Political News(2024/11/30)
95% of lawmaker party income is anonymous, more than 20 times the rate of anonymous donations
2024-11-30 19:39:00
An NHK investigation of last year's political fund-raising reports of political organizations with ties to Diet members, which were released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 29th, revealed that 95% of the income from political fund-raising parties did not include the names of purchasers, meaning that the rate of anonymity was more than 20 times higher than that of donations.
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Prime Minister Ishiba emphasizes his intention to "halt population decline" and work on improving the environment
2024-11-30 19:23:00
Prime Minister Ishiba stated that in order to halt the population decline, it is necessary to create an environment where young people and women can work with peace of mind and have and raise children, and he emphasized his intention to work on correcting the wage gap between men and women and promoting the transition from non-regular employment to regular employment.
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What is the background to the slander against female lawmakers?
2024-11-30 17:11:00
The appointment of Parliamentary Vice-Ministers was announced in November. Immediately afterwards, there was a sharp increase in social media posts about the female Diet members who had been appointed as Parliamentary Vice-Ministers. The most prominent were negative posts such as "reverse discrimination that promotes women," and some posts even denied or degraded their character by calling them "XX women." Diet members hold public office and are subject to criticism, but research has shown that female Diet members are more likely to be subject to slander and abuse on social media. We interviewed Diet members and people who have actually posted on social media to find out why they become targets.
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Prime Minister Ishiba attends memorial service for police officers killed in the line of duty
2024-11-30 16:19:00
Prime Minister Ishiba attended a memorial service for the police officers who died in the line of duty and delivered a eulogy, saying, "I will carry on their noble will and continue to do my utmost to protect the people living in our country from the threats of crime and disaster."
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95% of lawmaker party income is anonymous, more than 20 times the rate of anonymous donations
2024-11-30 16:03:00
An NHK investigation of last year's political fund-raising reports of political organizations with ties to Diet members, which were released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 29th, revealed that 95% of the income from political fund-raising parties did not include the names of purchasers, meaning that the rate of anonymity was more than 20 times higher than that of donations.
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95% of lawmaker party income is anonymous, more than 20 times the rate of anonymous donations
2024-11-30 13:21:00
An NHK investigation of last year's political fund-raising reports of political organizations with ties to Diet members, which were released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications on the 29th, revealed that 95% of the income from political fund-raising parties did not include the names of purchasers, meaning that the rate of anonymity was more than 20 times higher than that of donations.
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Government considers Saudi Arabia's participation in joint development of next-generation fighter jets
2024-11-30 06:38:00
It has become clear from an interview with a government official that Japan is considering Saudi Arabia's participation in the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet that it is currently carrying out with the UK and Italy. It is believed that there are hopes for Saudi Arabia's financial strength, as the development is expected to be enormously costly.
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Following the policy speech, questions from the representative will be asked next week to discuss measures to combat rising prices
2024-11-30 06:16:00
In his policy speech on the 29th, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized that as a minority ruling party, he would carefully listen to the opinions of the opposition parties and seek to reach as broad a consensus as possible. Questions from representatives of each party will begin next week, with debates taking place on measures to combat rising prices and efforts to restore trust in politics.
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Government adjusts policy to "maximize use of nuclear power as a power source" to maintain ratio at around 20%
2024-11-30 05:45:00
Regarding the positioning of nuclear power generation, which is a focus of the new Basic Energy Plan, it has been learned that the government is moving forward with adjustments in the direction of promoting maximum utilization of nuclear power generation, along with renewable energy, as a highly effective source of energy for decarbonization. In the power generation mix for fiscal 2040, the government plans to maintain the share of nuclear power at around 20%, the same as in the current plan.
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Ministry of Justice to begin full-scale discussions on reviewing requirements for dangerous driving resulting in death or injury
2024-11-30 05:00:00
Regarding the crime of dangerous driving resulting in death or injury, the Ministry of Justice plans to begin full-scale discussions on amending the law to revise the application criteria, including determining what types of drunk driving and high-speed driving will be subject to punishment and whether to set uniform numerical standards. The Ministry is making arrangements to ask the Legislative Council for its consideration as soon as possible.
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