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Political News(2024/03/25)


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House of Councilors Budget Committee debates over political funding issue and response to Noto Peninsula earthquake

2024-03-25 20:55:00
Intensive deliberations were held at the House of Councilors Budget Committee in the Diet, and discussions were held regarding issues surrounding the political funding party of factions of the Liberal Democratic Party and responses to the Noto Peninsula earthquake.

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Kono Digital Minister's apology: Chinese state-owned company's logo appears in Cabinet Office meeting materials

2024-03-25 20:22:00
Digital Minister Kono, who is in charge of regulatory reform, apologized after it was discovered that a document submitted by an expert at a Cabinet Office meeting on renewable energy contained the logo of a Chinese state-owned company.

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Prime Minister Kishida visits former Secretary-General Nikai's room and meets briefly

2024-03-25 19:15:00
Prime Minister Kishida visited and met briefly with former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai, who announced that he would not be running for the next House of Representatives election.

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[Press conference QA] Former secretary general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” informed the prime minister

2024-03-25 19:10:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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[Press conference QA] Former secretary general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” informed the prime minister

2024-03-25 17:49:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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[Press conference QA] Former secretary general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” informed the prime minister

2024-03-25 16:38:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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New fiscal year budget bill, House of Councilors Budget Committee, agreed in principle after intensive deliberation on the 27th Liberal Democratic Party

2024-03-25 16:02:00
On the 27th, the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan reached an agreement in principle to hold intensive deliberations at the House of Councilors Budget Committee, with Prime Minister Kishida and others requested to attend, regarding the schedule for deliberating the new fiscal year budget bill. The Liberal Democratic Party also proposed that the budget be voted on on the same day, and the ruling and opposition parties will continue to discuss it.

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[Press conference QA] Former secretary general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” informed the prime minister

2024-03-25 15:25:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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[Press conference QA] Former secretary general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” informed the prime minister

2024-03-25 12:48:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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Prime Minister Kishida: “Hearing relevant members of parliament this week and determining political responsibility as a party”

2024-03-25 12:22:00
In the Diet, the House of Councilors Budget Committee held intensive deliberations regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party.The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan urged them to expedite elucidation of the actual situation, saying that unless the full scope of the problem was clarified, the relevant members could not be punished. I did. In response, Prime Minister Kishida announced this week that the party would determine its political responsibility after hearing relevant members of the Diet.

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Liberal Democratic Party former secretary-general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” communicated to Prime Minister Kishida

2024-03-25 12:04:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has announced that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party.

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Liberal Democratic Party former secretary-general Nikai “will not run for the next House of Representatives election” communicated to Prime Minister Kishida

2024-03-25 10:39:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai held a press conference at party headquarters and informed Prime Minister Kishida that he would not run in the next House of Representatives election in order to clarify his political responsibility regarding the issue surrounding his faction's political funding party. I made it clear that.

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Liberal Democratic Party former secretary-general Nikai informs relevant parties of his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election

2024-03-25 09:00:00
Former Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Nikai has decided not to run in the next House of Representatives election and has informed those concerned. He plans to hold a press conference on the 25th to make his statement.

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Pension insurance premium agreement to come into effect with Italy to eliminate double payments with foreign countries

2024-03-25 06:58:00
In April, an agreement will go into effect with Italy to eliminate the double payment of pension insurance premiums by Japanese company employees who are posted overseas and pay pension insurance premiums there as well.

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Prime Minister Kishida to interview 4 Abe faction executives, considering heavy penalties, including unofficial ones

2024-03-25 05:31:00
Prime Minister Kishida plans to hold interviews on the 26th and 27th with four executives, including former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Shioya, who discussed the handling of kickbacks from the Abe faction regarding the issue surrounding the Liberal Democratic Party's faction's political funding party. The executive branch is considering severe punishment for the four people, including disqualifying them from the election, and will make a decision based on the contents of the hearing.

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Kumamoto Prefecture gubernatorial election: Takashi Kimura, endorsed by Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, wins for the first time

2024-03-25 00:17:00
The Kumamoto prefecture gubernatorial election was a contest between four newcomers, and former vice governor Takashi Kimura (49), who was recommended by both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party, was elected for the first time.

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