2024-10-21 21:33:00
According to a summary by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as of the 20th, just over 4.67 million people had cast their votes early in the recent House of Representatives election, a decrease of 17.56% compared to the same period in the previous House of Representatives election.
2024-10-21 20:20:00
The government has decided to provide emergency grant aid of $10 million in response to the worsening humanitarian situation in Lebanon due to fighting between Israeli forces and the Lebanese Shiite Islamic organization Hezbollah.
2024-10-21 20:17:00
Amid rising tensions in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Iwao held a telephone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi and strongly urged all parties, including Iran, to exercise restraint. He also requested cooperation in ensuring the safety of Japanese people in the region if the situation escalates.
2024-10-21 19:04:00
NHK conducted a three-day opinion poll starting on October 18th targeting people aged 18 and over nationwide using a method called "RDD," in which a computer calls randomly generated landline and mobile phone numbers. The survey looked at the support rates for each party.
2024-10-21 19:00:00
According to an NHK opinion poll, the number of people who said they "support" the Ishiba Cabinet was 41%, down three points from last week's survey, while the number of people who said they "do not support" the Cabinet rose three points to 35%.
2024-10-21 18:44:00
Following the loss of seats in the House of Councillors, three candidates from the Japan Restoration Party, Komeito, and the Communist Party were elected in place of the proportional representation lists from the House of Councillors elections two years ago and two years ago.
2024-10-21 12:30:00
Following the incident on the 19th in which what appeared to be a Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo and a car crashed into the fence of the Prime Minister's Official Residence, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki stated that acts of violence will never be tolerated and expressed his intention to take all possible measures to ensure security and protection of VIPs across the country.
2024-10-21 10:00:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities, October 20, 2024). 06:40 Departs from the House of Representatives members' accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo. 07:01 Arrives at Haneda Airport. 07:40 Departs from the airport on ANA Flight 93. 08:34 Arrives at Kansai Airport. 08:45 Departs from the airport. 09:26 Arrives in front of JR Kainan Station in Kainan City, Wakayama Prefecture. Street speech 10:10 Departs from the same location. 11:17 Arrives in front of JR Otori Station in Nishi Ward, Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. Street speech 11:59 Departs from the same location. 12:32 Arrives in front of Nankai Nakamozu Station in Kita Ward, Sakai City. Street speech 13:03 Departs from the same location. 13:29 Arrives in front of Osaka Metro Port Town Higashi Station in Suminoe Ward, Osaka City. Street speech 14:06 Departs from the same location. 14:42 Arrives in front of Keihan Moriguchishi Station in Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture. Street speech at 15:14, leaves same place at 15:43, arrives in front of the Nissay Shin-Osaka Building in Yodogawa-ku, Osaka. Street speech at 16:19, leaves same place at 16:52, arrives in front of JR Amagasaki Station in Amagasaki, Hyogo. Street speech at 17:25, leaves same place at 18:13, arrives in Wakamatsu Park in Nagata-ku, Kobe. Street speech at 18:40, leaves same place at 18:59, arrives at Higashi Yuenchi Park in Chuo-ku, Kobe. Street speech at 19:38, leaves same place at 20:26, arrives at the Imperial Hotel Osaka in Kita-ku, Osaka. Overnight stay (Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities, October 19, 2024). 07:17 Departed from the House of Representatives member's accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo 07:38 Arrived at Haneda Airport 08:27 Departed from Haneda Airport on Japan Airlines Flight 643 09:56 Arrived at Kagoshima Airport 10:05 Departed from Kagoshima Airport 11:14 Arrived at the former site of Kawauchi Nishi Junior High School in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima Prefecture. Street speech 12:01 Departed from the same location 12:03 Arrived at the S CUBE HOTEL in the same city. Had lunch with Prefectural Assemblyman Tsuruzono Masahiko and others 12:53 Departed from the same location 13:49 Arrived at Taniyama Dai-ni Central Park in Kagoshima City. Street speech 14:28 Departed from the same location 14:49 Arrived in front of the east exit of JR Kagoshima Chuo Station. Street speech 15:27 Departure from the same place 15:50 Arrived at Sakurajima Service Area on the Kyushu Expressway in Aira City, Chiba Prefecture 15:55 NHK interview (until 15:59) 16:00 Shake hands with passengers (until 16:02) 16:03 Departure from the same place 16:16 Arrived at Kagoshima Airport 17:10 Departure from the same airport on ANA Flight 628 18:38 Arrived at Haneda Airport 18:57 Departure from the same airport 19:42 Arrived in front of the south exit of JR Inagekaigan Station in Mihama Ward, Chiba City. Street speech 20:14 Departure from the same place 20:57 Arrived at the House of Representatives accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo (Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities October 18, 2024). 07:59 Departs from the House of Representatives member accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo 08:25 Arrives at Haneda Airport 09:09 Departs from the same airport on Japan Airlines Flight 507 10:21 Arrives at New Chitose Airport 10:33 Departs from the same airport 11:45 Arrives at the "Akarenga Event Hall" in the Station East Civic Square in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido. Street speech 12:21 Departs from the same airport 13:19 Arrives at the restaurant "Bishoku Kobo Hana" in Ishikari, Hokkaido. Has lunch with local officials 13:50 Departs from the same airport 13:53 Arrives in front of the Ishikari Chamber of Commerce and Industry in the same city. Street speech 14:27 Departs from the same airport 15:09 Arrives at Sapporo Park Hotel in Chuo Ward, Sapporo 15:12 Receives a request letter regarding avian influenza from Hokkaido Governor Naomichi Suzuki in the "Meeting Room" of the hotel (until 15:16) 15:18 Attends a joint speech meeting of LDP House of Representatives candidates at the banquet hall "Park Plaza". Speech (until 16:06) 16:10 Departs from same location, arrives 17:19 in front of Iwakura Construction's Tomakomai main branch in Tomakomai city. Welcomed by LDP Senator Seiko Hashimoto and others. Street speech 17:51 Departs from same location, arrives at Hotel Emisia Sapporo in Atsubetsu Ward, Sapporo city at 18:41. Attends a speech meeting for LDP House of Representatives candidates at the banquet hall "Palace Ballroom". Speech 19:33 Departs from same location, arrives at New Chitose Airport at 20:19, departs from New Chitose Airport at 21:13, departs from the airport on ANA Flight 82 at 22:28, arrives at Haneda Airport at 22:41, departs from the airport at 23:04, arrives at LDP member's accommodation
2024-10-21 04:25:00
The House of Representatives election is less than a week away, with the voting day on the 27th of this month. Towards the second half of the election campaign, party leaders are planning to enter electoral districts where the race is close, aiming to increase their number of seats.
