Political News(2024/03/19)
Chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority: “I will not consider revising the Nuclear Disaster Countermeasure Guidelines”
2024-03-19 23:45:00
Regarding the response to the Noto Peninsula earthquake, Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka has been asked to review the ``Nuclear Disaster Countermeasure Guidelines,'' which requires residents in the vicinity to stay indoors and avoid exposure to radiation in the event of a nuclear accident. However, he stated, ``We are not considering revising the guidelines based on the situation of the Noto Peninsula earthquake.''
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Government’s minimum wage increase target “Efforts to achieve sooner” Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi
2024-03-19 22:45:00
Regarding the government's goal of raising the minimum wage to 1,500 yen by the mid-2030s, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi said that the trend of wage increases should spread, taking into account the trend of the spring labor unions, which resulted in the highest wage increase rate for the first time in 33 years. He expressed his intention to work hard to achieve this goal as quickly as possible.
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Japan National Soccer Team World Cup Qualifiers: Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials dispatched to North Korea to ensure safety
2024-03-19 22:26:00
The government announced on the 26th that it will dispatch officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ensure the safety of the players and accompanying staff at the Japan national soccer team's World Cup qualifiers to be held in North Korea.
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Prime Minister Kishida indicates that government and Bank of Japan joint statement will not be revised
2024-03-19 20:32:00
Regarding the Bank of Japan's decision to end its negative interest rate policy, Prime Minister Kishida recognized that it was appropriate as it would move the Japanese economy to a new stage. On the other hand, he indicated that the decision to overcome deflation will be made comprehensively, taking into account future economic indicators.
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Cabinet decision to allow export of next-generation fighter jets to third countries approved by government and government at meeting
2024-03-19 19:27:00
Regarding the next-generation fighter jet, which is being jointly developed with the UK and Italy, the government announced at a meeting held on the 19th that the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party would allow exports to third countries, with restrictions in place. The proposal for cabinet approval was presented and approved.
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Prime Minister Kishida indicates that government and Bank of Japan joint statement will not be revised
2024-03-19 19:19:00
Regarding the Bank of Japan's decision to end its negative interest rate policy, Prime Minister Kishida indicated that the joint statement announced by the government and the Bank of Japan in 2013, which set a price stability target of 2%, will not be revised. .
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Political funding issue: Liberal Democratic Party selects Ichiro Aizawa to succeed party discipline committee chairman Seiichi Eto
2024-03-19 19:16:00
Due to the issue surrounding the faction's political funding party, the Liberal Democratic Party has decided to appoint Ichiro Aizawa, former chairman of the National Diet Committee, to replace Seiichi Eto, chairman of the Party Disciplinary Committee, who had indicated his intention to resign.
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“Security clearance” bill to be debated in plenary session of the House of Representatives
2024-03-19 19:11:00
A bill to create a "security clearance" system that would limit access to information important to economic security to those whose credibility has been verified by the government was debated at the House of Representatives plenary session on the 19th.
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Prime Minister Kishida indicates that government and Bank of Japan joint statement will not be revised
2024-03-19 19:01:00
Regarding the Bank of Japan's decision to end its negative interest rate policy, Prime Minister Kishida indicated that the joint statement announced by the government and the Bank of Japan in 2013, which set a price stability target of 2%, will not be revised. .
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Bank of Japan Governor Ueda meets Prime Minister Kishida and confirms cooperation in policy management
2024-03-19 18:56:00
Bank of Japan Governor Ueda met with Prime Minister Kishida on the evening of the 19th and reported that the Monetary Policy Meeting had decided to make a major shift in monetary easing measures, including the lifting of the negative interest rate policy, and continued to work closely with the government. We confirmed that we will work together on policy management.
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``Japanese version of DBS'' bill submitted to the Diet, main points include inquiry on sexual criminal history for up to 20 years
2024-03-19 18:47:00
The government approved a bill at a Cabinet meeting on the 19th to introduce a ``Japanese version of DBS'', a system to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes, and submitted it to the Diet. The mainstay of this service is the ability to inquire about criminal records for up to 20 years.
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Submitted a summary of issues as an “urgent issue” for establishing a “female imperial family” to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
2024-03-19 17:56:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has summarized the points at issue regarding the stable succession to the Imperial Throne, stating that the creation of a ``female imperial family'' in which female members of the imperial family remain in the imperial family even after marriage, ``needs urgent discussion as an especially urgent issue.'' I submitted it to the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
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Political Ethics Council's defense of Mr. Seko: ``Very disappointing'' Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Ishii, House of Councilors Committee on Country Relations
2024-03-19 16:31:00
Ishii, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party's House of Councilors Diet Affairs Committee, said of Seko Seko, former secretary-general of the House of Councilors, who attended the Political Ethics Review Committee last week, ``It is extremely important that he did not provide an explanation or answer questions that reflected the feelings of the group. It was disappointing," he said.
