Political News(2024/05/27)
Insurance coverage for childbirth expenses: “Early introduction of a mechanism to reduce the burden” Liberal Democratic Party former Prime Minister Suga
2024-05-27 21:14:00
The government is considering introducing insurance coverage for childbirth expenses by fiscal 2026 as part of its efforts to combat the declining birthrate, and former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party announced plans to reduce the financial burden on those giving birth. He expressed the idea that a system should be put in place as soon as possible.
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Prime Minister: “Delaying constitutional amendment debate is abdication of responsibility” Bipartisan meeting of parliamentarians
2024-05-27 21:07:00
Regarding the constitutional amendment, Prime Minister Kishida sent a video message to a meeting held by a cross-party group of Diet members, saying that prolonging the debate and not presenting options to the people is an abdication of political responsibility. I have reiterated the ideas I will be working on.
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Ritmin agrees to refrain from holding political funding parties
2024-05-27 20:51:00
Regarding the handling of political funding parties, the executive branch of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has agreed to refrain from holding parties until a clear picture of political reform debate can be reached in the current Diet session.
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Revision of the Political Funds Control Act; bill amendments to be discussed at a special committee of the House of Representatives starting tomorrow
2024-05-27 19:38:00
In order to revise the Political Funds Control Act, a special committee of the House of Representatives will begin discussions on amending the bill between the ruling and opposition parties from the 28th. The Liberal Democratic Party hopes to get support from other parties for the proposed amendment and pass it through the House of Representatives within the week, bringing the debate on the law revision to a climax.
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Monthly economic report for May: Maintaining the basic tone of ``slow recovery but gradual recovery''
2024-05-27 19:30:00
In this month's monthly economic report, the government maintained its basic assessment of the economy: ``Although there has been some stagnation recently, the economy is recovering moderately.'' While we raised our judgment on ``production'' and ``public investment,'' we left our judgment unchanged on ``private consumption,'' which sees ``a slowdown in recovery.''
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa requests Israeli Foreign Minister to implement ICJ interim measures order
2024-05-27 19:18:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa spoke by telephone with Israeli Foreign Minister Katz and urged him to sincerely implement the Interim Measures Order of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered an immediate halt to the attack on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
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Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, winner of the Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election, “understand the current situation and discuss it immediately”
2024-05-27 19:07:00
Former Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki, who was elected for the first time in the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election, which was a contest between newcomers for the first time in 15 years, responded to an interview on the morning of the 27th and said, ``I have understood the current situation of the prefectural government as a whole and have appealed. I would like to discuss as soon as possible how to expand efforts such as industrial policy,'' he said with enthusiasm.
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Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Sugaya donates funds received from kickbacks, tax reduction of approximately 1.48 million yen
2024-05-27 18:43:00
Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction member Ichiro Sugaya, a member of the House of Representatives, has revealed that he received a kickback from his faction and donated it to his own political party branch, receiving an income tax reduction of approximately 1.48 million yen. On the other hand, he recognized that there was no illegality and denied resigning as a member or leaving the party.
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Tokyo gubernatorial election: Renho, member of the House of Councilors, announces his intention to run
2024-05-27 18:24:00
Constitutional Democratic Party member Renho has announced his intention to run for the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held this July.
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House of Representatives Special Committee Questions from Informers: Opinions Calling for Transparency in “Policy Activities Expenses”
2024-05-27 18:12:00
In preparation for the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, a special committee of the House of Representatives asked questions of witnesses, and there were a number of opinions calling for improved transparency, such as disclosing how political activity funds are paid by political parties.
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Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Sugaya donates funds received from kickbacks and receives tax deduction
2024-05-27 18:09:00
Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction member Ichiro Sugaya, a member of the House of Representatives, has revealed that he donated funds he received kickbacks from his faction to his own political party branch and received a partial deduction from his income tax. On the other hand, he recognized that there was no illegality and denied resigning as a member or leaving the party.
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Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, winner of the Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election, “understand the current situation and discuss it immediately”
2024-05-27 17:57:00
Former Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki, who was elected for the first time in the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election, which was a contest between newcomers for the first time in 15 years, responded to an interview on the morning of the 27th and said, ``I have understood the current situation of the prefectural government as a whole and have appealed. I would like to discuss as soon as possible how to expand efforts such as industrial policy,'' he said with enthusiasm.
