-12-14 17:54:00
Prime Minister Kishida replaced four cabinet ministers who were pro-Abe in response to issues surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. All of them are ministers who are not from Abe's faction, including former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications. Satoshi Sakamoto, a member of the Moriyama faction and former minister in charge of regional revitalization, has been appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Liberal Democratic Party of Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Party Income Income and Expenditure Report Not Included, Corrected in November
2023-12-14 17:46:00
It has been revealed that the Liberal Democratic Party of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly had not recorded the 2.74 million yen it received as payment for a political fund party in its 2022 political fund balance report as income from the group, but it had corrected it in November. .
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Ritmin Policy Research Council Chairman Nagatsuma says, ``Let's step down and cede control.'' What are the reactions of opposition parties?
2023-12-14 17:16:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. This is the reaction of the opposition parties.
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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department searches Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa's office in the Diet Building
2023-12-14 17:11:00
In a case of violation of the Public Offices Election Act concerning the mayoral election in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which took place in April this year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department investigated the residence of Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa in the House of Representatives Second Member's Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. I searched the office etc. The Special Investigation Department is expected to analyze the materials seized during the search and uncover the purpose of the funds provided by former Deputy Minister Kakizawa to ward assembly members and others before and after the election.
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Prime Minister Kishida appoints successors after four Abe-aligned ministers submit resignations, appointing former Foreign Minister Hayashi and others
2023-12-14 17:00:00
In response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida replaced four cabinet ministers who were pro-Abe, appointing former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is pro-Kishida, as his successor as chief cabinet secretary, and appointing former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is pro-Kishida, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. We have decided to appoint former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito, who is non-partisan.
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Outline of tax reform decided; system design for fixed income tax reduction, etc. Liberal-Kokem parties
2023-12-14 16:49:00
On the 14th, both the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party decided on next year's tax reform outline, including the establishment of an income limit that would exclude people with an annual income of more than 20 million yen from receiving fixed-amount tax cuts such as income tax. On the other hand, the government has postponed deciding on a specific start date for the tax increase aimed at securing funding for defense spending.
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Next-generation fighter jet jointly developed by Japan, Britain, and Italy to be established to deploy by 2035
2023-12-14 16:35:00
The defense ministers of Japan, the United Kingdom, and Italy held a meeting to establish an organization to serve as a control tower for the development of the next fighter jet, which is being jointly developed by the three countries, and to work closely together toward deployment by 2035. I confirmed that I will go.
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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department searches Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa's office in the Diet Building
2023-12-14 16:04:00
In a case of violation of the Public Offices Election Act concerning the mayoral election in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which took place in April this year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department investigated the residence of Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa in the House of Representatives Second Member's Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. I searched the office etc. The Special Investigation Department is expected to analyze the materials seized during the search and uncover the purpose of the funds provided by former Deputy Minister Kakizawa to ward assembly members and others before and after the election.
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[Breaking News] Cabinet changes due to political funding issue, Abe's ``five members'' resign
2023-12-14 14:50:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. Prime Minister Kishida has former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida's faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Moriyama as former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We have decided to appoint Satoshi Sakamoto, a former minister in charge of regional revitalization, from the group. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Prime Minister Kishida appoints successors after four Abe-aligned ministers submit their resignations, including former Foreign Minister Hayashi
2023-12-14 14:28:00
Prime Minister Kishida is proceeding with the appointment of a successor after four ministers from Abe's faction submitted their resignations due to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party in the Liberal Democratic Party. Former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, a member of the Kishida faction, will be appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary, and former Justice Minister Takeshi Saito, who is non-partisan, will be appointed as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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[Breaking News] Cabinet changes due to political funding issue, Abe's ``five members'' resign
2023-12-14 14:15:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. Prime Minister Kishida has former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida's faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Moriyama as former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We have decided to appoint Satoshi Sakamoto, a former minister in charge of regional revitalization, from the group. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Prime Minister Kishida appoints successors after four Abe-aligned ministers submit their resignations, including former Foreign Minister Hayashi
2023-12-14 13:37:00
Prime Minister Kishida is proceeding with the appointment of a successor after four ministers from Abe's faction submitted their resignations due to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party in the Liberal Democratic Party. Former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, a member of the Kishida faction, will be appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary, and former Justice Minister Takeshi Saito, who is non-partisan, will be appointed as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.
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[Breaking News] Cabinet changes due to political funding issue, Abe's ``five members'' resign
2023-12-14 12:34:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. All of the influential members of the Abe faction, known as the "Five", will be retiring from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives. Prime Minister Kishida has former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi of Kishida's faction as Chief Cabinet Secretary, former Minister of Justice Takeshi Saito of no faction as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and Takeaki Matsumoto of Aso faction as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Moriyama as former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications and Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. We have decided to appoint Satoshi Sakamoto, a former minister in charge of regional revitalization, from the group. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Liberal Democratic Party House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko submits resignation, Abe's ``Five'' all to resign
2023-12-14 12:28:00
In response to the issue surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction's political funding party, one of the Abe faction's leaders, House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko, announced to reporters that he had submitted his resignation. As a result, all of the influential members of the Abe faction known as the "Five" will step down from their positions as cabinet ministers and party executives.
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[Breaking News] Four Abe-aligned ministers will be replaced due to political funding issue, submit resignation letters
2023-12-14 12:17:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. The Chief Cabinet Secretary is Yoshimasa Hayashi, a Kishida faction, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is the non-partisan Takeshi Saito, a former Minister of Justice; the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is Takeaki Matsumoto, an Aso faction; the former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Satoshi Sakamoto, a Moriyama faction. We have decided to appoint a former minister in charge of regional revitalization. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Four Abe-aligned ministers submit their resignations, with Kishida-aligned Foreign Minister Hayashi to be appointed as successors
2023-12-14 12:02:00
Four Abe-aligned cabinet ministers, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, have submitted their resignations in response to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party in the Liberal Democratic Party. Prime Minister Kishida has decided to appoint a successor after this, and former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, a Kishida faction, will be appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary.