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Political Funds Control Law revision “aimed to be enacted in the current Diet session” LDP and public officials meet
2024-03-19 16:12:00
Executives from the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito held a meeting to discuss the revision of the Political Funds Regulation Act in response to issues surrounding factional political funding parties, and after coordinating between the two parties, they will hold discussions with the opposition parties and aim to pass the bill in the current Diet session. I have confirmed.
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Political funding issue: Four opposition parties agree to subpoena six witnesses, including Abe faction leaders
2024-03-19 16:00:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, said that the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee meeting held until the 18th did not lead to clarifying the actual situation, and six people, including senior members of the Abe faction, were removed from the budget committee. They agreed to request that witnesses be subpoenaed at the meeting.
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Komei Representative Yamaguchi “Putting a punishment that the people can understand” Political funding issue
2024-03-19 15:07:00
At a press conference, Komeito representative Yamaguchi expressed the idea that the government should consider ways to sanction the relevant members of the Diet in response to the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party that would be acceptable to the public.
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Political funding issue: Four opposition parties agree to subpoena six witnesses, including Abe faction leaders
2024-03-19 14:12:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, said that the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee meeting held until the 18th did not lead to clarifying the actual situation, and six people, including senior members of the Abe faction, were removed from the budget committee. They agreed to request that witnesses be subpoenaed at the meeting.
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Government’s minimum wage increase target “Efforts to achieve sooner” Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi
2024-03-19 13:33:00
Regarding the government's goal of raising the minimum wage to 1,500 yen by the mid-2030s, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi said that the trend of wage increases should spread, taking into account the trend of the spring labor unions, which resulted in the highest wage increase rate for the first time in 33 years. He expressed his intention to work hard to achieve this goal as quickly as possible.
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Political funding issue: Four opposition parties agree to subpoena six witnesses, including Abe faction leaders
2024-03-19 12:35:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party, said that the House of Representatives Political Ethics Review Committee meeting held until the 18th did not lead to clarifying the actual situation, and six people, including senior members of the Abe faction, were removed from the budget committee. They agreed to request that witnesses be subpoenaed at the meeting.
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa and UN Secretary-General agree to cooperate to realize a world free of nuclear weapons
2024-03-19 11:48:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting New York in the United States, met with United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, and stated that the United Nations plays an important role in the field of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, and expressed his desire to cooperate toward the realization of a "world free of nuclear weapons." We agreed to work on this.
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Resolution not calling for the deployment of “nuclear weapons in outer space” to be submitted to the UN Security Council
2024-03-19 11:41:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa, who is visiting New York in the United States, announced that he and the United States will submit a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for the prohibition of deploying nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction in outer space regarding nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. I made it.
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Cabinet approves ``Japanese version of DBS'' bill, with main points including inquiring sexual criminal records for up to 20 years
2024-03-19 11:31:00
The government approved a bill at a cabinet meeting on the 19th to introduce a system called ``Japanese DBS'' to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes. The mainstay of this service is the ability to inquire about criminal records for up to 20 years.
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Cabinet approves ``Japanese version of DBS'' bill, with main points including inquiring sexual criminal records for up to 20 years
2024-03-19 10:40:00
The government approved a bill at a cabinet meeting on the 19th to introduce a system called ``Japanese DBS'' to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes. The mainstay of this service is the ability to inquire about criminal records for up to 20 years.
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Cabinet approves ``Japanese version of DBS'' bill, with main points including inquiring sexual criminal records for up to 20 years
2024-03-19 09:50:00
The government approved a bill at a cabinet meeting on the 19th to introduce a system called ``Japanese DBS'' to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes. The mainstay of this service is the ability to inquire about criminal records for up to 20 years.
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UN Security Council holds ministerial meeting hosted by Japan on the theme of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation
2024-03-19 07:38:00
At the United Nations Security Council, this month's chair, Japan, hosted a ministerial-level meeting on the theme of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation. The US, Russia, and China started exchanging accusations against each other.
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Liberal Democratic Party's Shimomura attends Political Ethics Review Committee, opposition parties plan to intensify pursuit
2024-03-19 06:19:00
Shimomura, a former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Committee of the Abe faction, attended the Political Ethics Committee regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. The opposition party plans to intensify its pursuit by demanding that faction leaders be subpoenaed as witnesses, claiming that the event did not lead to clarifying the facts, as with previous attendees.
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