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Political News(2024/12/14)
Prime Minister Ishiba: "Funds after the second reconstruction period will exceed those of the current five years"
2024-12-14 19:57:00
Prime Minister Ishiba visited the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant and expressed his determination to continue to work responsibly toward Fukushima's reconstruction. He also stated his intention to secure additional financial resources over the next five years of the "Second Phase of Reconstruction and Revitalization Period," which ends next fiscal year, to further advance the return of evacuees.
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CDP leader Noda: "'Disclosure method devising expenditures' is a loophole that cannot be tolerated"
2024-12-14 18:34:00
Regarding the abolition of policy activity expenses, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda criticized the LDP's adjustments to remove from the bill the "disclosure method devised expenditures," which would allow some expenditures to be kept confidential, but to keep it as an item for consideration, saying that this would create a loophole and expressed his unacceptable view.
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Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi: "We will do everything we can to bring the abduction victims home, and we ask for cooperation from the next US administration"
2024-12-14 17:00:00
At a symposium on the North Korean abduction issue, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that, as the abduction victims and their families are getting older, he intends to make every effort to bring the victims home, and that he will also seek cooperation from the incoming Trump administration in the United States.
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All Cabinet members meet soon to set up Disaster Management Agency
2024-12-14 13:35:00
As the challenge of responding to increasingly severe disasters becomes more pressing, the government has decided to soon set up a new council consisting of all cabinet ministers, citing the need for united efforts in preparation for the establishment of a Disaster Prevention Agency.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "Europe and the Indo-Pacific security are becoming ever closer"
2024-12-14 06:33:00
At a video conference held by the leaders of the G7 countries, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed serious concerns about the growing military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, and called on all countries to cooperate, saying that the security of Europe and the Indo-Pacific region are becoming increasingly closely interrelated.
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LDP postpones "disclosure method devising expenditures" to adjust Political Funds Control Law revision
2024-12-14 06:00:00
Regarding the further revision of the Political Funds Control Act, the LDP is moving forward with adjustments to remove from the bill the "disclosure method devised expenditures," which would allow some expenditures to be kept confidential, and is instead postponing this as a matter for further consideration. The LDP hopes to gain the understanding of the opposition parties through amendment negotiations and move forward with the revision of the law.
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Democratic Party for the People objects to LDP-Komeito proposal to raise income tax deduction to 1.23 million yen, adjustments to be made
2024-12-14 05:25:00
Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito presented the Democratic Party for the People with a proposal to raise the income tax deduction amount by 200,000 yen from the current amount to 1.23 million yen from next year. The Democratic Party for the People has pushed back, calling for a further increase, and the three parties have decided to continue their negotiations next week.
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