2023-12-20 23:11:00
The Liberal Democratic Party's working team, which is considering how to treat dangerous driving resulting in death or injury, has handed over a proposal to Prime Minister Kishida, calling for stricter penalties for those who cause an accident while driving while using a smartphone.
2023-12-20 21:49:00
As the stable supply of food becomes a global issue due to factors such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine and climate change, the Liberal Democratic Party is asking the government to issue an ``Agricultural Policy Constitution'' at next year's regular Diet session, with a view to strengthening food security. In addition to revising the Basic Act on Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas, which is said to be ``Food, Agriculture, and Rural Areas'', we also recommended that related laws be developed.
2023-12-20 20:44:00
Prime Minister Kishida has begun making arrangements to appoint former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Kizaburo Watami, who is non-partisan, to replace Hagiuda, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction and political affairs research group, who has submitted his resignation.
2023-12-20 19:28:00
As the budget draft for next fiscal year and 2024 is nearing its final stage, the government has entered into final adjustments with a view to bringing the total amount of the general account to around 112.7 trillion yen. Although this fiscal year's original budget, which was the largest ever, is lower than this year's, the budget has exceeded 110 trillion yen for the second consecutive year, and the difficult fiscal situation is expected to continue, with more than 30% of financial resources coming from government bonds.
2023-12-20 19:24:00
Prime Minister Kishida has entered into arrangements to appoint Kisaburo Watami, a non-partisan member of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, to replace Hagiuda, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, who has submitted his resignation.
2023-12-20 18:55:00
The interim report of the government's ``Digital Administrative and Fiscal Reform Council'' has been finalized. Goals for the digitization of educational settings, which have been pointed out to be lagging behind, have been clearly stated, and in principle, the use of faxes for office communications and stamping paper attendance records at elementary and junior high schools will be abolished by the end of next fiscal year.
2023-12-20 18:32:00
Prime Minister Kishida has confirmed his intention to appoint former Minister of Defense Yasukazu Hamada, who is non-partisan, to replace Takagi, the pro-Abe parliamentary committee chairman, who submitted his resignation in the wake of issues surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction's political funding party. Ta.
2023-12-20 18:30:00
As a measure to support childcare for self-employed people and freelancers, the government has decided to exempt both parents from paying National Pension insurance premiums during the childcare period until the child turns one year old. The intention is not to require whether employees have taken leave of absence from work or their income level for exemption.
2023-12-20 18:27:00
The offices of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction were searched over a political fund party held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, and not only the Abe faction, but also the Nikai faction, set sales quotas for party tickets for each member of the party and kickbacks to the members. Through interviews with people involved, it was newly discovered that a list was created that included the amount of money spent. The Abe and Nikai factions are suspected of systematically managing the use of party income based on these lists, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is believed to be working to uncover the facts.
2023-12-20 18:01:00
Prime Minister Kishida has confirmed his intention to appoint former Minister of Defense Yasuichi Hamada, a non-partisan member, to replace Takagi, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction parliamentary committee, who has submitted his resignation.
2023-12-20 17:51:00
The government plans to introduce ``ride sharing,'' in which ordinary drivers use private cars to transport people for a fee, from April next year, limited to certain areas and time zones, under the management of taxi companies. revealed.
2023-12-20 17:28:00
Minister of Justice Koizumi left the Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party after his office was raided by prosecutors, saying he did not want to cause any misunderstanding in future investigations.
2023-12-20 17:11:00
The government plans to introduce ``ride sharing,'' in which ordinary drivers use private cars to transport people for a fee, from April next year, limited to certain areas and time zones, under the management of taxi companies. revealed.
2023-12-20 16:25:00
As the budget draft for next fiscal year and 2024 is nearing its final stage, the government has entered into final adjustments with a view to bringing the total amount of the general account to around 112.7 trillion yen. Although this year's initial budget, which was the largest ever, is lower than the original budget, the budget exceeded 110 trillion yen for the second year in a row, and the plan is to issue government bonds of around 35 trillion yen to cover the financial resources.
