2024-11-07 23:22:00
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's policy to raise the salary surcharge across the board to improve the treatment of teachers is a focus of attention in the compilation of the next fiscal year's budget. In response, the Ministry of Finance is calling for a system of gradual increases in line with work style reforms, and full-scale discussions are expected to begin.
2024-11-07 21:28:00
As the government and ruling parties consider new economic measures, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has put together its own counterproposal, a package of economic measures worth 7.4 trillion yen in total, which includes support for the recovery and reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula and a review of the "1.3 million yen annual income barrier" related to social insurance premium burdens.
2024-11-07 20:46:00
The Democratic Party for the People has compiled a list of requests to the government and ruling parties regarding new economic measures. In addition to reviewing the so-called "1.03 million yen barrier," the list includes support measures for the recovery and reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula.
2024-11-07 19:46:00
Minister of Health, Labor and Welfare Fukuoka indicated his intention to consider including measures to improve the treatment of people working in the medical, nursing care and welfare fields, where labor shortages are a problem, in the government's new economic measures.
2024-11-07 19:34:00
With the ruling party falling short of a majority in the House of Representatives, the Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan met and the LDP proposed allocating eight of the 17 standing committee chairpersons to the opposition, including the Budget Committee chairperson, an important post that deliberates the government's budget proposal, and the two parties agreed. The Budget Committee chairperson position was allocated to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
2024-11-07 19:30:00
Following the significant loss of seats in the House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party held a three-hour meeting of members of both houses of the Diet. Prime Minister Ishiba apologized for failing to meet the expectations of the people, and called for party unity, saying that stagnation in national politics cannot be tolerated.
2024-11-07 19:06:00
Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda and Social Democratic Party leader Fukushima met and agreed to cooperate to realize political reforms by the end of the year, such as the abolition of "policy activity expenses" and corporate and group donations, in response to the problem of politics and money. The meeting between Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda and Social Democratic Party leader Fukushima took place in the evening of the 7th in the Diet, with the secretaries-general of both parties also in attendance.
2024-11-07 18:31:00
The heads of the Liberal Democratic Party's Political Reform Headquarters met to discuss issues such as how to handle "policy activity expenses" and the form of a third-party organization to check political funds, and confirmed their intention to aim to further revise the Political Funds Control Act and other laws by the end of the year.
2024-11-07 17:45:00
Regarding the government's new economic measures, the Komeito Party has proposed to Prime Minister Ishiba that grants be provided to low-income households that are heavily affected by rising prices, and that support for electricity, gas, and gasoline costs be continued.
2024-11-07 16:51:00
Following the significant loss of seats in the House of Representatives election, the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of members of both houses of the Diet. Prime Minister Ishiba apologized for failing to meet the expectations of the people, and called for party unity, saying that stagnation in national politics cannot be tolerated.
2024-11-07 16:49:00
Regarding "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur, Prime Minister Ishiba instructed Digital Minister Taira to resume discussions at the expert council and accelerate work toward submitting a bill as soon as possible.
2024-11-07 16:10:00
In preparation for next year's House of Councillors election, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda said it is important for opposition parties to work together in so-called "single-seat districts," which have a single seat, and expressed his intention to proceed with coordinating candidates with each party.
2024-11-07 15:34:00
With the ruling party falling short of a majority in the House of Representatives, the Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan met and the LDP proposed allocating eight of the 17 standing committee chairpersons to the opposition, including the Budget Committee chairperson, an important post that deliberates the government's budget proposal, and the two parties agreed. The Budget Committee chairperson position was allocated to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
2024-11-07 14:59:00
The Democratic Party for the People held a training session for members who were elected for the first time in the recent House of Representatives election, and Chairman Tamaki called on them to work with awareness for the country and its people, saying that the party's role has become even greater with the ruling coalition falling below a majority.
2024-11-07 14:58:00
Defense Minister Nakatani attended a welcoming ceremony for South Korean naval vessels at the Yokosuka Base of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Forces in Kanagawa Prefecture, and emphasized the importance of defense cooperation between Japan and South Korea amid a series of ballistic missile launches by North Korea.
2024-11-07 14:56:00
Regarding the government's new economic measures, the National Governors' Association expressed concern that revising the so-called "1.03 million yen annual income barrier" called for by the Democratic Party for the People could result in a decrease in revenue for local governments, and called on the government to give it careful consideration.
2024-11-07 14:44:00
Regarding "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur, Prime Minister Ishiba instructed Digital Minister Taira to resume discussions at the expert council and accelerate work toward submitting a bill as soon as possible.
2024-11-07 14:26:00
The Board of Audit estimated the impact of the weak yen on the procurement costs of American-made defense equipment and found that the burden was more than 120 billion yen higher than initially expected.
2024-11-07 14:20:00
Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Fujita has announced that the party's leadership election, which will be held in light of the results of the recent House of Representatives election in which the party lost seats, will be announced on November 17th and voting will take place on December 1st.
2024-11-07 14:18:00
Regarding "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur, Prime Minister Ishiba instructed Digital Minister Taira to resume discussions at the expert council and accelerate work toward submitting a bill as soon as possible.
2024-11-07 13:59:00
With the ruling party falling short of a majority in the House of Representatives, the Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan met and the LDP proposed allocating eight of the 17 standing committee chairpersons to the opposition, including the Budget Committee chairperson, an important post that deliberates the government's budget proposal, and the two parties agreed. The Budget Committee chairperson position was allocated to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
2024-11-07 13:13:00
With the ruling party falling short of a majority in the House of Representatives, the Diet Affairs Committee chairpersons of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan met and the LDP proposed allocating eight of the 17 standing committee chairpersons to the opposition, including the Budget Committee chairperson, an important post that deliberates the government's budget proposal, and the two parties agreed. The Budget Committee chairperson position was allocated to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan.
2024-11-07 11:47:00
At a central executive meeting on the 7th, the Komeito Party decided to appoint Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Tetsuo Saito as the successor to Chairman Ishii, who announced his intention to resign to take responsibility for the party's loss of seats in the House of Representatives election.
2024-11-07 11:09:00
Prime Minister Ishiba spoke by telephone with Mr. Trump, who won the US presidential election and will be re-elected, and offered his congratulations. The two leaders confirmed that they would meet in person as soon as possible.
2024-11-07 09:34:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities November 6, 2024)
2024-11-07 04:17:00
Following the results of the recent House of Representatives election, in which the party lost seats, the Japan Restoration Party will hold a leadership election. Chairman Baba stated that he will not run in the leadership election, saying that it is important for the party to make a fresh start.
2024-11-07 04:14:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has begun deliberations on tax reform for next fiscal year. They are also discussing items requested by the Democratic Party for the People, such as revising the so-called "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," and hope to compile a tax reform outline that both parties can agree on by the end of the year.
2024-11-07 04:10:00
With former President Trump's victory in the US presidential election now certain, Prime Minister Ishiba is seeking to quickly build a personal relationship of trust with the US in order to maintain and strengthen the Japan-US alliance, and is arranging for a meeting as soon as possible.
