Political News(2024/03/05)
University professor submits letter of accusation against Prime Minister Kishida over his inauguration celebration party
2024-03-05 23:09:00
Regarding Prime Minister Kishida's inauguration celebration held in Hiroshima the year before yesterday, a university professor said, ``Although it was a political funding party sponsored by the Prime Minister's support group, the income and expenditures were not recorded in the political funding income and expenditure report. They submitted a complaint against four people, including Prime Minister Kishida, to the Hiroshima District Public Prosecutors Office. Prime Minister Kishida has previously stated in the Diet that the event was a ``pure celebration and not a political funding party.''
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Ritmin: Opinions from both sides of the Imperial Succession Review Committee: ``Female Imperial Family'' support and caution
2024-03-05 20:16:00
A review committee of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan was held to discuss how to ensure a stable succession to the Imperial Throne, and a number of opinions were expressed, both in favor and with caution, regarding the creation of a ``female imperial family'' in which female members of the imperial family can remain in the imperial family even after marriage. .
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Political funding issue: “Relevant members decide to appoint important positions based on responsibility” Prime Minister Kishida
2024-03-05 19:38:00
In the Diet, the House of Councilors Budget Committee deliberated on the new fiscal year's budget bill, and in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida asked for accountability in appointing relevant members to key positions. He expressed his intention to make judgments based on whether he fulfilled his political responsibilities and fulfilled his political responsibilities.
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The Liberal Democratic Party and the Rikun Democratic Party are adjusting the schedule for the House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry, expected to be held as early as next week
2024-03-05 18:19:00
In the House of Councilors, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to hold a political ethics committee soon regarding the issue of factional political funding parties. We are currently working on a specific schedule, and the screening committee is expected to be held as early as next week.
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Representative Komeito says “no progress has been made in restoring public trust” and takes cautious stance on early dissolution of the House of Representatives
2024-03-05 16:27:00
Komeito representative Yamaguchi expressed caution about early dissolution of the House of Representatives, saying that the public's trust has not been restored in the wake of the problems surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party.
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Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito executives exchange opinions on Diet response including establishment of special committee
2024-03-05 16:26:00
Executives of the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito held a meeting, and Komeito stated that it wanted to establish a special committee to discuss political reform as soon as possible and begin discussions among the parties toward revising the Political Funds Control Act. indicated that they would consider considering the situation in the Diet deliberations.
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Liberal Democratic Party finalizes movement policy plan to ``dismantle and restart'' in response to political funding issue
2024-03-05 15:15:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has finalized its draft campaign policy for this year, and in response to the problems surrounding the faction's political funding party, it has announced that it will ``dismantle and start over again,'' and will immediately proceed with legal reforms such as strengthening party functions and amending the Political Funds Control Act. is showing.
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Chairman of the General Affairs Council Moriyama “did not encourage former Policy Research Council Chairman Shimomura to attend the Political Ethics Council”
2024-03-05 15:01:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Shimomura, former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Committee, has stated that he would like to attend the Political Ethics Examination Committee and fulfill his accountability if it is held, but Chairman Moriyama said that the committee was not his own. The party indicated that it would not encourage attendance.
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Fiscal Council begins discussions on this year's ``substantive policy'' recommendations
2024-03-05 14:11:00
An advisory body to the Minister of Finance began discussions on the ``substantive policies'' that the government will put together this year, and exchanged opinions on the current state of public finances, with a focus on the goal of fiscal consolidation.
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The Liberal Democratic Party and the Rikun Democratic Party are adjusting the schedule for the House of Councilors Political Ethics Inquiry, expected to be held as early as next week
2024-03-05 13:16:00
In the House of Councilors, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan have agreed to hold a political ethics review committee soon regarding the issue of factional political funding parties. We are currently working on a specific schedule, and the screening committee is expected to be held as early as next week.
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Prime Minister Kishida seeks understanding of the need to export next-generation fighter jet jointly developed with Britain and Italy
2024-03-05 12:59:00
Regarding the export of the next-generation fighter jet, which is being jointly developed with the UK and Italy, to third countries, Prime Minister Kishida stated that if only Japan could not export it, it would be recognized internationally as not being suitable as a partner country, and this would hinder Japan's defense. He asked for understanding of the necessity of exporting.
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Prime Minister Kishida “fulfills responsibility by amending laws to prevent recurrence” House of Councilors Budget Committee
2024-03-05 12:37:00
In the Diet, the House of Councilors Budget Committee deliberated on the new year's budget bill, and Komeito and Japan Restoration Party asked questions in the morning. Prime Minister Kishida expressed his desire to fulfill his responsibility by amending the law to prevent a recurrence of the problem surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.
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Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives “Prime Minister Kishida speaks at a joint session of the House of Representatives on April 11th”
2024-03-05 11:36:00
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Johnson announced that Prime Minister Kishida, who is on an official visit to the United States as a state guest, will address a joint session of the House of Representatives on the 11th of next month.
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Justice Minister Koizumi ``increases examples to increase transparency'' of illegally staying foreigners
2024-03-05 11:22:00
Minister of Justice Koizumi announced that the guidelines, which summarize the circumstances that should be taken into account when special permission is granted to the residence of illegal foreigners, have been revised, including increasing the number of examples to increase transparency.
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“Lawyers provide early support to crime victims and bereaved families” Law amendment bill cabinet approved
2024-03-05 10:56:00
In an effort to alleviate the mental burden on crime victims and their bereaved families, the government approved a bill to amend the law at a cabinet meeting on the 5th, which includes the provision of continuous support from lawyers from an early stage.
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Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation expert positions to be established at research institutions in Europe, America and Asia
2024-03-05 08:18:00
As a result of coordination by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs towards the realization of a ``world free of nuclear weapons,'' positions for experts in the fields of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation will be established at three research institutes in Europe, America and Asia.
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House of Councilors Budget Committee debate over political funding issue continues; opposition party calls for political ethics hearing
2024-03-05 07:23:00
On the 5th, the Diet's House of Councilors Budget Committee continues to debate the issue surrounding the political funding of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party. In addition, Abe's former head of the Political Affairs Research Council, Shimomura Shimomura, has announced that he would like to fulfill accountability if a political ethics committee is held, and the opposition party plans to request that the committee be held.
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Prime Minister Kishida aims to achieve sustainable wage increases and coordinates at "government-labor-management meeting" held on the 13th
2024-03-05 06:33:00
In order to achieve sustainable wage increases that outpace price increases, Prime Minister Kishida plans to hold a "government-labor-management meeting" between the government, the business community, and the labor community on the 13th of next week, which will be the day for intensive response to the spring labor union. I am adjusting it. Our policy is to reiterate our call for cooperation in raising wages higher than last year.
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