2024-11-12 20:53:00
The government has set up a study group to use data such as treatment histories from medical institutions to develop new treatments and other ways to use data to solve social issues, and will formulate a basic policy by next summer.
2024-11-12 19:13:00
Following the fatal accident that occurred at a construction site of the Self-Defense Forces base on Mageshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, Governor Shiota called on Defense Minister Nakatani to implement thorough safety measures to prevent a recurrence.
2024-11-12 18:53:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People held policy discussions regarding new economic measures. The Democratic Party for the People presented additional requests to achieve wage increases for small and medium-sized enterprises, and the three parties decided to hold further discussions.
2024-11-12 18:52:00
Prime Minister Ishiba said he would push ahead with further regulatory reforms to realize a growth-oriented economy, and indicated his intention to include reforms such as accelerating drug discovery through the use of medical data in new economic measures to be decided as soon as this month.
2024-11-12 18:33:00
Prime Minister Ishiba has announced a policy to establish a new framework to provide more than 10 trillion yen in public support over the seven years up to fiscal 2030 in order to support the domestic AI and semiconductor industries. The aim is to attract investment from the private sector, but as it will mean continuing to provide huge amounts of support to specific industries, the appropriateness and effectiveness of this plan is likely to be severely questioned.
2024-11-12 18:25:00
Japan Restoration Party co-leader Yoshimura has announced his intention to run in the party's leadership election, which will be announced on the 17th of this month.
2024-11-12 18:10:00
The Democratic Party for the People has compiled additional requests to the government and ruling parties regarding new economic measures. These include creating an environment in which small and medium-sized companies can appropriately pass on price increases to raise wages.
2024-11-12 17:07:00
The Democratic Party for the People has compiled additional requests to the government and ruling parties regarding new economic measures. These include creating an environment in which small and medium-sized companies can appropriately pass on price increases to raise wages.
2024-11-12 16:37:00
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting, Foreign Minister Iwatake announced that he would visit Peru in South America to attend the APEC Ministerial Meeting from the 12th to the 14th. He plans to meet with the foreign ministers of each country there, hoping to build relationships of trust.
2024-11-12 16:16:00
At the first meeting of the LDP's "Political Reform Headquarters," Prime Minister Ishiba called for the party to discuss and reach a conclusion on issues including the abolition of the "policy activity expenses" paid by political parties to lawmakers, with the aim of revising the Political Funds Control Act again within the year.
2024-11-12 16:11:00
Tatsuna Kanemura, a member of the House of Representatives and deputy secretary-general of the Japan Restoration Party, has announced his intention to run in the party's leadership election, which will be announced on the 17th of this month.
2024-11-12 15:39:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with Mayor Sakima of Ginowan City, Okinawa Prefecture, which is home to the U.S. military's Futenma Air Base, and in response to a request to steadily move forward with reducing the burden of the base, he expressed his intention to work in cooperation with the local community.
2024-11-12 15:17:00
On the 11th, the Prime Minister nomination election was held, and after a runoff vote, Prime Minister Ishiba was elected as the 103rd Prime Minister. We have summarized the reactions of each party.
2024-11-12 15:00:00
At his inauguration press conference on the 12th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Eto stated, "Continuing with the current agricultural policies will not lead to a future for agriculture," and expressed his intention to tackle issues such as the shortage of workers in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industries and the appropriate transfer of production costs to prices.
2024-11-12 14:58:00
At his first press conference since taking office, Minister of Justice Suzuki stated that he would continue to consider how to respond to the optional system of separate surnames for married couples, taking into account the opinions of people from all walks of life and discussions in the Diet, and that the Ministry of Justice would also proactively disseminate information that would contribute to the discussions.
2024-11-12 14:45:00
As a result of the integration of My Number cards and insurance cards, the issuance of new health insurance cards will be halted in December. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) has submitted a bill to the Diet to postpone the date, arguing that a suspension should be avoided while public anxiety has not yet been alleviated.
