2023-12-21 20:56:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to end the issuance of the current health insurance card on December 2nd next year.
2023-12-21 19:07:00
In response to the incident involving a faction's political funding party in the Liberal Democratic Party, volunteers who are mid-ranking members with experience as the party's Youth Director-General held a meeting and shared the sense of crisis that the party is in an extremely difficult situation. They confirmed that they would work together to restore public trust.
2023-12-21 19:03:00
Regarding the Science Council of Japan, a government panel of experts has compiled an interim report stating that in order to provide advice from an objective standpoint, it is desirable for the Science Council of Japan to become an independent organization from the government. Based on this, the government plans to move forward with consideration of legislation to put this into practice.
2023-12-21 18:45:00
A university professor who filed a complaint with the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office regarding a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party attended a meeting of the Constitutional Democratic Party online, claiming that the purchase of party tickets by a company is effectively a corporate donation. We called for a ban on financial parties.
2023-12-21 18:40:00
Five members of the Diet, including Seiji Maehara, officially announced the formation of a new party, the Association for Realizing Free Education. Mr. Maehara, who was appointed as the party's representative, emphasized his intention to strengthen cooperation with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and aim to unite opposition forces.
2023-12-21 17:20:00
In a lawsuit in which Korean nationals and their families were seeking compensation for damages from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel over issues related to "recruitment" during the Pacific War, the South Korean Supreme Court rejected the appeal and ruled in favor of the Japanese companies. The defendant was ordered to pay compensation and the judgment became final.
2023-12-21 17:18:00
Regarding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the chairs of the House of Councilors Diet Measures Committee of the four opposition parties met, and the House of Councilors Political Ethics Review Committee requested that former House of Councilors Secretary-General Seko Seko, an Abe faction, and others give an explanation. Matched.
2023-12-21 16:17:00
In response to the incident involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida instructed executives of the party's youth bureau to listen to opinions from young party members across the country regarding measures to prevent recurrence, and promptly report back. Did.
2023-12-21 14:03:00
Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, expressed his intention to form a new government with the Japan Restoration Party and the Democratic Party of Japan, with the aim of achieving specific policy issues such as revising the Political Funds Control Act.
2023-12-21 13:54:00
Regarding generative AI, Prime Minister Kishida said that there are moves in developed countries to establish institutions to conduct research on safety and other issues, and that Japan would like to collaborate with other countries to take a similar role. announced its intention to establish an organization in January.
2023-12-21 13:49:00
Prime Minister Kishida intends to replace the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Research Chairman and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman on the 22nd, who have submitted their resignations, in order to rebuild the system. On the other hand, the opposition party plans to step up its offensive, demanding the resignation of Justice Minister Koizumi, who has left the Nikai faction.
2023-12-21 13:33:00
Five members of the Diet, including Seiji Maehara, officially announced the formation of a new party, the Association for Realizing Free Education. Mr. Maehara, who was appointed as the party's representative, emphasized his intention to strengthen cooperation with the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Nippon Ishin no Kai, and aim to unite opposition forces.
2023-12-21 12:33:00
In a court case in which Korean nationals and their families were seeking compensation for damages from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel over issues related to "recruitment" during the Pacific War, the South Korean Supreme Court rejected an appeal and ruled in favor of Japanese companies. The defendant was ordered to pay compensation and the judgment became final.
2023-12-21 12:04:00
Prime Minister Kishida intends to replace the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Research Chairman and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman on the 22nd, who have submitted their resignations, in order to rebuild the system. On the other hand, the opposition party plans to step up its offensive, demanding the resignation of Justice Minister Koizumi, who has left the Nikai faction.
2023-12-21 11:24:00
South Korea's Supreme Court has ruled in two cases in which Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Nippon Steel were each seeking compensation for damages for South Koreans and their families being forced to perform harsh labor during the Pacific War. In both cases, the Japanese companies were ordered to pay compensation. This is the first time the Supreme Court has issued a ruling on this issue since five years ago in 2018, when it handed down a series of judgments ordering Japanese companies to pay compensation.
2023-12-21 05:41:00
Regarding the Japan-U.S. auto friction, in 1992, it was revealed that then-President Bush made an unusual plea to Prime Minister Miyazawa to expand purchases of American-made auto parts, saying, ``I really want your help.'' This was revealed in diplomatic documents. Experts have analyzed that since the presidential election was coming up this year, ``President Bush needed to win concrete numbers from Japan in order to be reelected.''
2023-12-21 04:57:00
In a lawsuit over ground improvement work off the coast of Henoko, Nago City, where the U.S. military base Futenma in Okinawa is being relocated, the court accepted the government's appeal and ordered Okinawa Prefecture to approve the construction work. If Okinawa Prefecture does not approve by the deadline, the national government plans to proceed with execution on its behalf, and the Ministry of Defense is steadily making preparations for the start of improvement work.
2023-12-21 04:40:00
Prime Minister Kishida intends to rebuild the system by appointing successors to the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Research Chairman and Diet Countermeasures Committee Chairman, who have both submitted their resignations over the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. On the other hand, the opposition party plans to step up its offensive, demanding the resignation of Justice Minister Koizumi, who has left the Nikai faction.
2023-12-21 00:14:00
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.
