Political News(2024/05/09)
The ruling party's proposal for ``Policy Activities Expenses'' and the ``Party Ticket'' agreement has been postponed.
2024-05-09 20:35:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito have announced that the parties will record the amount, etc. in their income and expenditure reports based on reports from members regarding the "policy activity expenses" paid to members by the party, thereby increasing transparency. They generally agreed to improve the situation, and compiled an outline of the ruling party's proposal. On the other hand, although the company said it would lower the threshold for disclosing information such as those who purchased party tickets, it postponed making a decision on the specific amount.
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The ruling party's proposal for ``Policy Activities Expenses'' and the ``Party Ticket'' agreement has been postponed.
2024-05-09 19:40:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, both the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito have decided to improve transparency by recording the amount, etc. in income and expenditure reports based on reports from members regarding the "policy activity expenses" paid by the party to members. They agreed in principle and compiled an outline of the ruling party's proposal. On the other hand, although the company said it would lower the threshold for disclosing information on people who have purchased party tickets, it postponed making a decision on the specific amount.
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Bill to establish a security clearance system passed by the House of Councilors Cabinet Committee
2024-05-09 19:10:00
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 passed by a majority vote in the Cabinet Committee of the House of Councilors. Ta.
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Revision of the Political Funds Control Act: Leaders and citizens meet and agree to jointly submit bill
2024-05-09 18:54:00
Executives from the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of the People held a meeting regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, and agreed that they had many things in common in their ideas for political reform, such as the review of "policy activity expenses," and that they would coordinate to jointly submit a bill. Matched.
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Minamata microphone muted Environment Minister Ito Prime Minister gives instructions to prevent recurrence
2024-05-09 18:45:00
On the 9th, Minister of the Environment Ito addressed the issue of an employee of the Ministry of the Environment cutting off the microphone in the middle of a statement by members of a patient organization at a meeting after the memorial service for Minamata disease victims on the 1st of this month. It was revealed that Prime Minister Kishida had received instructions from the Ministry of the Environment to take thorough measures to prevent it from happening again, stating that the Ministry of the Environment's response was inappropriate.
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Political funding issue: House of Representatives Political Ethics Committee receives complaints from three opposition parties, talks on how to proceed
2024-05-09 18:24:00
A meeting of the secretaries of the House of Representatives' Committee on Political Ethics was held regarding the issue of political funding parties organized by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, and the three opposition parties asked relevant members to attend and requested that a committee be held. We decided to discuss how to proceed.
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Minamata microphone muted Environment Minister Ito Prime Minister gives instructions to prevent recurrence
2024-05-09 17:13:00
On the 9th, Minister of the Environment Ito addressed the issue of an employee of the Ministry of the Environment cutting off the microphone in the middle of a statement by members of a patient organization at a meeting after the memorial service for Minamata disease victims on the 1st of this month. It was revealed that Prime Minister Kishida had received instructions from the Ministry of the Environment to take thorough measures to prevent it from happening again, stating that the Ministry of the Environment's response was inappropriate.
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Bill to introduce “Japanese version of DBS” begins deliberation in the House of Representatives
2024-05-09 16:39:00
A bill to introduce a ``Japanese version of DBS,'' a system that checks whether people working with children have a history of sexual offenses, has been debated in the House of Representatives. Minister in charge of children's policy Kato stated that information management would be implemented appropriately and asked for understanding for early enactment.
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Minamata microphone muted Environment Minister Ito Prime Minister gives instructions to prevent recurrence
2024-05-09 16:11:00
On the 9th, Minister of the Environment Ito addressed the issue of an employee of the Ministry of the Environment cutting off the microphone in the middle of a statement by members of a patient organization at a meeting after the memorial service for Minamata disease victims on the 1st of this month. It was revealed that Prime Minister Kishida had received instructions from the Ministry of the Environment to take thorough measures to prevent it from happening again, stating that the Ministry of the Environment's response was inappropriate.
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Interim report by experts on countermeasures against shortage of national civil servants, improvement of long working hours, etc.
2024-05-09 15:36:00
A panel of experts discussing measures to combat the shortage of national civil servants has issued an interim report that includes measures to reduce long working hours by allocating personnel according to workload, and promoting people to important positions with responsibility regardless of age. I have summarized.
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House of Representatives Constitutional Review Committee Discussion on draft provisions for constitutional amendment
2024-05-09 15:10:00
The House of Representatives Constitutional Review Committee was held, and the Liberal Democratic Party repeatedly called for drafting articles to revise the constitution to maintain the functions of the Diet in emergency situations such as large-scale disasters, but the Constitutional Democratic Party was too quick to sway the Diet. He argued that his term of office should not be extended.
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LDP/Public Government Political Funds Control Law revised, adjustments to finalize policy activity expenses, etc. continue
2024-05-09 14:26:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party are disclosing specific methods to improve the transparency of "policy activity expenses" paid to members by the party, as well as information on who purchased party tickets. We are continuing to make final adjustments, such as lowering the standard amount.
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Minamata microphone cut off Ritsumi Nagatsuma, Chairman of the Policy Research Council, “Ministry of the Environment should review its response”
2024-05-09 14:07:00
Regarding the issue of a Ministry of the Environment employee cutting off the microphone while participants were speaking at a meeting with Minamata disease patient organizations, Nagatsuma, chairman of the Political Affairs Research Council of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, said that the Ministry of the Environment had always responded coldly. He called for a fundamental review of the response.
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Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election announcement: 6 new candidates running, voting day is the 26th
2024-05-09 11:50:00
The gubernatorial election was announced on the 9th following the resignation of Shizuoka Prefecture's Governor Kawakatsu. Six new candidates ran for office, and the election campaign lasted 17 days.
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LDP/Public Government Political Funds Control Law revised, adjustments to finalize policy activity expenses, etc. continue
2024-05-09 11:34:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito Party are disclosing specific methods to improve the transparency of "policy activity expenses" paid to members by the party, as well as information on who purchased party tickets. We are continuing to make final adjustments, such as lowering the standard amount.
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Prime Minister Kishida's movements May 8, 2024
2024-05-09 08:14:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's movements May 8, 2024)
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Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election announced today: 6 people announce their candidacy
2024-05-09 07:39:00
The gubernatorial election will be announced on the 9th following the resignation of Governor Kawakatsu of Shizuoka Prefecture. This is the first time in 15 years that the race is between newcomers, and six people have announced their candidacy so far.
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Liberal-Public Government Political Funds Control Law Amendment Final adjustments to reach agreement on ruling party plan
2024-05-09 05:58:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party are continuing to discuss the revision of the Political Funds Control Act with the aim of compiling a ruling party proposal. At the moment, there is a difference of opinion regarding lowering the threshold for disclosing information on people who have purchased party tickets, etc., so we will make final adjustments to reach an agreement on the 9th.
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