Political News(2024/05/22)
“The non-prosecution of Mr. Hagiuda and others is unjust” The university professor who made the accusations filed a complaint with the public prosecutor’s office
2024-05-22 21:37:00
A university professor who filed a complaint against Koichi Hagiuda, the former chairman of the Political Affairs Research Institute, and others who were criminally prosecuted for violating the Political Funds Control Act in connection with a politically funded party of the Liberal Democratic Party's Abe faction, said that the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office's special investigation department's decision not to prosecute was unfair. We have sent documents requesting review to the Public Prosecution Committee.
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House of Councilors Budget Committee intensively deliberates on revisions to the Political Funds Control Act, etc.
2024-05-22 20:58:00
Intensive deliberations were held in the House of Councilors Budget Committee. Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan called for a prohibition on the payment of "policy activity expenses" to members of the Diet, but Prime Minister Kishida insisted that such payments be prohibited outright from the perspective of freedom of political activity. He stated that this should not be done and expressed his intention to work towards improving transparency.
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Prime Minister Kishida gives speech to overseas investors, accelerates creation of special zones, calls for investment in Japan
2024-05-22 20:50:00
Prime Minister Kishida gave a speech at an event gathering foreign investors, and called for increased investment in Japan, including accelerating efforts to create special zones in order to make Japan an asset management nation.
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Amendment to the Political Funds Control Act begins deliberation in the House of Representatives; both ruling and opposition parties explain the purpose
2024-05-22 19:52:00
On the 22nd, a bill submitted by both the ruling and opposition parties to amend the Political Funds Control Act was deliberated by a special committee of the House of Representatives. Substantive deliberations on the bill will begin on the 23rd, and discussions on political reform, which will be the main focus of the second half of the Diet, will begin in earnest.
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Government to consider whether to introduce new laws and regulations for generative AI after summer
2024-05-22 19:02:00
The government will begin considering whether to introduce new laws and regulations domestically from this summer onwards, in order to strengthen its response to risks that are a concern due to the spread of generative AI, such as the increasing sophistication of crimes and the spread of false information. became.
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Rep. Umetani who handed out the sake will be suspended from office and party membership
2024-05-22 18:40:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan suspended House of Representatives member Mamoru Umedani from office for three months on the 22nd, after a complaint was filed against him for passing out sake at an event in his constituency. In addition, we will proceed with procedures to suspend his party membership for one month.
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Prime Minister Kishida's movements May 21, 2024
2024-05-22 18:39:00
(Prime Minister Kishida, May 21, 2024) 08:13 Depart from official residence on foot 08:14 Arrival at official residence 08:21 Cabinet meeting (~08:32) 10:35 Meeting with Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Takumi Nemoto (~11:15) 11 :20 Takeo Akiba, Director-General of the National Security Agency, Keiichi Ono, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Masashi Nakagome, Director-General of the European Bureau, enter 11:35. Hiroyuki Nazumi, Director-General of Asia and Oceania, joins 11:50. Everyone leaves 13:28. Departs from the Prime Minister's Office 13:29. Arrives at the Diet 13:20. 30 Enter the House of Representatives plenary session, attend the House of Representatives plenary session 13:44 Leave midway through the House of Representatives plenary session 13:45 Leave the Diet 13:46 Arrival at the Prime Minister's Office 14:01 Presentation of "Kariyushi Wear" by Okinawa Prefecture Vice Governor Takeshu Ikeda and others. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi with Hideko Jimi, Minister for Northern Affairs of Okinawa (until 14:09) 14:20 Meeting with Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Konosuke Kuniba (until 14:26) 14:27 Liberal Democratic Party's "Special Mission to Counter Loneliness and Isolation" Received a proposal from Chairman Masanobu Ogura and others (until 14:45) 15:38 Meeting with former party secretary-general Akira Amari (until 16:14) 17:00 Director-General of National Security Akiba and Cabinet Intelligence Officer Kazuya Hara (until 17:13) 17:14 Meeting with Cabinet Intelligence Officer Hara (until 17:20) 18:45 Televised meeting with Crown Prince Mohammed of Saudi Arabia (until 19:21) 19:33 Departing from the official residence on foot at 19:34 Arrival at official residence
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International Conference of Eminent Persons Closing “Dialogue and cooperation on the impact of AI on nuclear disarmament”
2024-05-22 18:13:00
The ``International Conference of Eminent Persons'' on nuclear disarmament held in Yokohama has closed, and the conference chair pointed out the importance of building dialogue and cooperation among stakeholders regarding the impact of emerging technologies such as AI on nuclear disarmament. Did. The council plans to compile its recommendations next spring.