2024-11-12 13:43:00
At the first meeting of the LDP's "Political Reform Headquarters," Prime Minister Ishiba called for the party to discuss and reach a conclusion on issues including the abolition of the "policy activity expenses" paid by political parties to lawmakers, with the aim of revising the Political Funds Control Act again within the year.
2024-11-12 13:04:00
The Democratic Party for the People has compiled additional requests to the government and ruling parties regarding new economic measures. These include creating an environment in which small and medium-sized companies can appropriately pass on price increases to raise wages.
2024-11-12 12:58:00
In light of the recent series of damage caused by natural disasters such as earthquakes and heavy rains, the newly appointed Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Nakano, has expressed his intention to incorporate disaster prevention policies into new economic measures and to achieve sustainable regional transportation through the introduction of autonomous driving systems.
2024-11-12 12:55:00
At the first meeting of the LDP's "Political Reform Headquarters," Prime Minister Ishiba called for the party to discuss and reach a conclusion on issues including the abolition of the "policy activity expenses" paid by political parties to lawmakers, with the aim of revising the Political Funds Control Act again within the year.
2024-11-12 12:43:00
The Liberal Democratic Party has decided to appoint former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Seiji Kihara as its new election campaign committee chairman.
2024-11-12 12:27:00
Regarding the issue of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry restricting a transgender employee from using women's restrooms at the workplace, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto officially revealed at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that he had told the employee this month that she would be allowed to use all women's restrooms within the ministry.
2024-11-12 12:15:00
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto has announced that he will attend the APEC Ministerial Meeting to be held in Peru this week. With Donald Trump, who advocates raising tariffs, winning the US presidential election, attention is focused on what kind of discussions will take place regarding trade rules and other issues.
2024-11-12 12:10:00
The Democratic Party for the People has compiled additional requests to the government and ruling parties regarding new economic measures. These include creating an environment in which small and medium-sized companies can appropriately pass on price increases to raise wages.
2024-11-12 11:17:00
Regarding new economic measures, the policy research council chairmen of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito confirmed that they will call for discussions not only with the Democratic Party for the People, with which they are currently holding policy discussions, but also with the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party in order to exchange opinions.
2024-11-12 11:00:00
The day after the inauguration of the new Cabinet, Prime Minister Ishiba stated his intention to run the government while carefully reflecting the diverse opinions of the people and striving to reach a broad consensus, given that the new Cabinet is now the first minority ruling party in 30 years.
2024-11-12 08:52:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities November 11, 2024)
2024-11-12 07:03:00
Prime Minister Ishiba has announced a policy to establish a new framework to provide more than 10 trillion yen in public support over the seven years up to fiscal 2030 in order to support the domestic AI and semiconductor industries. The aim is to attract investment from the private sector, but as it will mean continuing to provide huge amounts of support to specific industries, the appropriateness and effectiveness of this plan is likely to be severely questioned.
2024-11-12 06:12:00
The second Ishiba Cabinet was formed, and following the defeat in the recent House of Representatives election, Prime Minister Ishiba indicated his intention to aim to revise the Political Funds Control Law again within the year. From now on, the ruling and opposition parties are expected to actively discuss political reforms leading to legal revisions.
2024-11-12 02:43:00
Yoshimura, co-leader of the Japan Restoration Party, has decided to run in the party leadership election to be announced on the 17th of this month, and will hold a press conference on the 12th to announce his intention.
2024-11-12 01:44:00
Regarding Prime Minister Ishiba, who was seen closing his eyes and looking down for a while during a plenary session of the House of Representatives, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi explained that he had heard that he had been feeling a bit sick and had been taking cold medicine, but that there was nothing wrong with his health.
2024-11-12 01:40:00
Prime Minister Ishiba was elected as the 103rd Prime Minister after a runoff election in the House of Representatives plenary session. The first Cabinet meeting since the inauguration of the second Ishiba Cabinet was held on the night of the 11th, and a basic policy was decided to realize politics that can gain the understanding and sympathy of the people, and to protect the opportunities of Japan, the people, local areas, young people and women.
