Political News(2024/08/22)
Eager lawmakers speak out in LDP presidential election, activity picks up
2024-08-22 21:41:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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CDP leadership election: Izumi appears on TV, Edano exchanges opinions, Noda makes decision soon
2024-08-22 21:38:00
Former Chairman Edano formally announced his candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election on the 21st, while Chairman Izumi appeared on a series of television programs on the 22nd. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is expected to return from a visit to Taiwan on the night of the 22nd and decide how to respond. These are developments and comments surrounding the leadership election.
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Eager lawmakers speak out in LDP presidential election, activity picks up
2024-08-22 21:09:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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Governor Saito: "I've seen and heard of over 900 Hyogo Prefecture employees receiving gifts"
2024-08-22 19:38:00
An interim report on a survey of Hyogo prefecture employees following the writing of a document by a former bureau director accusing Governor Saito of power harassment revealed that over 900 people responded that they had seen or heard the governor receiving gifts.
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Education: Maehara, leader of the House of Representatives, "I want to discuss how to cooperate with the Ishin Party"
2024-08-22 19:19:00
Maehara, leader of the Party for Realizing Free Education, said there is a growing possibility that the House of Representatives will be dissolved and a general election will be held this fall, and expressed his desire to discuss ways of electoral cooperation with the Japan Restoration Party, with which he forms a unified parliamentary group in the Diet.
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Eager lawmakers speak out in LDP presidential election, activity picks up
2024-08-22 19:16:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa holds telephone conversation with Lebanese Foreign Minister "Confirming cooperation regarding the situation in the Middle East"
2024-08-22 18:48:00
Amid continuing tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Kamikawa spoke by telephone with Lebanese Foreign Minister Bouhabib and confirmed that the two countries will continue to work together to prevent the situation from escalating.
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Eager lawmakers speak out in LDP presidential election, activity picks up
2024-08-22 18:15:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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CDP leadership election: Izumi appears on TV, Edano exchanges opinions, Noda makes decision soon
2024-08-22 18:02:00
Former Chairman Edano formally announced his candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election on the 21st, while Chairman Izumi appeared on a series of television programs on the 22nd. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is scheduled to return from a visit to Taiwan on the 22nd and is expected to decide how to respond in the future. These are developments and comments surrounding the leadership election.
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CDP leadership election: Izumi appears on TV, Edano exchanges opinions, Noda makes decision soon
2024-08-22 17:04:00
Former Chairman Edano formally announced his candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election on the 21st, while Chairman Izumi appeared on a series of television programs on the 22nd. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is scheduled to return from a visit to Taiwan on the 22nd and is expected to decide how to respond in the future. These are developments and comments surrounding the leadership election.
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Izumi appears on TV one after another in the CDP leadership election; Noda says he is "thinking it over" and will make a decision soon
2024-08-22 16:00:00
Former Chairman Edano formally announced his candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election on the 21st, while Chairman Izumi appeared on a series of television programs on the 22nd. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is scheduled to return from a visit to Taiwan on the 22nd and is expected to decide how to respond in the future. These are developments and comments surrounding the leadership election.
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LDP to finalize constitutional amendments to "explicitly mention the Self-Defense Forces" and "emergency clause" by the end of this month
2024-08-22 14:26:00
Regarding constitutional reform, the LDP working group has confirmed its intention to finalize its position by the end of this month, following Prime Minister Kishida's instructions to organize the issues with a view to explicitly mentioning the Self-Defense Forces. This will include the "emergency clause," which the group has been considering in advance.
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Foreign Minister Kamikawa meets former Israeli hostage and says "diplomatic efforts will be made"
2024-08-22 14:12:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa met with an Israeli woman who had been held hostage by the Islamic organization Hamas and later rescued at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and conveyed his intention to make every diplomatic effort toward the early release of the remaining hostages and the calming of the situation in the Middle East.
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Governor Kimura apologizes for "We don't need administrative staff" remark in Kumamoto
2024-08-22 14:10:00
Kumamoto Prefecture Governor Kimura apologized at a press conference on the 22nd for remarks he made at a meeting of the prefecture's promotion headquarters aimed at resolving the labor shortage, saying, "We don't need clerical staff." He said, "I would like to correct my statement and apologize."
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Hearings begin with experts regarding former "document, communication, transportation and accommodation expenses"
2024-08-22 14:02:00
The Diet has begun hearing from experts to consider how the "research, study and public relations accommodation expenses" provided to Diet members should be used and how they should be made public.
