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2024-07-04 20:37:00
A group of Liberal Democratic Party lawmakers have asked Prime Minister Kishida to reach an early conclusion on the issues under consideration in the revised Political Funds Control Act, as the public is closely scrutinizing the administration and the party.
2024-07-04 19:33:00
On the 4th, Liberal Democratic Party's Seiichi Eto, former Minister of State for the Promotion of Social Dynamics of All Citizens, held a press conference and announced his intention to not run in next summer's House of Councillors election and to retire from politics at the end of this term.
2024-07-04 19:25:00
As the shortage of generic drugs continues, Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Takemi called on generic drug manufacturers on the 4th to restructure the industry, saying, "We are in an abnormal situation where the supply shortage has continued for three years, and with no prospect of expansion of the generic drug market in the future, restructuring is urgently needed."
2024-07-04 19:23:00
In response to the fact that information about sexual assaults committed by U.S. soldiers was not being conveyed to the Okinawa prefectural government, Foreign Minister Kamikawa has indicated that he will expedite his review of information sharing with local governments and will soon announce measures to improve the situation.
2024-07-04 19:09:00
Regarding the results of the "financial review" of public pensions, Constitutional Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chairman Nagatsuma criticized the values ββfor birth rate and wage growth rate used in the review as "too optimistic," as they are far removed from the reality.
2024-07-04 17:50:00
Following the recent spate of sexual assaults by U.S. soldiers, a special committee of the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly that discusses base issues compiled a protest resolution and opinion paper on the 4th calling for the prompt reporting of incidents committed by military personnel to the prefecture and relevant municipalities.
2024-07-04 17:43:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa met with the head of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and conveyed that Japan will provide grant aid of approximately 1.5 billion yen to support drug control efforts in Afghanistan, where drug-related health damage has become a serious social issue.
2024-07-04 17:31:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 17:24:00
Regarding the LDP presidential election to be held by September this year, Digital Minister Kono stated that there are various discussions among party members and local organizations regarding issues such as how to handle local votes, and that the party should come together to respond accordingly.
2024-07-04 17:17:00
Regarding the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba said, "My feeling of 'Is this really what Japan should be like?' is getting stronger every day, and I want to think carefully about what to do with this country," indicating that he will continue to consider whether to run.
2024-07-04 16:42:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 15:50:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 14:04:00
In response to incidents of disruption during election campaigns in the House of Representatives by-elections and the posting of multiple identical election posters on bulletin boards in the Tokyo gubernatorial election, Komeito Deputy Leader Kitakata has announced his intention to set up a working group within the party to begin considering revising the Public Offices Election Act.
2024-07-04 13:34:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 12:50:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling on the former Eugenic Protection Law, Komeito leader Yamaguchi indicated his intention to respond by preparing the party to consider new compensation for victims.
2024-07-04 12:37:00
Following the Supreme Court's ruling ordering the government to pay compensation for the former Eugenic Protection Law, Minister of State for Children's Policy Kato met with the plaintiffs in the lawsuit on the 4th. He conveyed the government's words of remorse and apology, and explained the government's intention to consider a new system for providing compensation.
2024-07-04 06:28:00
The results of the "financial review" of the public pension system were announced on the 3rd, and it was determined that even if the economic situation remains the same as in the past 30 years, the average income of the working generation will be more than 50%. In light of the improved outlook, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has decided to postpone the five-year extension of the national pension insurance premium payment period in next year's system reform.
2024-07-04 06:17:00
The Supreme Court Grand Bench ruled that the former Eugenic Protection Law, which permitted forced sterilization for reasons such as disabilities, was unconstitutional and ordered the government to pay compensation. Going forward, a system must be created to quickly provide full compensation to victims.
