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Political News(2024/12/21)
Former LDP Secretary-General Amari announces intention not to run in next House of Representatives election
2024-12-21 20:15:00
Akira Amari, former Secretary-General of the Liberal Democratic Party, who lost his seat in the recent House of Representatives election, has made it clear that he will not run in the next House of Representatives election.
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About 10 Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly LDP members fail to report over 1 million yen in political funding reports
2024-12-21 17:30:00
Regarding the issue of metropolitan assembly members allegedly failing to report in their political fund-raising reports the amount of money they raised in excess of sales quotas at a political fund-raising party held by the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Liberal Democratic Party, a political group affiliated with the Liberal Democratic Party in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly. Interviews with people involved have revealed that there are believed to be at least 10 assembly members with unreported amounts exceeding 1 million yen.
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Prime Minister Ishiba looks back on the past year at the "photojournalism exhibition" in Chuo Ward, Tokyo
2024-12-21 11:11:00
Prime Minister Ishiba visited the Photojournalism Exhibition held in Tokyo, where he looked at photographs showing children affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake staying in evacuation centers and reflected on the past year.
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"Inflation measures" policy requested by government tops list for second consecutive year in Cabinet Office opinion poll
2024-12-21 09:24:00
In a Cabinet Office opinion poll asking what policies people want from the government, "measures to combat price increases" was the most popular answer for the second year in a row, suggesting that the impact of high prices on household finances is becoming more long-term.
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LDP, Komeito and Democratic Party for the People to continue discussions on reviewing "1.03 million yen annual income barrier"
2024-12-21 06:00:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Democratic Party for the People will continue to hold discussions regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier." The Democratic Party for the People will call for a further increase in the 1.23 million yen tax deduction amount included in the ruling party's tax reform outline.
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