Political News(2024/02/22)
Political finance issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on February 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 20:41:00
Five people, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno of the Liberal Democratic Party, have submitted a request to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee for an investigation into the issue surrounding a faction's political funding party. In response to this, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan confirmed that they will proceed with arrangements to hold a review committee on the 28th and 29th of next week.
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Ride sharing: Approximately 20 local governments nationwide to begin operation, limited introduction from spring
2024-02-22 19:43:00
At a government meeting on the 22nd, it was reported that approximately 20 local governments across the country are expected to begin operating ``ride sharing,'' which will be introduced on a limited basis under the management of taxi companies from this spring. Ta.
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Finance Minister Suzuki: Political funding issue “Lawmakers should decide whether to pay taxes”
2024-02-22 19:12:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Finance Minister Suzuki said that it is up to political parties to decide whether or not to pay taxes on the remaining amount of income that was not included in the income and expenditure report but was not used for political activities as personal income. He recognized that lawmakers should make decisions from the perspective of fulfilling their responsibilities.
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Export of defense equipment to third countries “Government provides thorough explanation” Komeito
2024-02-22 18:44:00
The New Komeito Party held an internal meeting in response to requests to allow the export of defense equipment jointly developed with other countries, such as the next generation of fighter jets, to third countries by the end of this month. There were a number of opinions asking for a detailed explanation of the necessity of the above.
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Political finance issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on February 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 18:38:00
Five people, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno of the Liberal Democratic Party, have submitted a request to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee for an investigation into the issue surrounding a faction's political funding party. In response to this, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan confirmed that they will proceed with arrangements to hold a review committee on the 28th and 29th of next week.
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Political finance issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on February 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 17:05:00
Five people, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno of the Liberal Democratic Party, have submitted a request to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee for an investigation into the issue surrounding a faction's political funding party. In response to this, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan confirmed that they will proceed with arrangements to hold a review committee on the 28th and 29th of next week.
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Government to consider adding four fields to “specific skills” to accept foreign workers
2024-02-22 16:47:00
Regarding the ``specified skills'' category that accepts foreign workers in fields with labor shortages, the government is considering adding four fields, including automobile transportation and railways, and has indicated this to the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Political funding issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 16:13:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have confirmed that they will proceed with coordinating the House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics, which has been in response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, to be held over two days next week, on the 28th and 29th.
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Finance Minister Suzuki: Political funding issue: “Lawmakers should decide on tax payments”
2024-02-22 14:57:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Finance Minister Suzuki said that it is up to political responsibility to decide whether to pay taxes as personal income on the income that was not included in the income and expenditure report but was not used for political activities. He recognized that members of Congress should make decisions from the perspective of fulfilling their goals.
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The decision was made at a central public hearing held on the 29th after the House of Representatives Budget Committee subcommittee.
2024-02-22 14:27:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill, will hold subcommittee meetings to discuss policy issues for each ministries and agencies on the 27th and 28th next week, and will hold a central public hearing on the 29th, which is the prerequisite for a vote. I have decided to do so. It is unusual for a central public hearing to be held after a subcommittee meeting.
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Representative Izumi Ritmin handed out the sake to Representative Umetani, who said, “He will give explanations as necessary.”
2024-02-22 14:19:00
Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party said that the party is currently confirming the facts about Mamoru Umetani, a member of the House of Representatives who was found to have handed out sake to voters, and that he believes that Mr. Umetani himself should explain as necessary. I showed it.
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Political funding issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 14:02:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have confirmed that they will proceed with coordinating the House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics, which has been in response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, to be held over two days next week, on the 28th and 29th.
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The decision was made at a central public hearing held on the 29th after the House of Representatives Budget Committee subcommittee.
2024-02-22 13:27:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill, will hold subcommittee meetings to discuss policy issues for each ministries and agencies on the 27th and 28th next week, and will hold a central public hearing on the 29th, which is a prerequisite for a vote. It was decided to hold the meeting. It is unusual for a central public hearing to be held after a subcommittee meeting.
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Political funding issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held on 28th and 29th to coordinate
2024-02-22 13:15:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have confirmed that they will proceed with coordinating the House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics, which has been in response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, to be held over two days next week, on the 28th and 29th.
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Prime Minister Kishida to revisit areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on the 24th
2024-02-22 13:05:00
Prime Minister Kishida will once again visit the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on the 24th. Through on-site inspections and exchanging opinions with disaster victims, he hopes to gain a first-hand understanding of the challenges to recovery and reconstruction and reflect them in future efforts.
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Political funding issue: Liberal Democratic Party Matsuno and five others request review to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee
2024-02-22 12:07:00
Five people, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno of the Liberal Democratic Party, have submitted a request to the House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee for an investigation into the issue surrounding a faction's political funding party. The Liberal Democratic Party is considering holding the event as early as the middle of next week, and the ruling and opposition parties are expected to make adjustments regarding the specific schedule and whether or not it should be made public.
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Export of jointly developed defense equipment: focus on whether the government and the government can reach an agreement within this month
2024-02-22 11:15:00
Discussions have begun between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party political affairs research chairs regarding the export of defense equipment jointly developed with other countries, such as the next generation of fighter jets, to third countries. The government and the Liberal Democratic Party want to allow exports, and the focus is on whether they can reach an agreement within this month with the Komeito Party, which is taking a cautious stance.
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Export of jointly developed defense equipment: focus on whether the government and the government can reach an agreement within this month
2024-02-22 08:26:00
Discussions have begun between the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party political affairs research chairs regarding the export of defense equipment jointly developed with other countries, such as the next generation of fighter jets, to third countries. The government and the Liberal Democratic Party want to allow exports, and the focus is on whether they can reach an agreement within this month with the Komeito Party, which is taking a cautious stance.
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Political funding issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee to be held as early as mid-next week, ruling and opposition parties considering holding
2024-02-22 07:00:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has informed the opposition party that five members, including former Chief Cabinet Secretary Matsuno, intend to attend the House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics regarding the issue surrounding factional political funding parties. They are considering holding the event as early as the middle of next week, and the ruling and opposition parties are expected to make adjustments regarding the specific schedule and whether or not it should be made public.
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