2024-01-19 23:46:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Seiwa Policy Research Group (Abe faction) announced that it had decided to disband the faction.
2024-01-19 23:07:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Seiwa Policy Research Group (Abe faction) has announced that it has decided to disband the faction.
2024-01-19 22:48:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 19th, ``It is extremely regrettable that this situation has damaged the people's trust in politics, and as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, I offer my apologies.'' .
2024-01-19 22:04:00
自民党の派閥の政治資金パーティーをめぐる事件で、東京地検特捜部は、政治資金規正法違反の虚偽記載の罪で、安倍派と二階派の会計責任者を在宅起訴し、岸田派の元会計責任者を略式起訴しました。また、安倍派から5000万円を超えるキックバックを受けたとされる大野泰正参議院議員を在宅起訴し、谷川弥一衆議院議員らを略式起訴しました。一方、安倍派の幹部7人や二階元幹事長など、派閥の幹部については、会計責任者との共謀は認められないとして、立件しない判断をしました。
2024-01-19 21:07:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Seiwa Policy Research Group (Abe faction) announced that it had decided to disband the faction.
2024-01-19 21:03:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, we decided not to file charges against the faction's executives, including seven Abe faction executives and former secretary-general Nikai, as collusion with the accounting officer cannot be recognized.
2024-01-19 20:54:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 19th, ``It is extremely regrettable that this situation has damaged the people's trust in politics, and as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, I offer my apologies.'' .
2024-01-19 20:52:00
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, a former secretary general of the Abe faction, released a comment saying, ``I take this seriously and deeply apologize for causing the public's distrust in politics.''
2024-01-19 20:18:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the fund management group of former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Mikio Hayashi, elected in the 10th district of the House of Representatives in Chiba, and former Minister of Reconstruction Katsuei Hirasawa, elected in the 17th district of the House of Representatives in Tokyo, who belong to the Nikai faction, has been linked to a faction. I have corrected the income from the party by not recording it in the political funds balance report.
2024-01-19 20:14:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Seiwa Policy Research Group (Abe faction) held a general meeting of members and decided to dissolve the faction.
2024-01-19 19:42:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with Liberal Democratic Party Vice President Aso and Secretary-General Motegi, and exchanged opinions regarding future responses in light of the party's announcement to consider disbanding the Kishida faction.
2024-01-19 19:31:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, we decided not to file charges against the faction's executives, including seven Abe faction executives and former secretary-general Nikai, as collusion with the accounting officer cannot be recognized.
2024-01-19 19:19:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. Prime Minister Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister's Office on the night of the 19th, ``It is extremely regrettable that this situation has damaged the people's trust in politics, and as the president of the Liberal Democratic Party, I offer my apologies.'' .
2024-01-19 19:17:00
In response to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Kanazawa City Mayor Takashi Murayama and others met with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi to further strengthen support for the disaster-stricken areas, including national financial measures for early restoration of infrastructure and securing supplies needed for winterization. I requested.
2024-01-19 18:58:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, we decided not to file charges against the faction's executives, including seven Abe faction executives and former secretary-general Nikai, as collusion with the accounting officer cannot be recognized.
2024-01-19 18:42:00
In response to the problems surrounding the political funding parties of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party, the party's youth bureau submitted a proposal to Prime Minister Kishida calling for the dissolution of old-fashioned factions, stating that it was necessary to start over by dissolving the party.
2024-01-19 18:19:00
The Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction has recently held a general meeting of members in response to the incident surrounding the faction's political funding party. While there is a view from both inside and outside the faction that disbandment is inevitable, the focus is on whether or not the faction will survive.
2024-01-19 18:17:00
The fund management organization of former secretary general Toshihiro Nikai, who was elected to Wakayama 3rd Ward of the House of Representatives and is chairman of the Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, has not recorded 17.68 million yen in income from the faction in the political funds balance report for the three years up to the year 2019. However, on the 18th, I corrected the income and expenditure report.
2024-01-19 17:46:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, we decided not to file charges against the faction's executives, including seven Abe faction executives and former secretary-general Nikai, as collusion with the accounting officer cannot be recognized.
2024-01-19 17:33:00
Yaichi Tanigawa, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Liberal Democratic Party after being summarily indicted on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act in an incident involving a political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, has confirmed his intention to resign as a member. Furthermore, Yasumasa Ohno, a member of the House of Councilors who was indicted at home, left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-01-19 16:58:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikai Nikai, the former chairman of the Nikai faction, held a press conference and announced his intention to disband the faction.
2024-01-19 16:42:00
In order to achieve wage increases that exceed the rise in prices, Prime Minister Kishida met with representatives of medical and nursing care organizations, and confirmed that the recent revisions to medical fees and nursing care fees will steadily increase the wages of frontline workers. We asked for your cooperation in connecting.
2024-01-19 16:24:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. The person was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, we decided not to file charges against the faction's executives, including seven Abe faction executives and former secretary-general Nikai, as collusion with the accounting officer cannot be recognized.
2024-01-19 16:07:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Nikai Nikai, the former chairman of the Nikai faction, held a press conference and announced his intention to disband the faction.
2024-01-19 15:37:00
Regarding the review of export rules for defense equipment, Komeito has said that there should be a time-limited discussion on whether to allow the export of equipment jointly developed with other countries to third countries, and Defense Minister Kihara said: He emphasized that there is no change in the government's belief that the ruling party should come to a conclusion by the end of February.
