2024-05-10 20:35:00
Regarding the issue surrounding the political funding party of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Kishida reiterated that his earlier telephone interview with former Prime Minister Mori did not confirm any specific involvement.
2024-05-10 20:27:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 19:44:00
Concerning the revision of the Political Funds Control Law, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the outline of the ruling party's proposal compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party on the 9th, saying, ``It does not have a content that will eradicate 'slush funds.'' He expressed the idea that negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties should begin.
2024-05-10 19:42:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 19:26:00
The government's Economic and Fiscal Policy Council was held to discuss the impact of the weak yen on consumption through prices. Prime Minister Kishida stated that the government and the Bank of Japan will continue to work closely together to respond.
2024-05-10 19:16:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, at a meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party, there were opinions in favor of lowering the threshold for disclosing information on people who have purchased party tickets, while others pointed out that drastic reductions should be handled with caution. it was done.
2024-05-10 19:09:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa stated that Russian President Vladimir Putin's reference to nuclear forces and restraining Ukraine and the West is extremely worrying, and that he will repeatedly tell Russia not to threaten or use nuclear weapons. I did.
2024-05-10 19:01:00
Concerning the revision of the Political Funds Control Law, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the outline of the ruling party's proposal compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party on the 9th, saying, ``It does not have a content that will eradicate 'slush funds.'' He expressed the idea that negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties should begin.
2024-05-10 18:20:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 18:10:00
A special committee of the House of Councilors to discuss political reform was held for the first time in response to the issue surrounding the LDP's faction's political funding party, and on the 9th, both the LDP and Komeito announced the ruling party's proposal to revise the Political Funds Control Act. Each party expressed their opinions based on the summary.
2024-05-10 18:09:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 16:46:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 16:22:00
In response to the LINE information leak issue, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is requesting the operating company LINE Yahoo to review its capital relationship with a Korean company that caused the issue, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto said that a fundamental review of corporate governance is necessary. He expressed his intention to continue requesting a response.
2024-05-10 16:21:00
Concerning the revision of the Political Funds Control Law, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the outline of the ruling party's proposal compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party on the 9th, saying, ``It does not have a content that will eradicate 'slush funds.'' He expressed the idea that negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties should begin.
2024-05-10 16:18:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the New Komeito Party has confirmed that it will continue to request that the threshold for disclosing information on people who have purchased party tickets be lowered to ``over 50,000 yen'' in the expected future negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties. did.
2024-05-10 15:55:00
The government's debt, which includes national bonds and borrowings, so-called "national debt," reached a record high of over 1,297 trillion yen as of the end of March this year, making the financial situation even more difficult.
2024-05-10 15:52:00
Regarding the proposed amendment to the Local Autonomy Act, which includes special provisions that allow the national government to issue necessary instructions to local governments even if there is no provision in individual laws, in the event of a serious situation such as an infectious disease or disaster. The National Governors' Association submitted a proposal to Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto requesting appropriate consultation with local governments before issuing instructions.
2024-05-10 15:39:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of the accused faction's accounting officer was held, and the accounting officer admitted the main points of the charges.
2024-05-10 15:22:00
The House of Representatives Committee on Political Ethics has decided to request explanations from the 44 members concerned next week in response to a complaint from the opposition party regarding the issue surrounding a political funding party organized by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party. I decided to check whether there is any intention.
2024-05-10 15:13:00
In a case involving a political funding party run by a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Abe faction's Seiwa Policy Research Group was accused of failing to record about 675 million yen in party income in its income and expenditure report, in violation of the Political Funds Control Act. The first trial of Junichiro Matsumoto (76), the accounting officer of the faction accused of crimes, was held, and accounting officer Matsumoto stated, ``There are mistakes in some years, but there are no mistakes in others.'' , admitted the substance of the indictment in principle.
2024-05-10 14:42:00
Regarding an American Republican senator's insistence on continuing to provide weapons to Israel, citing the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Foreign Minister Kamikawa said that it was "absolutely unacceptable," and told the members and others that the Japanese government should continue to provide weapons to Israel. announced that he had applied for the position.
2024-05-10 14:11:00
Regarding the response to the next general election following their victory in the recent House of Representatives by-election, Representative Izumi of the Constitutional Democratic Party said that they would accelerate work such as selection of candidates in order to field 200 candidates. If the situation permits, he expressed his intention to increase the amount even further.
2024-05-10 14:01:00
The Japan Association of Corporate Executives has compiled a set of recommendations that include making the expenditure of political funds more visible, citing a growing sense of distrust in politics due to the Liberal Democratic Party's politics and money issues.