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Tokyo gubernatorial election: Renho, member of the House of Councilors, announces his intention to run
2024-05-27 17:37:00
Constitutional Democratic Party member Renho has announced his intention to run for the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held this July.
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Revision of the Political Funds Control Act; bill amendments to be discussed at a special committee of the House of Representatives starting tomorrow
2024-05-27 16:41:00
In order to revise the Political Funds Control Act, a special committee of the House of Representatives will begin discussions on amending the bill between the ruling and opposition parties from the 28th. The Liberal Democratic Party hopes to get support from other parties for the proposed amendment and pass it through the House of Representatives within the week, bringing the debate on the law revision to a climax.
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Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, winner of the Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election, “understand the current situation and discuss it immediately”
2024-05-27 16:40:00
Former Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki, who was elected for the first time in the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election, which was a contest between newcomers for the first time in 15 years, responded to an interview on the morning of the 27th and said, ``I have understood the current situation of the prefectural government as a whole and have appealed. I would like to discuss as soon as possible how to expand efforts such as industrial policy,'' he said with enthusiasm.
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Mr. Yasutomo Suzuki, winner of the Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election, “understand the current situation and discuss it immediately”
2024-05-27 16:12:00
Former Hamamatsu Mayor Yasutomo Suzuki, who was elected for the first time in the Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election, which was a contest between newcomers for the first time in 15 years, responded to an interview on the morning of the 27th and said, ``I have understood the current situation of the prefectural government as a whole and have appealed. I would like to discuss as soon as possible how to expand efforts such as industrial policy,'' he said with enthusiasm.
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Tokyo gubernatorial election: Renho, member of the House of Councilors, announces his intention to run
2024-05-27 15:48:00
Constitutional Democratic Party member Renho has announced his intention to run for the Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held this July.
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Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Representatives Sugaya donates funds received from kickbacks and receives tax deduction
2024-05-27 14:48:00
Liberal Democratic Party Abe faction member Ichiro Sugaya, a member of the House of Representatives, has revealed that he donated funds he received kickbacks from his faction to his own political party branch and received a partial deduction from his income tax. On the other hand, he recognized that there was no illegality and denied resigning as a member or leaving the party.
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Ritmin Secretary-General Okada cancels political funding party “I want to discuss it within the party”
2024-05-27 13:45:00
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Okada canceled the political fundraising party scheduled for the 27th after returning the money and holding a lecture. After this, Mr. Okada expressed his desire to discuss within the party how to raise political funds.
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Prime Minister Kishida's activities May 24-26, 2024
2024-05-27 12:13:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's activities May 24-26, 2024)
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Tokyo gubernatorial election: Member of the House of Councilors Renho solidifies his intention to run
2024-05-27 10:43:00
Constitutional Democratic Party member Renho has decided to run for Tokyo gubernatorial election to be held this July. After this, we will hold a press conference and make an announcement.
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Political Funds Control Law Liberal Democratic Party “considering amendments to the bill” Law reform debate is at its peak
2024-05-27 06:10:00
Regarding the handling of the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party is considering amending its own bill with the support of other parties in order to achieve legal reform. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and other parties have a policy of asking the Liberal Democratic Party to accept the opposition's claims, and the debate on law reform is reaching its climax.
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Prime Minister Kishida attends today's China-Japan-South Korea meeting to discuss promoting FTA negotiations
2024-05-27 05:05:00
Prime Minister Kishida will be visiting South Korea to attend the trilateral summit meeting of Japan, China, and South Korea for the first time in four and a half years. On the economic front, it is expected to confirm that discussions will continue in order to promote negotiations for an FTA (free trade agreement) between the three countries, which has been stagnant.
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Shizuoka Prefecture gubernatorial election: Yasutomo Suzuki elected for the first time, nominated by Citizens and Citizens
2024-05-27 00:31:00
The Shizuoka prefecture gubernatorial election was a contest between newcomers for the first time in 15 years, and former Hamamatsu mayor Yasutomo Suzuki (66), who was recommended by the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Democratic Party of the People, won for the first time, beating out former vice governors recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party. fulfilled.
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Ritmin Secretary-General Okada: “There is no blanket ban on parties” before the bill is enacted
2024-05-27 00:26:00
Regarding the handling of politically funded parties, Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General Okada expressed his understanding that they would not uniformly cancel all parties before the bill submitted by the party to completely ban them was enacted.
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