2023-12-20 15:53:00
Mayor Tomoka Okubo, who was elected for the first time on December 10th in the Tokyo Koto Ward Mayoral Election following the resignation of the previous Ward Mayor, attended the Ward Assembly for the first time, which closed on the 20th, and said, ``I felt a clean and fair Ward administration.'' I will continue to take steps to help people do the same for me,'' he said, expressing his aspirations.
2023-12-20 14:50:00
Regarding the review of export rules for defense equipment, the government has decided to issue a deadline until the end of February next year regarding the export of equipment jointly developed with other countries to third countries, for which no conclusion has been reached through working-level consultations between the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party. asked the ruling party to come to a conclusion.
2023-12-20 14:13:00
Prime Minister Kishida visited the "Press Photo Exhibition" being held in Tokyo, looked at photos of Ukraine, which continues to be invaded by Russia, and looked back on the past year.
2023-12-20 13:34:00
Regarding the formulation of the government's budget for next fiscal year, 2024, Ministerial negotiations between Finance Minister Suzuki and each minister have been completed, and the revision rate of medical fees, etc., which was the focus, has been decided. In next year's budget, the total amount of the general account is expected to exceed 110 trillion yen for the second consecutive year, and the government plans to make a Cabinet decision on the 22nd.
2023-12-20 12:36:00
Minister of Justice Koizumi left the Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party after his office was raided by prosecutors, saying he did not want to cause any misunderstanding in future investigations.
2023-12-20 12:26:00
Regarding the formulation of the government's budget for next fiscal year, 2024, Ministerial negotiations between Finance Minister Suzuki and each minister have been completed, and the revision rate of medical fees, etc., which was the focus, has been decided. In next year's budget, the total amount of the general account is expected to exceed 110 trillion yen for the second consecutive year, and the government plans to make a Cabinet decision on the 22nd.
2023-12-20 11:58:00
Minister of Justice Koizumi has submitted a notice to withdraw from the Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party after the office of the faction to which he belongs was searched by the prosecutors. He appears to have made the decision not to cause any misunderstanding since he has the authority to direct the investigation into the attorney general.
2023-12-20 11:56:00
Diplomatic documents were made public on the 20th, and in 1992, China's foreign ministers from both Japan and Japan are considering the matter, amid opposition within the country to the fact that it designated the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture as its own territory in a law in 1992. It was revealed that there were secret discussions in Tokyo in order to make the Retired Emperor, who was then Emperor, visit China.
2023-12-20 10:42:00
The second day of ministerial negotiations was held between Finance Minister Suzuki and each minister in preparation for the formulation of the government's budget for next fiscal year, 2024, with final adjustments regarding individual budget items underway.
2023-12-20 06:06:00
In an incident in which the offices of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction were searched over a political fund party held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, several members of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction each raised money for the party in excess of their sales quota. Through interviews with people involved, we newly discovered that there are cases in which the proceeds are not delivered to the faction in the first place. It is suspected that such party income is not recorded in the political fund income and expenditure reports of factions and members of the Diet, and the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department is believed to be investigating the details of the incident.
2023-12-20 05:51:00
The offices of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction were raided by prosecutors over issues surrounding political funding parties of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. Minister of Justice Koizumi, who is a member of the Nikai faction, is considering leaving the faction to prevent misunderstandings in the prosecution's investigation.
2023-12-20 05:26:00
The government has compiled a proposal to revise the ``Three Principles for Defense Equipment Transfer'' and operational guidelines that define the export rules for defense equipment, and has announced that ``licensed production'' equipment, in which technology is imported from foreign companies and manufactured domestically, will be subject to licensing restrictions. This includes the possibility of exporting to the following countries. Based on this, we are making arrangements to export the ground-based interceptor missile ``PAC3'' to the United States, which is the licensee.
