Political News(2024/01/22)
The government finalizes a proposal for a support package aimed at rebuilding the lives of disaster victims.
2024-01-22 23:02:00
A proposal for a government support package aimed at rebuilding the lives of victims of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has been finalized. In addition to measures to support the restoration of housing and business facilities, the plan also includes the ``Hokuriku Support Discount,'' in which the government subsidizes a portion of tourists' accommodation costs, in order to support tourism around the disaster-stricken areas.
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Meiji Restoration Secretary-General Fujita “Politicians should take responsibility, relevant members should resign”
2024-01-22 19:56:00
Japan Restoration Association Secretary-General Fujita told reporters, ``The truth behind the factional slush fund problem is that illegal acts have been carried out systematically and intentionally.Dissolving factions is out of touch with the essence, and the Liberal Democratic Party "Plutocratic and profiteering politics have continued without any progress from the 'Political Reform Outline.' We must clean up politics and eradicate corruption." He added, ``It is unimaginable for politicians to take responsibility and not take responsibility by pinning the blame on the person who died, saying things like ``the office staff did it and I don't know about it'' or ``it was the authority of the faction chairman.'' "If it were our party, all the members involved would resign and we would have them undergo the baptism of winning in elections."
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Liberal Democratic Party Political Reform Headquarters demands factions violating laws to disband or suspend activities
2024-01-22 19:50:00
In response to the incident involving a faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party presented points of contention toward an interim report at a meeting of its "Political Reform Headquarters." The plan includes making it possible for factions that are found to be violating laws and regulations to be asked to disband or suspend their activities for a certain period of time.
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Government-Labor-Management Conference Prime Minister Kishida requests cooperation to achieve wage increases exceeding last year's level
2024-01-22 19:29:00
A ``Government-Labor-Management Conference'' was held between the government, the business community, and the labor community, and Prime Minister Kishida requested cooperation in achieving a wage increase that exceeds last year's level. He also emphasized that raising wages for small and medium-sized enterprises is essential, and that the government will do everything in its power to pass on labor costs to prices.
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Abe faction Mr. Hagiuda did not list 27.28 million yen including exceeding the party ticket quota
2024-01-22 19:02:00
In response to the incident surrounding the faction's political funds party, former Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction political affairs research chairman Hagiuda held a press conference and stated in the political funds balance report that more than 27 million yen, including income collected in excess of the sales quota for party tickets, was recorded. I made it clear that I had not done so and apologized.
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Representative Yaichi Tanikawa summarily indicted in political funding case: ``I am deeply remorseful''
2024-01-22 18:55:00
Yaichi Tanikawa, a member of the House of Representatives who was summarily indicted in an incident involving a political funding party for the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party and submitted his resignation as a member, held a press conference and apologized, stating that he was ``deeply remorseful.''
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Communist Party Secretary-General Koike: ``Dissolution of factions cannot resolve suspicions.''
2024-01-22 18:49:00
At a press conference, Communist Party Secretary-General Koike said, ``Dissolution of factions cannot eliminate suspicions.The people are well aware that dissolving factions is nothing more than a blindfold and will not solve the problem.The problem is... Why did this happen, how much money was used as a slush fund, and what was it used for? There will be no solution unless we uncover the whole truth, so I would like to seek a thorough investigation of the truth." I did.
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Abe faction Mr. Takagi kicked back 10.19 million yen from faction, report not included
2024-01-22 18:36:00
Takagi, the secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction and one of the influential members known as the ``Five People,'' released a comment saying that he received a kickback of 10.19 million yen from the faction in the five years until the year 2017. It was revealed that this was not recorded in the political funds balance report.
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House of Representatives member Yaichi Tanikawa submits resignation over political funding party
2024-01-22 16:50:00
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 party for political funds held by the Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, submitted his resignation as a member to the House of Representatives on the 22nd.
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Liberal Democratic Party volunteer members launch new parliamentary coalition calling for total abolition of factions
2024-01-22 16:47:00
In response to the incident surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, volunteer members of the party have launched a new parliamentary group and are calling for the complete abolition of factions.
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Prime Minister Kishida: “The decision to disband the Kishida faction was made in order to draw a distinction.”
2024-01-22 16:25:00
At a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's ``Political Reform Headquarters,'' Prime Minister Kishida explained that he had previously announced his intention to dissolve the Kishida faction, saying that he had made the decision to draw a distinction in light of the incident surrounding the faction's political funding party. .
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Ishikawa Prefecture Governor Hase “Kicked back from faction, first recognized on January 11th”
2024-01-22 16:11:00
Governor Hase of Ishikawa Prefecture received a kickback from the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction in the income of his political party when he was a member of the Diet, and did not record it in his income and expenditure report.Motobu Shioya, the faction's chairman He explained that he first became aware of the facts on January 11, when he was contacted by the Minister of Science.
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Ritmin Policy Research Council Chairman Nagatsuma “We should reveal what the slush money was used for”
2024-01-22 15:59:00
At a party meeting, Political Affairs Research Chair Nagatsuma of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan said, ``What the slush funds were used for should be revealed, and Prime Minister Kishida should tell his members, ``Explain what the slush funds were used for.'' ``If they were to use it for personal use, it could become a problem of tax evasion,'' he pointed out.
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3rd anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi says, “The path to a world without nuclear weapons has not been established.”
2024-01-22 14:20:00
At a morning press conference, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was asked whether Japan had any plans to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which will be in force for three years on the 22nd. Not a single nuclear-weapon state is participating, and the current situation is that there is still no path to an exit."
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House of Representatives member Yaichi Tanikawa submits resignation over political funding party
2024-01-22 13:30:00
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, submitted his resignation as a member to the House of Representatives on the 22nd.
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Liberal Democratic Party plans to hold interim report on the 25th, discussing the nature of factions, etc.
2024-01-22 05:45:00
In response to the incident surrounding the faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party's ``Political Reform Headquarters'' plans to hold an interim report this week. We are making adjustments to include a requirement that if a faction is found to be violating the law, the party will be required to dissolve or suspend its activities.
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