2024-05-10 13:50:00
The revised Self-Defense Forces Act, which includes the establishment of a permanent "Joint Operations Command" to centrally command the land, sea, and air forces of the Self-Defense Forces, was passed and enacted at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 10th.
2024-05-10 13:45:00
A law aimed at creating a "security clearance" system that limits access to information important to economic security to those whose reliability has been verified by the government was passed and enacted at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 10th.
2024-05-10 13:37:00
The vice chairman of the Minokamo City Council in Gifu Prefecture submitted his resignation from his post on the 10th after being accused of inappropriate behavior that could amount to sexual harassment towards the mayor's daughter at a welcome party for the mayor of a sister city in Australia. It was accepted. He will continue to serve as a member of parliament.
2024-05-10 13:36:00
Defense Minister Kihara said that he is taking the footage extremely seriously, stating that a video purporting to have been taken using a drone of a destroyer at a Maritime Self-Defense Force base was posted on social media, and it was discovered that the footage was likely actually filmed. The plan was to strengthen the security system, including:
2024-05-10 12:51:00
In order to enable part-time workers and other people working short hours to receive unemployment benefits, childcare leave benefits, etc., eligibility for employment insurance will be expanded to include those who work 10 hours or more per week. The revised Employment Insurance Act, which includes the following measures, was passed and enacted at a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 10th.
2024-05-10 12:50:00
On the 10th, a revised law was passed and enacted at a plenary session of the House of Councilors that requires operators of SNS, etc., to promptly respond to those who have been harmed by posting defamatory comments on the Internet.
2024-05-10 12:47:00
In response to the LINE information leak issue, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications is requesting the operating company LINE Yahoo to review its capital relationship with a Korean company that caused the issue, and Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Matsumoto said that a fundamental review of corporate governance is necessary. He expressed his intention to continue requesting a response.
2024-05-10 12:30:00
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed will visit Japan as an official guest later this month and will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Kishida. Opinions are also expected to be exchanged regarding the international situation, including the Middle East, and Japan would like to confirm cooperation towards the realization of peace.
2024-05-10 12:26:00
Regarding the Sapporo extension of the Hokkaido Shinkansen, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Saito held a meeting of experts to scrutinize the report to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism that the Japan Railway, Transport and Tourism Agency, which is the main body responsible for the construction, has predicted that it will be extremely difficult to open the Hokkaido Shinkansen line by the end of 2030. We have made it clear that we would like to move forward with this and provide future prospects regarding our opening goals as soon as possible.
2024-05-10 12:14:00
Due to the resignation of a member of the House of Representatives who belonged to the Liberal Democratic Party, Yukiko Mori was elected from the proportional representation list for the House of Representatives election three years ago.
2024-05-10 12:07:00
Prime Minister Kishida met with members of the family association of victims abducted by North Korea, who had previously visited the United States. Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to aim for a Japan-North Korea summit meeting with the cooperation of the international community, including the United States.
2024-05-10 12:02:00
Concerning the revision of the Political Funds Control Law, Constitutional Democratic Party Representative Izumi criticized the outline of the ruling party's proposal compiled by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party on the 9th, saying, ``It does not have a content that will eradicate 'slush funds.'' He expressed the idea that negotiations between the ruling and opposition parties should begin.
2024-05-10 11:45:00
Due to the resignation of a member of the House of Councilors, it was decided that Masayoshi Okumura would be elected from the proportional representation list for the House of Councilors election five years ago.
2024-05-10 11:14:00
Defense Minister Kihara said that he is taking the footage extremely seriously, stating that a video purporting to have been taken using a drone of a destroyer at a Maritime Self-Defense Force base was posted on social media, and it was discovered that the footage was likely actually filmed. The plan was to strengthen the security system, including:
2024-05-10 06:00:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Regulation Act, the Liberal Democratic Party and the New Komeito Party have put together an outline of the ruling party's proposal, which includes measures such as improving the transparency of the "policy activity expenses" paid by the party to members of the Diet. On the other hand, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan criticizes the proposal as insufficient and is poised to press for the implementation of its own plan through consultations between the ruling and opposition parties.
2024-05-10 05:28:00
Prime Minister Kishida is making arrangements to attend an international conference to be held in Switzerland in the middle of next month to discuss the peace plan proposed by Ukraine. We would like to emphasize Japan's continued support for Ukraine and confirm the solidarity of the countries involved in achieving peace.
