2024-09-10 22:52:00
Komeito leader Yamaguchi announced at a press conference that he will not run in the next leadership election and will step down at the end of his current term, which ends on September 28. This will be the first time in 15 years that the Komeito leadership will change.
2024-09-10 22:14:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign promises. Foreign Minister Kamikawa announced that he will run, saying that he has secured 20 sponsors. Other lawmakers planning to run are continuing to make efforts to expand their support, such as by greeting people. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th as they occur.
2024-09-10 21:17:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign promises. Foreign Minister Kamikawa announced that he will run, saying that he has secured 20 sponsors. Other lawmakers planning to run are continuing to make efforts to expand their support, such as by greeting people. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th as they occur.
2024-09-10 20:55:00
LDP leader Takayuki Kobayashi held a press conference and announced the policies he will put forward in the presidential election. These policies include making bold investments in regional areas to create industrial clusters, restarting nuclear power plants whose safety has been confirmed, and building new ones, among other things.
2024-09-10 20:21:00
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Shiotani, who served as chairman of the former Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party and left the party after being disciplined for his involvement in a political fundraising party for the faction, held a press conference in his hometown of Hamamatsu and announced his intention not to run in the next House of Representatives election.
2024-09-10 20:10:00
Former LDP Secretary-General Ishiba held a press conference and announced the policies he will put forward in the presidential election. He will take large-scale measures to revitalize regional areas, positioning them as a "catalyst for the Japanese economy," and will also establish a "Ministry of Disaster Prevention" to strengthen disaster preparedness.
2024-09-10 19:57:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi held a press conference and announced the policies he will put forward in the LDP presidential election. These policies include raising the minimum wage and other measures to correct disparities, as well as increasing Japan's earning power.
2024-09-10 19:47:00
In order to consider how the "research, study and public relations accommodation expenses" paid to Diet members should be used and how they should be made public, the chairpersons of the House Management Committees of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors heard the opinion of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hideo Ohshima.
2024-09-10 19:05:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign promises. Foreign Minister Kamikawa announced that he will run, saying that he has secured 20 sponsors. Other lawmakers planning to run are continuing to make efforts to expand their support, such as by greeting people. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th as they occur.
2024-09-10 18:34:00
The four candidates for the Constitutional Democratic Party's leadership election attended a debate among female members of the party, where they exchanged opinions on realizing a society in which women can demonstrate their abilities, including the introduction of optional separate surnames for married couples.
2024-09-10 18:05:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has submitted a proposal to the government regarding "active cyber defense." In order to prevent cyber attacks, the proposal states that the government should be able to collect and analyze communications information handled by private businesses on a regular basis, to the minimum extent necessary.
2024-09-10 17:56:00
On the 12th, the Hyogo Prefectural Assembly decided to call for Governor Saito's resignation in response to the allegations of power harassment, in addition to four other factions, including the largest faction, the Liberal Democratic Party, and four independent assembly members. This means that all members of the prefectural assembly are calling for Governor Saito's resignation.
2024-09-10 17:06:00
Foreign Minister Kamikawa has announced that he will run in the LDP presidential election to choose the successor to Prime Minister Kishida, saying that he has secured the necessary 20 endorsements. He will hold a press conference on the 11th to announce his policies.
2024-09-10 17:05:00
At a press conference announcing his candidacy for the LDP presidential election, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsuyuki Kato stated that doubling people's income was his most important policy and expressed his determination to tackle it with strong resolve.
2024-09-10 16:45:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign pledges. Foreign Minister Kamikawa announced that he will run, saying that he has secured 20 sponsors. Other lawmakers planning to run are continuing to make efforts to expand their support, such as by greeting people around the country. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th as they occur.
2024-09-10 16:14:00
Regarding the issue of politics and money, Prime Minister Kishida attended the first meeting of the LDP working group to discuss third-party organizations and other issues that have become subject to consideration in the revised Political Funds Control Law, and expressed his recognition of the need to further increase transparency in political funds in order to restore trust in the party.
