2024-06-05 20:23:00
Regarding the gender pay gap, the government will require industries with large disparities to formulate action plans to eliminate them by the end of this year and make them public as soon as possible.
2024-06-05 18:42:00
In this fiscal year's revision of nursing care fees, the basic fee for home-visit nursing care, where the labor shortage is particularly serious, has been lowered, and in light of the voices of opposition from business operators, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi is making preparations for conducting an impact survey. showed the idea of hurrying up.
2024-06-05 18:04:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the newly amended bill by the Liberal Democratic Party, taking into account the arguments of Komeito and Japan Restoration Party, was voted on by a special committee of the House of Representatives and passed with a majority vote in favor of the three parties. I did. The bill is expected to be passed by the plenary session on the 6th and sent to the House of Councilors.
2024-06-05 18:00:00
Groups of people affected by Minamata disease and other pollution nationwide visited the Ministry of the Environment on the 5th and submitted a signature to Environment Minister Ito demanding early relief.
2024-06-05 17:12:00
At a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 5th, a treaty to establish an international organization to act as a control tower for the development of the next generation of fighter jets, which will be jointly developed with Britain and Italy, was approved by a majority of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. It was passed and approved.
2024-06-05 15:09:00
Regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the newly amended bill by the Liberal Democratic Party based on the arguments of Komeito and Nippon Ishin no Kai was voted on by a special committee of the House of Representatives and passed with a majority vote in favor of the three parties. . The bill is expected to be passed by the plenary session tomorrow and sent to the House of Councilors.
2024-06-05 14:32:00
Questions were held at a special committee of the House of Representatives regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan pointed out that the committee meeting scheduled for the 4th did not convene, pointing out that there had been confusion and addressing the cause. , the Liberal Democratic Party explained that this was the result of amending the bill to reflect the opinions of a wide range of parties.
2024-06-05 14:29:00
Amendments to the Child and Child Care Support Act, which incorporate measures to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, including the expansion of child allowances, and the creation of a "support subsidy system" to secure financial resources, were approved by a majority in a plenary session of the House of Councilors. It was approved and enacted.
2024-06-05 14:07:00
The House of Councilors has begun deliberating a bill to revise the Local Autonomy Act, which would include special provisions that would allow the national government to issue necessary instructions to local governments in the event of a serious situation such as an infectious disease or disaster.
2024-06-05 13:55:00
Questions were held at a special committee of the House of Representatives regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan pointed out that the committee meeting scheduled for the 4th did not convene, pointing out that there had been confusion and addressing the cause. , the Liberal Democratic Party explained that this was the result of amending the bill to reflect the opinions of a wide range of parties.
2024-06-05 12:28:00
At a plenary session of the House of Councilors on the 5th, a treaty to establish an international organization to act as a control tower for the development of the next generation of fighter jets, which will be jointly developed with Britain and Italy, was approved by a majority of the Liberal Democratic Party, New Komeito Party, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. It was passed and approved.
2024-06-05 12:03:00
Questions were held at a special committee of the House of Representatives regarding the revision of the Political Funds Control Act, and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan pointed out that the committee meeting scheduled for the 4th did not convene, pointing out that there had been confusion and addressing the cause. , the Liberal Democratic Party explained that this was the result of amending the bill to reflect the opinions of a wide range of parties.
2024-06-05 11:25:00
At the Japan-South Korea defense ministers' meeting held earlier, they confirmed measures to prevent a recurrence regarding the issue of radar irradiation on Self-Defense Forces aircraft, and at the Liberal Democratic Party meeting held on the 5th, it was stated that defense cooperation between the two countries is essential. On the one hand, there were those who said that there was no such thing, but on the other hand, there were also harsh opinions on the fact that the Korean side did not mention facts that were not recognized by the South Korean side.
2024-06-05 11:02:00
Preliminary procedures have begun on the 5th for those planning to run for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on the 7th of next month to smoothly submit their candidacy on the notification date. More than 30 people have expressed their intention to run, and the number of candidates may be the highest ever.
2024-06-05 09:51:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's movements as of June 4, 2024)
2024-06-05 06:30:00
On the 5th, the Diet passed a bill to amend the Child and Childcare Support Act, which includes measures to strengthen countermeasures against the declining birthrate, including the expansion of child allowances, and the creation of a "support grant system" to secure financial resources. It is expected that this will be established. The government hopes to reverse the trend of declining birthrate by steadily implementing countermeasures.
2024-06-05 06:13:00
In order to revise the Political Funds Control Act, the Liberal Democratic Party submitted a revised bill to the Diet in response to a request from the Japan Restoration Association. The bill was approved by a special committee of the House of Representatives on the 5th with a majority of votes from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party, and Japan Restoration Party, and is expected to be passed by the House of Representatives on the 6th.
