2024-12-22 18:37:00
Regarding the issue surrounding political fundraising parties held by factions of the Liberal Democratic Party, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda emphasized his belief that in order to clarify the actual situation, the accounting officer of the former Abe faction should be summoned to the Diet as a witness.
2024-12-22 18:30:00
Following the government's expert panel's report on the future of the Science Council of Japan, the council held an emergency general meeting on the 22nd and issued a statement by its president saying, "Some of the points that the Science Council has made so far have not been reflected, but there is room for further consideration in the legislative process."
2024-12-22 17:46:00
Akie Abe, wife of former Prime Minister Abe, gave a speech in Tokyo and said that her meeting with the next US President Trump was a "good dinner." However, she also expressed her desire to continue to play the role of a bridge between the two countries.
2024-12-22 16:46:00
At a symposium held in Kanazawa City, Minister of Economic Revitalization Akazawa, who is in charge of preparing for the establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency, expressed his intention to strengthen disaster prevention measures while also developing technologies that will be useful for disaster response and spreading them around the world.
2024-12-22 15:09:00
On the 22nd, Prime Minister Ishiba visited a church in Tokyo and participated in a Christmas service. It was the first time that the Christian Prime Minister had attended a service since taking office, and he quietly offered up a prayer.
2024-12-22 15:08:00
Regarding how the Diet will be run with the ruling party in the minority, former Prime Minister Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party stated that he would hold careful discussions with the opposition parties in order to reach an agreement, and that he recognized that responsibility for advancing policies falls on both the ruling and opposition parties.
2024-12-22 14:45:00
In order to promote regional revitalization, which Prime Minister Ishiba has positioned as a key policy, the government plans to double subsidies to 200 billion yen in next year's budget proposal, with the hope of drawing out the originality and ingenuity of local governments and leading to revitalization that is tailored to local conditions.
2024-12-22 12:29:00
Regarding the ruling party's policy to revise the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier" and raise the deduction amount to 1.23 million yen, policy chiefs from each party exchanged opinions on the merits of further raising the deduction amount and ways to secure the funds at NHK's Sunday Debate.