2024-09-10 16:01:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign pledges. Other candidates are also continuing their efforts to expand their support, such as by making rounds to greet people. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th.
2024-09-10 15:51:00
Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito has been asked by the Japan Restoration Party to resign over accusations of power harassment, and has reiterated his intention not to resign, saying, "I will continue to work every day for the people of the prefecture."
2024-09-10 15:22:00
A meeting to discuss the status of preparations for the Osaka-Kansai Expo was held at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on the 10th, and it was reported that some construction work on the integrated resort facility (IR) planned to be built next to the venue will be postponed due to concerns about noise during the Expo.
2024-09-10 15:15:00
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a former accounting officer who was charged with failing to report more than 260 million yen in income from a political fundraising party held by the Nikai faction of the Liberal Democratic Party in a political fundraising report to two years in prison, suspended for five years, on the grounds that he "repeatedly committed crimes with the convenience and interests of his faction in mind."
2024-09-10 14:17:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign pledges. Other candidates are also continuing to work to expand their support, including meeting with city council members. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th.
2024-09-10 13:10:00
Regarding the abolition of health insurance cards, a lawmaker who announced his candidacy for the LDP presidential election mentioned reviewing the timing of the abolition. In response, Health, Labor and Welfare Minister Takemi emphasized his intention to abolish them as scheduled in December of this year.
2024-09-10 12:58:00
The LDP presidential election is just two days away from the announcement. On the 10th, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato held a press conference and explained his campaign pledges. Other lawmakers who plan to run are also meeting with candidates and continuing to work to expand their support. We will provide updates on developments on the 10th as they occur.
2024-09-10 12:46:00
At a press conference announcing his candidacy for the LDP presidential election, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsuyuki Kato stated that doubling people's income was his most important policy and expressed his determination to tackle it with strong resolve.
2024-09-10 12:43:00
At what was effectively the last LDP executive meeting of the current administration, Prime Minister Kishida reflected on the past and said, "We faced issues head-on that could not be put off, and through painstaking hard work we were able to achieve results." He also expressed hope for lively debate in the party presidential election to decide his successor.
2024-09-10 12:01:00
As further support for areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the government has decided to spend an additional 100 billion yen from the reserve fund in this fiscal year's budget.
2024-09-10 11:09:00
At a press conference announcing his candidacy for the LDP presidential election, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsuyuki Kato stated that doubling people's income was his most important policy and expressed his determination to tackle it with strong resolve.
2024-09-10 11:06:00
Komeito leader Yamaguchi announced at a press conference that he will not run in the next leadership election and will step down at the end of his current term, which ends on September 28. This will be the first time in 15 years that the Komeito leadership will change.
2024-09-10 10:10:00
Former LDP Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsuyuki Kato held a press conference announcing his candidacy for the LDP presidential election, and stated his determination to double people's income as the most important policy and to tackle it with strong resolve.
2024-09-10 09:01:00
Regarding the LDP presidential election, former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato will hold a press conference at around 9:00 a.m. on the 10th to explain the party's pledges. The press conference will be broadcast live.
2024-09-10 07:58:00
Former Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato will hold a press conference on the 10th at around 9 am to explain the LDP presidential election pledges. We will be live streaming the press conference.
2024-09-10 05:58:00
On the evening of the 9th, an online debate was held for the Constitutional Democratic Party's leadership election, attended by party members and supporters, and the four candidates exchanged opinions on the policies they would like to change if the party takes over power.
2024-09-10 05:49:00
Minister of State for Economic Security Takaichi has announced her candidacy for the LDP presidential election. With the announcement of the election date approaching on the 12th, lawmakers planning to run are stepping up their efforts to win party member votes and to publicize their policies.
2024-09-10 05:01:00
Prime Minister Kishida is set to step down, but when asked in an NHK opinion poll how people evaluated the overall performance of the Kishida Cabinet over the past three years, 44% answered "yes" and 51% answered "no."
