2024-08-23 22:16:00
On the 23rd, the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's Article 100 Committee held the first witness hearing regarding documents accusing Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito of power harassment, with six prefectural officials in attendance.
2024-08-23 21:50:00
Learning from the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the government has drawn up basic guidelines for improving disaster response. In order to strengthen the command center function, a new position of "Disaster Prevention Supervisor" will be created within the government, and a system of 1,000 people will be secured so that the national government can immediately provide support in the event of a disaster.
2024-08-23 21:37:00
Mr. Zenbei Mizoguchi, a former financial affairs official at the Ministry of Finance who served as the Governor of Shimane Prefecture for three terms and 12 years until 2019, passed away on the 20th of this month due to old age. He was 78 years old.
2024-08-23 20:46:00
The interim report of a survey conducted among all Hyogo Prefectural employees in response to documents accusing Governor Saito of power harassment was made public on the 23rd.
2024-08-23 19:05:00
The interim report of a survey conducted among all Hyogo Prefectural employees in response to documents accusing Governor Saito of power harassment was made public on the 23rd.
2024-08-23 18:36:00
At a press conference, Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors Shigeharu Aoyama expressed his intention to run in next month's LDP presidential election to choose a successor to Prime Minister Kishida.
2024-08-23 18:08:00
Koizumi Shinjiro will hold a press conference on August 30th to announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election. Kobayashi Takayuki has previously announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Former Secretary-General Ishiba will make his announcement at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori on the 24th, while Digital Minister Kono will make his announcement in Tokyo on the 26th of this month. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is aiming to make his announcement as early as next week, and will make a decision based on the situation with Typhoon Faxai. These are developments and comments surrounding the presidential election.
2024-08-23 17:47:00
Former Prime Minister Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has begun preparations to run in the party's leadership election to be held next month. Former Chairman Edano, who has announced his candidacy, has reported his candidacy to Chairman Yoshino of the party's largest support organization, Rengo, while Chairman Izumi, who has decided to run, has revealed that he is making preparations such as securing sponsors. These are the developments and comments made on the 23rd regarding the leadership election.
2024-08-23 17:39:00
The interim report of a survey conducted among all Hyogo Prefectural employees in response to documents accusing Governor Saito of power harassment was made public on the 23rd.
2024-08-23 17:23:00
Former Prime Minister Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan is making arrangements to run in the party's leadership election to be held next month.
2024-08-23 17:02:00
The interim report of a survey conducted among all Hyogo Prefectural employees in response to documents accusing Governor Saito of power harassment was made public on the 23rd.
2024-08-23 16:43:00
Koizumi Shinjiro will hold a press conference on August 30th to announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election. Kobayashi Takayuki has previously announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Former Secretary-General Ishiba will make his announcement at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori on the 24th, while Digital Minister Kono will make his announcement in Tokyo on the 26th of this month. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is aiming to make his announcement as early as next week, and will make a decision based on the situation with Typhoon Faxai. These are developments and comments surrounding the presidential election.
2024-08-23 16:34:00
Former Chairman Edano, who has announced his candidacy for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election, has reported his candidacy to Chairman Yoshino of the party's largest support organization, Rengo, while Chairman Izumi, who has already decided to run, has revealed that he is making preparations such as securing sponsors. Former Prime Minister Noda, who has said that he will "carefully consider" the request to run, responded to questions from reporters after his daily greeting to voters. These are his actions and comments on the 23rd regarding the leadership election.
2024-08-23 16:27:00
Regarding the rice shortage at supermarkets and other stores, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Takemura said, "The growth of rice for the 2024 harvest is progressing smoothly, and we expect the shortage to gradually improve in the future," and expressed his intention to call on consumers to remain calm.
2024-08-23 14:19:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to field former Secretary-General Nikai's third son, Nobuyasu, in Wakayama 2nd District for the next House of Representatives election.
2024-08-23 13:51:00
In response to the issue of how election posters are perceived, working-level officials from the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito have agreed to include provisions in the Public Offices Election Act to maintain a certain level of dignity, and have called on opposition parties to hold discussions toward amending the law.
2024-08-23 13:49:00
On the morning of the 23rd, former head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, Edano, who has declared his candidacy for the party's leadership election, met with Chairman Yoshino at the headquarters of the party's largest support organization, Rengo, to report on his candidacy.
2024-08-23 13:34:00
Koizumi Shinjiro will hold a press conference on August 30th to announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election. Kobayashi Takayuki has previously announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Former Secretary-General Ishiba will make his announcement at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori on the 24th, while Digital Minister Kono will make his announcement in Tokyo on the 26th of this month. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is aiming to make his announcement as early as next week, and will make a decision based on the situation with Typhoon Faxai. These are developments and comments surrounding the presidential election.
2024-08-23 11:43:00
In response to questions from reporters on the morning of the 23rd, former Prime Minister Noda said, "There is nothing in particular to say today. If I send out a message without sorting out my thoughts, it will cause misunderstandings, so I can't say anything." With former leader Edano announcing his candidacy and leader Izumi solidifying his intention to run, Noda's actions are likely to determine the structure of the election campaign. These are the movements and comments surrounding the leadership election.
2024-08-23 11:18:00
Shinjiro Koizumi will hold a press conference on August 30th to announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election in September. Takayuki Kobayashi has previously announced his candidacy for the presidential election. Former Secretary-General Ishiba will make his candidacy at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori on the 24th, while Digital Minister Kono will make his candidacy in Tokyo on the 26th. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi is making arrangements to make the announcement as early as next week, and will make a decision based on the situation with Typhoon Faxai.
2024-08-23 10:11:00
(Prime Minister Kishida's Activities August 22, 2024)
2024-08-23 01:24:00
Former Prime Minister Noda is making final adjustments to decide whether to run for the leadership election of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan. With former leader Edano announcing his candidacy and leader Izumi solidifying his intention to run, Noda's actions are likely to determine the outcome of the election campaign.
2024-08-23 01:11:00
Shinjiro Koizumi is considering announcing his candidacy for the LDP presidential election in August. Several lawmakers have already decided to announce their candidacy within the month, and other lawmakers who are keen to run are continuing to lobby to secure sponsors.