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CDP leadership election: Edano announces candidacy; Noda to "consider" response
2024-08-22 13:43:00
Former Constitutional Democratic Party leader, Edano, formally announced his candidacy on the 21st in the leadership election. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is scheduled to return from a visit to Taiwan on the 22nd and is expected to decide on his response at a later date. These are his actions and comments regarding his candidacy in the leadership election.
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Eager lawmakers speak out in LDP presidential election, activity picks up
2024-08-22 13:15:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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Objection filed seeking invalidation due to lack of space on Tokyo gubernatorial election poster board rejected
2024-08-22 12:36:00
In the Tokyo gubernatorial election, in which a record 56 people ran, the Tokyo Metropolitan Election Commission rejected objections filed by former candidates seeking to invalidate the election on the grounds that there was a lack of space on bulletin boards for displaying election posters.
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Komeito decides to hold party convention on September 28th, with focus on whether Yamaguchi will continue in his position
2024-08-22 12:27:00
The Komeito Party has decided to hold a party convention on September 28. The focus will be on whether Representative Yamaguchi, whose eighth term is coming to an end, will continue in his position.
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Okinawa Futenma Air Base relocation work resumes after being halted due to fatal accident
2024-08-22 12:22:00
Following an accident in June this year in Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, in which a security guard and a woman protesting were caught in a dump truck carrying soil to be used in the relocation of the U.S. military's Futenma Air Base, resulting in deaths and injuries, the Ministry of Defense resumed the transportation of soil and sand, which had been suspended, on the 22nd.
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Former Minister of Justice Kawai's guilty verdict against former Hiroshima city council member Fujita in Upper House election bribery case to be finalized
2024-08-22 11:27:00
On the 22nd, the Supreme Court decided to dismiss the appeal of former Hiroshima city council member Fujita Hiroyuki, who was charged with receiving cash in connection with the large-scale bribery case surrounding the House of Councillors election perpetrated by former Justice Minister Kawai Katsuyuki, and his guilty verdict of a fine will become final.
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Prime Minister Kishida's Activities August 21, 2024
2024-08-22 10:03:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's activities, August 21, 2024) 10:02 Departs from the Official Residence on foot 10:03 Arrives at the Official Residence 10:19 Meets with former Minister of Economic Security Kobayashi Takayuki (until 10:45) 10:54 Meets with Vice Minister of Cabinet Office Koga Atsushi (until 11:28) 11:58 Meeting with Komeito Leader Yamaguchi Natsuo and ruling party leaders (until 12:58) 14:01 Presentation of peanuts from Kitamura Shinji, Mayor of Yachimata City, Chiba Prefecture, and others. Also in attendance was LDP House of Councillors Diet Affairs Committee Chairman Ishii Junichi (until 14:13). 14:13 Met with LDP House of Councillors member Miyazawa Yoichi (until 15:01). 15:02 Met with WCRP Japan Committee Chairman Sugitani Yoshizumi and Director Tomatsu Yoshiharu (until 15:20). 15:28 Met with LDP former House of Representatives member Yamaguchi Yasuaki. Also in attendance was Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Murai Hideki (until 15:47). 16:10 Met with LDP Election Campaign Committee Chair Obuchi Yuko (until 16:47). 17:23 Courtesy call from participants of the Hiroshima Future Creation Academy central training session. Also in attendance were LDP Hiroshima Prefectural Federation Chairman Hiraguchi Hiroshi and Secretary General Tominaga Kenzo (until 17:31). 17:32 Departed on foot from the Prime Minister's Office. 17:33 Arrived at the Prime Minister's Office.
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CDP leadership election: Edano announces candidacy; Noda to "consider" response
2024-08-22 03:22:00
Former Constitutional Democratic Party leader, Edano, formally announced his candidacy on the 21st in the leadership election. Former Prime Minister Noda, who said he would "carefully consider" the request to run, is scheduled to return from a visit to Taiwan on the 22nd and is expected to decide how to respond in the future.
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LDP presidential election: Movement to run for office increases as announcement on 12th of next month approaches
2024-08-22 03:09:00
For the LDP presidential election, former Secretary-General Ishiba plans to announce his candidacy on the 24th, and Digital Minister Kono plans to announce his candidacy on the 26th of next week. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is also making arrangements to announce his candidacy on the 27th, and a lawmaker close to Minister for Economic Security Takaichi has said, "I expect an announcement within the next week," and there is a lot of activity surrounding his candidacy.
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