2024-11-10 20:40:00
Regarding measures to combat the declining birthrate, Japan Conservative Party leader Momota made statements such as, "For example, we will make it a law that if a woman remains single after turning 25, she cannot marry for the rest of her life," but on the 10th he retracted his statement and apologized.
2024-11-10 20:38:00
Regarding how to respond to the Prime Minister nomination election to be held on the 11th, the Japan Restoration Party decided at a joint meeting of both houses of parliament to vote for Representative Baba, even in the event of a runoff election.
2024-11-10 19:32:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with Japan Restoration Party leader Baba and asked for his cooperation in further political reform. Baba responded that the reform agreement he had previously reached with former Prime Minister Kishida had not been realized, and that he could not cooperate in passing the budget or other bills unless it was implemented in a concrete way.
2024-11-10 18:04:00
A special Diet session will be convened on the 11th following the recent House of Representatives election, and it is highly likely that Prime Minister Ishiba will be re-elected in the Prime Minister nomination election. If elected, Prime Minister Ishiba will immediately begin forming a new cabinet, and will launch the second Ishiba Cabinet on the 11th.
2024-11-10 12:25:00
Policy chiefs from each party appeared on NHK's "Sunday Debate" and exchanged opinions on how to deal with the so-called "income barriers" such as the "1.03 million yen barrier," which means income tax is levied on annual incomes over 1.03 million yen, and the "1.06 million yen and 1.3 million yen barriers" that relate to social insurance premiums.
2024-11-10 06:14:00
A special Diet session following the recent House of Representatives election was convened on the 11th, and it is highly likely that Prime Minister Ishiba will be re-elected in the Prime Minister nomination election. There are calls from the ruling and opposition parties for an early revision of the Political Funds Control Law in order to advance political reform, and if the Ishiba administration continues, the issue of how to reach an agreement on this will likely be an issue.
2024-11-10 05:01:00
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is making adjustments to include support measures for the development of small- and medium-sized hydroelectric and geothermal power plants in new economic measures in an effort to link the development of renewable energy to regional revitalization.
