2024-06-15 22:37:00
After completing his schedule for the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Kishida arrived in Switzerland, his next destination. He plans to attend an international conference on peace in Ukraine, express his determination to continue efforts toward realizing peace, and call on the countries concerned to cooperate.
2024-06-15 21:40:00
While on a visit to Italy, Prime Minister Kishida was asked by reporters whether he was considering taking steps such as dissolving the House of Representatives in the current Diet session or making personnel changes to the Liberal Democratic Party's executive ranks. In response, he replied, "Right now I'm not thinking about anything other than achieving results on issues that cannot be put off, including political reform."
2024-06-15 21:38:00
After completing his schedule for the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Kishida departed for his next destination, Switzerland. He will attend an international conference on peace in Ukraine, where he plans to demonstrate Japan's determination to continue supporting the realization of peace and call for cooperation from the countries concerned.
2024-06-15 17:39:00
After completing his schedule for the G7 Summit in Italy, Prime Minister Kishida will visit Switzerland. He plans to participate in an international conference on peace in Ukraine and demonstrate his determination to continue working with the relevant countries to realize the peace process.
2024-06-15 17:09:00
"Please vote for our party's candidate," said former Indonesian President Suharto in a video posted on social media, calling for people to vote in the election. He passed away in 2008. The video was made using generative AI, so he has been "resurrected," so to speak. Now, all over the world, there is a growing movement to use generative AI in an effort to get more votes in elections. What is acceptable, and to what extent? What is the situation in Japan? We followed the rapidly changing "AI election."
2024-06-15 16:49:00
Regarding how to respond to the final stages of the Diet session, Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General Okada indicated that he will decide whether to submit a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet after assessing the content of the Diet deliberations in which Prime Minister Kishida will be present, including the party leader debate next week.
2024-06-15 14:47:00
The Japanese and U.S. governments held working-level discussions regarding "extended deterrence" to protect Japan using U.S. nuclear forces, and confirmed that they will strengthen their ability to deal with countries such as North Korea, which continues to develop nuclear weapons and missiles.
2024-06-15 08:03:00
The G7 Summit held in Italy adopted a declaration summarizing the results of the discussions on the 14th. It stated that new aid to Ukraine worth over 7 trillion yen would be provided using Russian assets frozen under sanctions, and emphasized the intention to continue supporting Ukraine in the future, while also warning China not to support Russia, which continues its invasion.
2024-06-15 06:31:00
The G7 Summit held in Italy adopted a declaration summarizing the results of the discussions on the 14th. It stated that new aid to Ukraine worth over 7 trillion yen would be provided using Russian assets frozen under sanctions, and emphasized the intention to continue supporting Ukraine in the future, while also warning China not to support Russia, which continues its invasion.
2024-06-15 06:08:00
The Liberal Democratic Party is hoping to pass its bill to revise the Political Funds Control Law as early as next week, and is preparing the environment for a vote. Meanwhile, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan plans to wait until the content of the debate between party leaders before deciding to submit a motion of no confidence in the Cabinet, and the battle between the ruling and opposition parties will reach a climax before the end of the Diet session on June 23.
2024-06-15 00:40:00
On the evening of the 14th, LDP Vice President Aso and Secretary-General Motegi met for dinner in Tokyo and are believed to have exchanged views on how to respond to the party's presidential election scheduled for the fall, as well as amendment discussions for the Political Funds Control Act, which both men are said to be dissatisfied with.