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Prime Minister Kishida says fixed-amount tax reduction “Experience an increase in take-home pay by clearly indicating it on your pay slip”
2024-05-22 16:26:00
Regarding the fixed tax reduction that will be implemented from June, Prime Minister Kishida expressed his intention to strengthen communication to the public so that they can feel the increase in their take-home pay by clearly indicating the tax reduction amount on their pay slips.
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Fixed tax reduction clearly stated by Ritmin Azumi, “campaign to buy elections using taxes”
2024-05-22 14:42:00
Regarding the government's policy of requiring the tax reduction amount to be clearly stated on pay slips due to the fixed tax reduction that will be implemented from next month, the chairman of the Anju Diet Committee of the Constitutional Democratic Party said, ``They are just trying to tell the people to ``feel gratitude,'' but they are using tax money. "It can't be helped to be called a campaign to steal the election."
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20 years since the Japan-North Korea summit meeting “It is extremely frustrating that he has not returned home”
2024-05-22 14:38:00
The 22nd marks the 20th anniversary of the second Japan-North Korea summit, which led to the return of the families of the abductees. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi then stated that it was extremely frustrating that not even a single person had been able to return home, and emphasized that they would continue to do their best to resolve the issue.
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Compiling new strategies, including establishing a "public-private council" to strengthen the development of new drugs
2024-05-22 14:16:00
In order to strengthen the development of new drugs in Japan, a council of government experts established a "Public-Private Council" with the participation of foreign companies in order to attract human resources and funds from Japan and abroad and improve the environment for research and development. We have put together a new strategy that includes things to do.
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``Japanese version of DBS'' bill to check sexual criminal records passed by special committee of the House of Representatives
2024-05-22 12:00:00
A bill to introduce the ``Japanese version of DBS'', a system to check whether people who work with children have a history of sexual crimes, was voted on by a special committee of the House of Representatives and passed unanimously. It is expected to be passed at the plenary session of the House of Representatives on the 23rd and sent to the House of Councilors.
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Meiji Restoration - Submission of a bill to revise the Political Funds Regulation Act - disclosure of usage after 10 years, etc.
2024-05-22 10:25:00
In preparation for the revision of the Political Funds Control Law, the Japan Restoration Association will review the current "policy activity expenses" and create a new system that will limit expenditures to things like expanding party membership, and then disclose how they will be used after 10 years. We have submitted a bill that includes this. The bill, along with bills submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, will be debated at a special committee of the House of Representatives in the afternoon.
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Liberal and public party officials coordinate talks with the head of the Central External Liaison Department of the Chinese Communist Party
2024-05-22 05:33:00
Executives from both the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party are making arrangements to meet with the head of the Chinese Communist Party's Central External Liaison Department, which is in charge of external exchanges, and will be visiting Japan next week.
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Tokyo to enact the nation's first "Kashara" prevention ordinance, targeting both public and private sectors
2024-05-22 05:31:00
The Tokyo metropolitan government aims to enact the nation's first ordinance to prevent customer harassment, such as nuisance behavior from customers, so-called "kasuhara".In addition to customers, people using the counters of government offices are subject to harassment, and the public and private sectors are being targeted for harassment. It has been learned that a draft proposal has been compiled that calls for measures regardless of the situation.
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Bills from both the ruling and opposition parties to revise the Political Funds Control Act will be debated in the House of Representatives today
2024-05-22 05:04:00
A bill submitted by both the ruling and opposition parties to amend the Political Funds Control Act will be debated in the House of Representatives on the 22nd. There are differences between the bills in terms of the threshold amount for disclosing party ticket purchasers, and with no prospects for future talks between the ruling and opposition parties, it is expected that each party will advance its own arguments first.
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Japan-China-South Korea summit strengthens economic and other cooperation and coordinates to compile outcome document
2024-05-22 04:58:00
At the trilateral summit meeting scheduled for next week, Japan, China, and South Korea will confirm that they will strengthen cooperation in areas such as economy, trade, people-to-people exchanges, and infectious disease control, with the aim of achieving peace and stability in the region. Coordination is underway to compile an outcome document.
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