2024-06-22 18:04:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has launched a new political academy in preparation for fielding candidates for the next House of Representatives election. Representative Izumi said, "We would be delighted if someone would step forward and we would like to work together to foster democracy in this country."
2024-06-22 17:24:00
Regarding the LDP presidential election, House of Representatives member Tokugawa Ikeda, a member of the Motegi faction, said, "I hope Prime Minister Kishida will restrain himself from lightly talking about re-election."
2024-06-22 16:56:00
Regarding the issue of politics and money, LDP Secretary-General Motegi stated his intention to push ahead with fundamental reforms with a strong determination to transform the party into an entirely new one following the passage of the revised Political Funds Control Act.
2024-06-22 07:29:00
New passports with enhanced anti-counterfeiting measures will be issued from March next year. In addition, new applications will be made possible online to improve convenience.
2024-06-22 06:35:00
Prime Minister Kishida plans to visit Kazakhstan in August this year to attend a summit with five Central Asian countries. He is expected to exchange views on the situation in Ukraine and stress the importance of a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
2024-06-22 06:24:00
The directors of the Japanese and Russian foreign ministries met in Moscow, with the Japanese side calling for an immediate end to Russia's protracted invasion of Ukraine and expressing concern over the promotion of military cooperation with North Korea through such measures as President Putin's visit. This is the first time that a director of the Japanese foreign ministry has met with a director of the Russian foreign ministry in Moscow since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
2024-06-22 06:12:00
With the regular Diet session effectively closed, the biggest focus for the Liberal Democratic Party is the party's presidential election to be held by autumn. With dissatisfaction growing over Prime Minister Kishida's handling of the amendment to the Political Funds Control Law, activity is expected to pick up steam in preparation for the presidential election.
