Political News(2024/08/24)
LDP Presidential Election: Events on the 24th: Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy
2024-08-24 20:27:00
On the morning of the 24th, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. Several more lawmakers are expected to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, and some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race look increasingly competitive. Here are some developments and comments from the 24th regarding the presidential election.
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CDP leadership election: Events on the 24th: Former leader Edano, leader Izumi, former Prime Minister Noda
2024-08-24 19:30:00
Former Prime Minister Noda is in the process of deciding whether to run for the leadership election of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and is considering the specific timing of his candidacy. In addition, Representative Izumi, who is seeking reelection, is continuing to call for support in order to secure the 20 sponsors necessary to run for office. These are the movements and comments made on the 24th regarding the leadership election.
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TICAD Ministerial Meeting: "Discussions should be held with an eye on Africa's future" - Foreign Minister Kamikawa
2024-08-24 19:18:00
As the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) ministerial meeting began in Tokyo, Foreign Minister Kamikawa called for discussions with an eye toward Africa's development as a global growth center.
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LDP Presidential Election: Events on the 24th: Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy
2024-08-24 19:06:00
On the morning of the 24th, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. Several more lawmakers are expected to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, and some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race look increasingly competitive. Here are some developments and comments from the 24th regarding the presidential election.
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CDP leadership election: Events on the 24th: Former leader Edano, former Prime Minister Noda, and leader Izumi
2024-08-24 19:02:00
Former Prime Minister Noda is in the process of deciding whether to run for the leadership election of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and is considering the specific timing of his candidacy. In addition, Representative Izumi, who is seeking reelection, is continuing to call for support in order to secure the 20 sponsors necessary to run for office. These are the movements and comments made on the 24th regarding the leadership election.
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CDP leadership election: Former Prime Minister Noda and Leader Izumi's actions and comments on the 24th
2024-08-24 17:51:00
Former Prime Minister Noda is in the process of deciding whether to run for the leadership election of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, and is considering the specific timing of his candidacy. In addition, Representative Izumi, who is seeking reelection, is continuing to call for support in order to secure the 20 sponsors necessary to run for office. These are the movements and comments made on the 24th regarding the leadership election.
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LDP Presidential Election: Events on the 24th: Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy
2024-08-24 17:49:00
On the morning of the 24th, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. Several more lawmakers are expected to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, and some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race look increasingly competitive. Here are some developments and comments from the 24th regarding the presidential election.
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The LDP prefectural federation decides not to field candidates in the Iwate by-election in the House of Councillors
2024-08-24 17:32:00
Regarding the by-election for the Iwate constituency in the House of Councillors following the resignation of Megumi Hirose, whose offices were searched on suspicion of defrauding the government of her public secretary's salary, the Iwate Prefectural LDP chapter to which Hirose belonged has decided not to field a candidate and will soon submit a petition to the party headquarters.
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LDP Presidential Election: Events on the 24th: Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy
2024-08-24 16:55:00
On the morning of the 24th, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. Several more lawmakers are expected to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, and some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race look increasingly competitive. Here are some developments and comments surrounding the presidential election.
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Prime Minister: "Direction of fisheries support measures to be indicated next week" in light of China's import ban
2024-08-24 15:56:00
On the 24th, one year after the start of ocean release of treated water accumulated at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Prime Minister Kishida visited Fukushima Prefecture and stated his intention to indicate next week the direction of future measures to support the fishing industry, taking into account the impact of China's suspension of imports of Japanese seafood products.
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Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election: "I will give it my all"
2024-08-24 13:30:00
Former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba spoke at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori, saying, "I will devote my heart and soul to abiding by the rules, protecting the regions, and protecting the future," and announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida.
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Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election
2024-08-24 12:28:00
Former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba spoke at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori, saying, "I will devote my heart and soul to abiding by the rules, protecting the regions, and protecting the future," and announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida.
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LDP Presidential Election: Events on the 24th: Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy
2024-08-24 12:10:00
On the morning of the 24th, former Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. Several more lawmakers are expected to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, and some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race look increasingly competitive. Here are some developments and comments surrounding the presidential election.
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Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election
2024-08-24 11:48:00
Former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba announced at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori that he will run in the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. This will be his fifth attempt at the presidential election.
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[Live broadcast] Former Secretary-General Ishiba announces his candidacy for the LDP presidential election
2024-08-24 11:06:00
Former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba announced at a shrine in his hometown of Tottori that he will run in the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida. This will be his fifth attempt at the presidential election. We are broadcasting the event live.
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[Live broadcast scheduled for around 11:00] Ishiba to announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election
2024-08-24 10:00:00
Former Secretary-General Ishiba will announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida in September, starting at around 11 a.m. We will be broadcasting the event live.
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Former Prime Minister Noda prepares to run for the CDP leadership election; Izumi calls for support
2024-08-24 05:22:00
Former Prime Minister Noda is preparing to run for the Constitutional Democratic Party leadership election, and is considering the specific timing of his candidacy. In addition, Representative Izumi, who is seeking reelection, is continuing to call for support in order to secure the 20 sponsors necessary to run for office.
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant releases treated water one year after safety standards are met, but decommissioning work is problematic
2024-08-24 05:14:00
It has been one year since the release of treated water accumulating at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant into the sea began on the 24th. So far, the release has been going according to plan, and the tritium levels detected in the seawater around the plant have been well below the standard. However, there have been a series of problems during the decommissioning process, calling into question TEPCO's management system.
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Former Secretary-General Ishiba to announce his candidacy today for LDP presidential election, as race becomes increasingly competitive
2024-08-24 05:10:00
Former Secretary-General Ishiba will announce his candidacy for the LDP presidential election on the 24th. With several more lawmakers planning to announce their candidacy after the start of next week, some have pointed out that the number of candidates could be the highest ever, making the race increasingly competitive.
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