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Ritmin political funding issue first meeting of investigation team “to clarify the reality of factions and money”
2023-12-14 11:59:00
In response to the problems surrounding political funding parties by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party held its first meeting of its investigation team to clarify the actual situation of factions and money issues in preparation for next year's regular Diet session, and to clarify the current political funding regulation law. We decided to consider the issue.
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Miyuki Kakizawa, former Deputy Minister of Justice, submits notification of resignation to the Liberal Democratic Party
2023-12-14 11:39:00
Miyuki Kakizawa, former Deputy Minister of Justice of the Liberal Democratic Party, has left the Liberal Democratic Party after her office in the House of Representatives building was searched in connection with a violation of the Public Offices Election Act regarding the mayoral election in Tokyo's Koto Ward held in April this year. .
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Four Abe-aligned ministers submit their resignations; successors appointed in the afternoon including Kishida-aligned former Foreign Minister Hayashi
2023-12-14 11:08:00
Four Abe-aligned cabinet ministers, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, have submitted their resignations in response to issues surrounding a faction's political funding party within the Liberal Democratic Party. Prime Minister Kishida will immediately appoint his successor in the afternoon, and former Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, a Kishida faction, will be appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary.
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[Breaking News] Four Abe-aligned ministers will be replaced due to political funding issue, submit resignation letters
2023-12-14 10:20:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers from Abe's faction in response to issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. The Chief Cabinet Secretary is Yoshimasa Hayashi, a Kishida faction, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry is the non-partisan Takeshi Saito, a former Minister of Justice; the Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications is Takeaki Matsumoto, an Aso faction; the former Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries is Satoshi Sakamoto, a Moriyama faction. We have decided to appoint a former minister in charge of regional revitalization. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department searches Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa's office in the Diet Building
2023-12-14 10:15:00
In a case of violation of the Public Offices Election Act concerning the mayoral election in Koto Ward, Tokyo, which took place in April this year, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department investigated the residence of Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa in the House of Representatives Second Member's Building in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo. They began searching offices and other locations. The Special Investigation Department is expected to analyze the materials seized during the search and uncover the purpose of the funds provided by former Deputy Minister Kakizawa to ward assembly members and others before and after the election.
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[Breaking news] Four cabinet ministers, including the Chief Cabinet Secretary, will be replaced due to political funding issue; developments on the 14th
2023-12-14 09:48:00
Prime Minister Kishida will replace four cabinet ministers who are pro-Abe, including Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. In the afternoon, we will immediately appoint a successor, and Yoshimasa Hayashi, a Kishida faction, and former Foreign Minister will be appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary. We will keep you updated on the changes in cabinet personnel.
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[Breaking news] Four cabinet ministers, including the Chief Cabinet Secretary, will be replaced due to political funding issue; developments on the 14th
2023-12-14 09:18:00
Prime Minister Kishida will make personnel changes on the 14th, replacing four ministers who are pro-Abe, in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The idea is to rebuild the system by appointing former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is pro-Kishida, as the new Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Ken Saito, former Minister of Justice, who is non-partisan, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and who are not pro-Abe. We will keep you updated on developments at the Prime Minister's Office.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno “speaks at press conference about his own progress” and submits resignation letter
2023-12-14 09:03:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno entered the Prime Minister's Office just after 8:30 a.m. When asked by reporters, ``Have you decided to move forward or retreat?'' he replied, ``I will speak at a press conference.'' Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno is expected to submit his resignation to Prime Minister Kishida after this.
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Yoshimasa Hayashi, who has been unofficially appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary, talks about his feelings about being “out of the blue”
2023-12-14 08:59:00
On the morning of the 14th, former Foreign Minister Hayashi, who has been tentatively appointed as Chief Cabinet Secretary in a reshuffle to be made in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, told reporters on the morning of the 14th, ``I don't know what the words 'out of the blue' mean. I am worthy of this position, but I want to work hard and do my best to demonstrate my potential.''
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Former Deputy Minister of Justice Kakizawa instructs his secretary to provide cash; Special Investigation Department to uncover the truth
2023-12-14 06:46:00
In a case of violation of the Public Offices Election Act concerning the mayoral election in Tokyo's Koto Ward held in April this year, Deputy Minister of Justice Mizuaki Kakizawa gave cash to more than a dozen members of the Liberal Democratic Party's ward assembly about two months before the election. Interviews with people involved revealed that he had instructed his secretary to hand over the The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is expected to investigate the circumstances surrounding the instructions given to the secretary and the purpose of the funding.
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Outline of next year's tax reform to be decided today Liberal Democratic Party/Komei
2023-12-14 06:24:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party decided on next year's tax reform outline on the 14th, and plan to include the establishment of an income limit that excludes people with an annual income of more than 20 million yen when designing a system for fixed-rate tax reductions such as income tax. On the other hand, the government has decided not to decide on a specific start date for the tax increase aimed at securing funding for defense spending.
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Prime Minister Kishida will change four cabinet ministers today, appointing experienced people other than Abe supporters
2023-12-14 04:56:00
Prime Minister Kishida will make personnel changes on the 14th, replacing four ministers who are pro-Abe, in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The idea is to rebuild the system by appointing former Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi, who is pro-Kishida, as the new Chief Cabinet Secretary, and Ken Saito, former Minister of Justice, who is non-partisan, as Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, and who are not pro-Abe.
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