2024-01-19 15:37:00
The Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party appears to have held an emergency general meeting of members at 3:00 pm on the 19th in response to an incident involving the faction's political funding party. It appears that executives from the faction are explaining the past events to their members and exchanging opinions regarding future responses.
2024-01-19 15:32:00
Yaichi Tanikawa, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Liberal Democratic Party after being summarily indicted on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act in an incident involving a political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, has confirmed his intention to resign as a member. Furthermore, Yasumasa Ohno, a member of the House of Councilors who was indicted at home, left the Liberal Democratic Party.
2024-01-19 14:55:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe faction and the Nikai faction on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and indicted the former accounting director of the Kishida faction. was formally indicted. Additionally, House of Councilors member Yasumasa Ohno, who is said to have received over 50 million yen in kickbacks from the Abe faction, was indicted at home, and House of Representatives members Yaichi Tanikawa and others were indicted on a summary basis. On the other hand, the decision was made not to file charges against seven Abe faction executives and former secretary general Nikai, as there was no evidence of collusion with the accounting officer.
2024-01-19 14:54:00
In response to a series of incidents at airports across the country, including passenger planes colliding with each other and erroneously veering off taxiways, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito emphasized his intention to take necessary measures to prevent recurrence.
2024-01-19 14:41:00
Yaichi Tanikawa, a member of the House of Representatives who left the Liberal Democratic Party after being summarily indicted on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act in an incident involving a political funding party of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, has confirmed his intention to resign.
2024-01-19 14:36:00
In order to provide relief to victims of the former Unification Church, the government has compiled support measures that include strengthening the system to respond to a wide range of consultations from victims, with the Japan Legal Support Center (Houterasu) at its core.
2024-01-19 14:32:00
Yasumasa Ohno, a member of the House of Councilors, who was indicted at home on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and Yaichi Tanikawa, a member of the House of Representatives, who was summarily indicted, have left the party in an incident involving a party for political funds held by the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction.
2024-01-19 14:06:00
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's announcement to consider disbanding the Kishida faction, Prime Minister Kishida stated on the morning of the 19th that he was not in a position to comment on the response of other factions, and that the party would like to discuss the faction's efforts to restore public trust. He expressed his intention to continue discussing the rules.
2024-01-19 13:53:00
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has announced that from the 22nd of next week, residents of the 13 municipalities in Ishikawa Prefecture affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake will be able to reset their My Number card PIN at the counter of the municipality where they evacuated. did. This means that even if you have forgotten your PIN, you will be able to apply for a Disaster Disaster Certificate etc. on the dedicated website "Mynaportal".
2024-01-19 13:32:00
It has been learned through interviews with people involved that the Tokyo District Court will hold a hearing on the 22nd of next month to hear opinions from both the government and the church regarding the dissolution order against the former Unification Church.
2024-01-19 13:20:00
In light of the problems surrounding the political funding parties of factions within the Liberal Democratic Party, volunteer members of the party who are non-factional members of the party held the first meeting of a newly established group to discuss issues such as the nature of factions.
2024-01-19 12:46:00
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's announcement to consider disbanding the Kishida faction, Prime Minister Kishida stated on the morning of the 19th that he was not in a position to comment on the response of other factions, and that the party would like to discuss the faction's efforts to restore public trust. He expressed his intention to continue discussing the rules.
2024-01-19 12:31:00
In response to criticism that there are cases in which dangerous driving causes death or injury, the crime of causing death or injury due to dangerous driving is not applied, Minister of Justice Koizumi has asked whether there is a need to review the application or strengthen penalties. It has been announced that a study group will be set up to discuss the matter.
2024-01-19 11:57:00
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's announcement to consider disbanding the Kishida faction, Prime Minister Kishida stated on the morning of the 19th that he was not in a position to comment on the response of other factions, and that the party would like to discuss the faction's efforts to restore public trust. He expressed his intention to continue discussing the rules.
2024-01-19 11:40:00
In order to provide relief to victims of the former Unification Church, the government has compiled support measures that include strengthening the system to respond to a wide range of consultations from victims, with the Japan Legal Support Center (Houterasu) at its core.
2024-01-19 10:25:00
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's announcement to consider disbanding the Kishida faction, Prime Minister Kishida stated on the morning of the 19th that he was not in a position to comment on the response of other factions, and that the party would like to discuss the faction's efforts to restore public trust. He expressed his intention to continue discussing the rules.
2024-01-19 06:15:00
Tomoko Tamura became the first woman to serve as the Communist Party's chairman, replacing Shii, who had served as the chairman for more than 20 years. As the number of party members continues to decline, the challenge is whether the party can recover its strength by increasing its number of seats in the next House of Representatives election.
2024-01-19 05:06:00
In a case involving a party for political funds held by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's Special Investigation Department indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions on the 19th on charges of making false statements in violation of the Political Funds Control Act, and indicted the accounting managers of the Abe and Nikai factions at the time of the Kishida faction. The company plans to file a summary indictment against the accounting officer. On the other hand, it is not expected that charges will be filed against seven Abe faction executives and former secretary general Nikai, as it has been determined that collusion with the accounting officer cannot be accepted.
2024-01-19 04:56:00
Prime Minister Kishida announced on the night of the 18th that he is considering disbanding the Kishida faction, of which he was chairman. Some within the Liberal Democratic Party believe that disbandment of the Abe faction and Nikai faction, which were subject to raids, is inevitable, and the focus is likely to be on whether the move to disband will spread to other factions.
