2024-02-16 21:05:00
Regarding the issue of abductions by North Korea, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi met with the mayors of the three cities in Niigata and Fukui prefectures where the returned abductees live, aiming to hold a Japan-North Korea summit meeting to quickly resolve the issue. I told you my thoughts.
2024-02-16 20:45:00
A meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee will be held on the afternoon of the 16th in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The opposition party plans to request that members of the Abe and Nikai factions attend the review committee, and there is also a proposal to target all members whose refunds have been confirmed.
2024-02-16 20:38:00
National Public Safety Commission Chairman Matsumura, who is in charge of territorial issues, announced that this year he will also dispatch a parliamentary vice-minister from the Cabinet Office to the "Takeshima Day" ceremony to be held on February 22, sponsored by Shimane Prefecture and others.
2024-02-16 19:20:00
Izumi, the representative of the Constitutional Democratic Party, gave a speech in Tokyo and expressed his desire to continue as the representative if he can win his goal of 150 seats in the next House of Representatives election.
2024-02-16 17:43:00
In response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, a meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee was held, and the opposition party asked all members of the Abe and Nikai factions whose refunds were confirmed to attend the review meeting. In response to this request, the Liberal Democratic Party stated that his attendance at the review meeting was based on his own will, and indicated that they would take the matter back for consideration.
2024-02-16 17:42:00
In response to the problems surrounding factional political funding parties, members of the Liberal Democratic Party's Diet League, who are calling for the complete abolition of factional parties, are requesting that the "policy activity expenses" paid by political parties to members be reduced in order to deepen discussions on future party reform. We asked the Chairman of the Watakai Political Affairs Research Council to disclose how the money was used.
2024-02-16 17:32:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill, held local public hearings in Kanazawa and Nagasaki cities to hear opinions from experts. Opinions were expressed regarding.
2024-02-16 16:18:00
A meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee will be held on the afternoon of the 16th in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The opposition party plans to request that members of the Abe and Nikai factions attend the review committee, and there is also a proposal to target all members whose refunds have been confirmed.
2024-02-16 16:06:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said that he would "take note" of Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who mentioned the possibility of Prime Minister Kishida visiting Pyongyang. On the other hand, he recognized that the claim that the abduction issue has been resolved is completely unacceptable.
2024-02-16 13:47:00
As regulations on overtime work have been tightened in the construction industry since this year, labor shortages and improved working conditions have become issues, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism will next month update the "labor unit price" that is the standard for wages in public works. We have decided to raise the national average by 5.9%.
2024-02-16 12:22:00
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Moriyama has been shaking up the Kishida administration, which has filed a request for an order to disband the church, as it has been pointed out that it received election support from the former Unification Church in the last House of Representatives election. He acknowledged that this is possible.
2024-02-16 12:21:00
A meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee will be held on the afternoon of the 16th in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The opposition party plans to request that members of the Abe and Nikai factions attend the review committee, and there is also a proposal to target all members whose refunds have been confirmed.
2024-02-16 12:15:00
In order to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate, the government decided at a cabinet meeting on the 16th to amend the Child and Child Care Support Act, which includes expanded child allowances and childcare leave benefits.
2024-02-16 12:08:00
As the 2024 issue of logistics becomes an issue due to concerns about a shortage of transportation capacity due to stricter regulations on overtime work for truck drivers, Prime Minister Kishida exchanged opinions with top executives in the logistics industry and discussed ways to resolve the labor shortage. He expressed hope that truck drivers' wages could be raised by around 10% through appropriate price pass-through.
2024-02-16 11:52:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi said that he would "take note" of Kim Yo Jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who mentioned the possibility of Prime Minister Kishida visiting Pyongyang. On the other hand, he recognized that the claim that the abduction issue has been resolved is completely unacceptable.
2024-02-16 10:47:00
In order to expand domestic investment and achieve sustainable wage increases, the government has newly designated companies larger than small and medium-sized enterprises as "medium-sized companies" and is implementing measures to strengthen industrial competitiveness, including support for growth. The Cabinet meeting on the 16th approved amendments to the Act and other laws.
2024-02-16 10:23:00
Regarding the response to the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, Prime Minister Kishida announced his intention to adjust the use of contingency funds in this fiscal year's budget for the third time in order to accelerate recovery and reconstruction.
2024-02-16 10:04:00
In order to strengthen measures against the declining birthrate, the government decided at a cabinet meeting on the 16th to revise the Child and Child Care Support Act, which includes expanded child allowances and childcare leave benefits.
2024-02-16 07:31:00
In order to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, on the 16th, the government will pass a cabinet decision on a bill to revise the Child and Child Care Support Act, which includes expanded child allowances and childcare leave benefits. We hope to pass the bill through the current Diet session and steadily implement the measures.
2024-02-16 05:28:00
In response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, the Liberal Democratic Party has released the results of interviews with relevant members of the Abe and Nikai factions. Opposition parties are increasingly criticizing the investigation, saying it is insufficient, and plan to continue requesting that the relevant members attend the Political Ethics Committee.
2024-02-16 00:41:00
A memorial service was held to honor former Prime Minister Naoto Kan of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who has announced that he will not run for the next House of Representatives election, and expressed gratitude to senior government officials at the time for responding to the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accident.
