2024-05-02 22:56:00
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting France, held a summit meeting with President Macron. It appears that the Self-Defense Forces and the French military have agreed to enter into negotiations to conclude a "facilitation agreement" to facilitate joint training.
2024-05-02 22:55:00
Minister of Defense Kihara departed for Hawaii, United States, on the night of the 2nd, to attend a four-nation defense ministers' meeting with the United States, Australia, and the Philippines.
2024-05-02 21:12:00
The Liberal Democratic Party's Political Affairs Research Chairman Wakai Watanabe, who is visiting Indonesia, met with executives of ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) and confirmed that they will exchange young researchers and strengthen research bases in order to advance cooperation in the field of science and technology. .
2024-05-02 21:06:00
Prime Minister Kishida is visiting France and is holding a summit meeting with President Macron. He is expected to reach an agreement to enter into negotiations to conclude a ``facilitation agreement'' that will make it easier for the Self-Defense Forces and the French military to conduct joint training.
2024-05-02 21:05:00
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting France, attended an event on the theme of generative AI organized by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), and he is promoting safety and security through an international framework to discuss the promotion of utilization and the creation of rules to solve problems. He expressed his intention to advance cooperation so that it can be used in the future.
2024-05-02 19:34:00
It has been learned that a car driven by a secretary carrying Liberal Democratic Party member Shunsuke Takei, a member of the proportional representation Kyushu bloc, was driving on a national highway in Miyazaki prefecture at speeds well above the speed limit last month. The problem came to light when Mr. Takei himself posted a photo of the inside of the car on his old Twitter account ``X'', which showed the speedometer.
2024-05-02 19:21:00
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting France, met with OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Secretary-General David Corman, and expressed his expectations for the role of continuing to support each country's policy making with abundant data and objective analysis skills. I did.
2024-05-02 19:09:00
On the 2nd, the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office made a decision regarding Koichi Hagiuda, the former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Institute, and Hiroshige Seko, the former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, who were criminally charged with violating the Political Funds Control Act in connection with a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. In both cases, the charges were dismissed because the charges were insufficient.
2024-05-02 18:18:00
Regarding the accident in which two Maritime Self-Defense Force helicopters crashed during a training exercise off the coast of the Izu Islands last month, Minister of Defense Kihara said that an analysis of the flight recorders revealed that there was no abnormality with the aircraft, and that the crash was caused by the two helicopters colliding. clarified. Furthermore, flight training for the same type of aircraft, which had been suspended since the accident, will resume from the 3rd onward, limited to training with a single aircraft.
2024-05-02 17:12:00
On the 2nd, the Special Investigation Department of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office made a decision regarding Koichi Hagiuda, the former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Institute, and Hiroshige Seko, the former Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, who were criminally charged with violating the Political Funds Control Act in connection with a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. In both cases, the charges were dismissed because the charges were insufficient.
2024-05-02 16:34:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa visited three countries in Africa, which are part of the Global South, and confirmed the importance of an international order based on economic cooperation and the rule of law. The plan is to strengthen cooperation with these countries by splitting efforts with Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting South America.
2024-05-02 13:32:00
Ahead of Constitution Day on the 3rd, Komeito representative Yamaguchi gave a speech on the streets in Tokyo, saying that the issue surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party distorts the fundamentals of democratic politics, and said that he would definitely take political measures to prevent it from happening again. He emphasized the idea of reforming the Fund Regulation Act.
2024-05-02 12:12:00
Regarding the issue of loneliness and isolation, the government has designated this month as a month to strengthen countermeasures, and has begun efforts to provide consultation using the virtual space ``Metaverse'' on the Internet.
2024-05-02 08:09:00
Prime Minister Kishida's activities May 1, 2024 08:33 Departure from official residence 08:56 Arrival at Haneda Airport 09:01 Interviews with media companies (~09:06) 09:30 Arrive in France on a government plane to visit France, Brazil, and Paraguay Leaving for
2024-05-02 07:56:00
Prime Minister Kishida, who is visiting France, met for the first time with Prime Minister Atal in the early hours of the 2nd, Japan time, and agreed to further strengthen bilateral relations and to cooperate closely on the situation in Ukraine and East Asia.
2024-05-02 05:38:00
Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto, who is visiting Europe, met with the Danish cabinet minister in charge of the digital field on the 1st Japan time, and confirmed that they will cooperate toward the spread of safe and reliable AI (artificial intelligence). did.
2024-05-02 05:36:00
Prime Minister Kishida arrived in France, where he was visiting, in the early hours of the 2nd, Japan time. In the evening, he will address the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) Council of Ministers, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and strengthening a free and fair economic order.