2024-07-04 05:32:00
Prime Minister Kishida will attend the NATO summit in the United States next week. Coordination is also underway to hold a meeting of the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand to coincide with the summit, with the aim of confirming cooperation toward peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
2024-07-04 05:29:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's Activities, July 3, 2024) 09:05 Departure from the official residence on foot 09:06 Arrival at the official residence 09:11 Vice-Minister of Finance Eiji Chatani, next Vice-Minister-designate Hiroshi Shinkawa, Commissioner-General of the National Tax Agency Hitoshi Sumizawa, next Commissioner-designate Tatsuo Oku, Cabinet Secretariat's Katsuhiko Niwa, Deputy Director-General of the New and Old National Resilience Promotion Office Jiro Okamura, Secretary-General of the Digital Garden City State Concept Realization Council Hirotami Yoshikawa, next Secretary-General of the same Council Satoshi Ebihara, Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Hiroshi Tawa, next Vice-Minister-designate Hiroyuki Inoue, both next Cabinet Office Counsellors-designate Hiroaki Hara and Yukihiro Hayashi, Satoshi Ishizaka, former and former Secretary-Generals of the Regional Revitalization Promotion Office Atsushi Ichikawa, Hamano Koichi, former and former Secretary-Generals of the Science, Technology and Innovation Promotion Office Yasuki Matsuo, Commissioner-General of the Financial Services Agency Teruhisa Kurita, next Commissioner-designate Hideki Ito, Reconstruction Minister Meetings with each ministry and agency with Vice-Minister Tsunoda Takashi, Deputy Vice-Minister Uno Yoshimasa, Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Oshima Kazuhiro, Deputy Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ihara Kazuto, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Yoshioka Mikio, former Vice-Minister Wada Nobutaka, former Technical Director Hirose Masayoshi, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Amakawa Hirofumi, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Sakaki Shinichi, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Terada Yoshimichi, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Uehara Jun, former Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ikawa Naoya, former Commissioner Takahashi Ichiro, former Commissioner for Tourism Japan Tourism Agency Seguchi Yoshio, former Commissioner for Tourism Japan Coast Guard Ishii Shohei, former Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Yokoyama Shin, former Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Watanabe Takeshi, former Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ogawa Ryosuke, former Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Watanabe Hiroshi (until 09:48) 10:00 Met with Administrative Vice-Minister of Defense Masuda Kazuo (until 10:11). 10:18 Departure from the Prime Minister's Office. 10:33 Arrived at the Bank of Japan Head Office in Nihonbashi Honjocho, Tokyo. Inspected the new banknote issuance process with Bank of Japan Governor Ueda Kazuo. Commemorative photograph. 10:59 Joint press conference with Governor Ueda (until 11:04). 11:05 Departure from the same office. 11:23 Arrived at the Prime Minister's Office. 12:09 Government and Ruling Party Liaison Meeting (until 12:27). 13:02 Met with Prosecutor General Kai Yukio and next Prosecutor General Unemoto Naomi. Also in attendance was Vice-Minister of Justice Kawahara Takashi (until 13:07). 14:00 Met with Director-General of the National Security Secretariat Akiba Takeo, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Okano Masayoshi, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Kanai Masaaki, Deputy Director-General for International Cultural Exchange, Kawabe Masahiro, Director-General of the Foreign Policy Bureau, Kitagawa Katsuro, Director-General of the Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Bureau, Namazu Hiroyuki, Director-General of the Asia and Oceania Bureau, and Arima Yutaka, Director-General of the North American Bureau (until 14:34). 14:35 Met with Naha Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Kinjo Katsuya. Also in attendance was LDP member of the House of Representatives Kokuba Konosuke (until 14:50). 15:00 Received a proposal from National Expressway Construction Council Chairman Kono Toshitsugu, Governor of Miyazaki Prefecture, and Vice-Chairman Hamada Shoji, Governor of Kochi Prefecture. Also in attendance are Eto Seishiro, Chairman of the Party's Expressway Construction Promotion Parliamentary League, and Mori Masafumi, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (until 15:14)15:15 Meets with Eto, Chairman of the Party's Parliamentary League for Promoting Constitutional Revision (until 15:20)15:21 Meets with party member of the House of Councillors Miyazawa Yoichi (until 15:58)15:59 Meets with Mizuochi Toshihide, Chairman of the Japan Association of War-Bereaved Families, and Morikawa Eiji, Secretary-General (until 16:14)17:08 Meets with Kato Ayuko, Minister of State for Children's Policies, Kadoyama Hironori, Vice-Minister of Justice, and Fujiwara Tomoko, Director-General of the Child Development Bureau of the Agency for Children and Families (until 17:22)18:08 Interviews with media companies (until 18:16)18:17 Departs from the Prime Minister's Office18:26 Arrives at the Palace Hotel Tokyo in Marunouchi, Tokyo. At the banquet hall "Fuyo", he dined with Masayoshi Matsumoto, Chairman of the Kansai Economic Federation, Junzo Tatsuno, Vice Chairman of the Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Yoshiyuki Miyabe, Representative Director of the Kansai Economic Association. Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Masahito Moriyama was also present. 20:33 Arrived at the official residence.
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