Political News(2024/12/26)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Iwasaki speaks by phone with Israeli Foreign Minister to ensure a safe environment for humanitarian aid activities
2024-12-26 21:16:00
In a telephone conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Saar, Foreign Minister Iwaki expressed strong concern about the law that bans the activities of UN agencies providing support to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip and other areas, and called for the creation of an environment in which humanitarian assistance activities can continue.
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Osaka Restoration Party's political funding report contains false statements
2024-12-26 19:40:00
NHK has learned that the Osaka Restoration Association listed companies that did not actually purchase tickets for a political fundraising party it held last year in its political fundraising income and expenditure report. The Osaka Restoration Association has admitted to making the mistake and has corrected the income and expenditure report.
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Prime Minister Ishiba wants to pass next year's budget bill and other bills in a "deliberative Diet session"
2024-12-26 19:26:00
Regarding running a government with a minority ruling party, Prime Minister Ishiba said that careful explanations from the government will lead to a "deliberative Diet," and emphasized his intention to seek to pass next year's budget bill and other bills in next year's ordinary Diet session with the understanding of the opposition parties.
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Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office special investigation unit drops indictment against 65 former Abe faction lawmakers
2024-12-26 18:32:00
On the 26th, the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors' Office Special Investigation Division decided not to indict 65 people, including former Abe faction members of parliament and the person in charge of accounting at the time, who had been criminally charged for suspected violations of the Political Funds Control Act in connection with a political fundraising party held by a Liberal Democratic Party faction.
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Government plans to convene regular Diet session on January 24th, House of Councillors election expected to be held on July 20th
2024-12-26 18:00:00
The government has decided to convene the next regular Diet session on January 24th and has informed the Liberal Democratic Party of this decision. If the session is not extended, the House of Councillors election is expected to be held on July 20th, in accordance with the provisions of the Public Offices Election Act.
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Japan-Korea Vice Foreign Ministers' Meeting Reaffirms Cooperation with the U.S. to Deal with North Korea, etc.
2024-12-26 17:47:00
Amid continuing domestic turmoil in South Korea, the vice foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea met and agreed to continue close communication, while also reaffirming the importance of working together with the United States to respond to North Korea, which continues to develop nuclear weapons and missiles.
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Prime Minister Ishiba to meet with members of the Japan Confederation of A-bomb Victims Organizations on January 8th to coordinate
2024-12-26 16:02:00
Prime Minister Ishiba is also arranging to meet with members of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) on January 8th. It is expected that he will directly convey his respect for their efforts towards a world without nuclear weapons.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "We will do everything we can to pass the next fiscal year's budget proposal, which is necessary for the transition to a growth-oriented economy"
2024-12-26 16:01:00
Regarding the proposed budget for next fiscal year, which will have a total general account budget of over 115 trillion yen, the largest ever, Prime Minister Ishiba said that this is necessary for the transition to a growth-oriented economy, and indicated his intention to make every effort to get the opposition parties' support and get the budget passed.
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LDP, Komeito and Nippon Ishin to move towards making high school tuition free by mid-February next year
2024-12-26 15:20:00
A meeting of a specialist team on education from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito and the Japan Restoration Party was held, where they prioritized discussion on how to make high school tuition free, and confirmed that the three parties will finalize a policy direction by mid-February next year.
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Prime Minister Ishiba's economic outlook for next fiscal year: Towards realizing a growth-oriented economy and improving the fiscal situation
2024-12-26 11:43:00
Regarding the economic outlook for next fiscal year, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized his intention to achieve a growth-oriented economy driven by wage increases and investment, while also working to improve the fiscal situation, based on the policy of "financial stability exists only because of the economy."
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Prime Minister Ishiba's economic outlook for next fiscal year: Towards realizing a growth-oriented economy and improving the fiscal situation
2024-12-26 10:25:00
Regarding the economic outlook for next fiscal year, 2025, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized his intention to achieve a growth-oriented economy driven by wage increases and investment, while also working to improve the fiscal situation, based on the policy of "financial stability exists only because of the economy."
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Diplomatic documents reveal inside story of Japan-U.S. negotiations over rice imports about 30 years ago
2024-12-26 10:08:00
Declassified diplomatic documents have revealed the inside story of the Japan-US negotiations that first saw Japan accept partial rice imports about 30 years ago. The documents show that the negotiations were going through tough times toward the end, with then Prime Minister Miyazawa expressing opposition at a Japan-US summit meeting, saying that the liberalization of beef imports in the past had led to a "major defeat in the election."
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Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities December 25, 2024
2024-12-26 09:29:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities December 25, 2024)
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Focus on whether high-level dialogue between Japan and China can lead to the resolution of outstanding issues
2024-12-26 06:31:00
On the 25th, Foreign Minister Iwasaki met with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in China and the two sides agreed to realize Wang's visit to Japan early next year. The government also wants to realize mutual visits between the leaders of the two countries, and the focus will be on whether high-level dialogue can lead to the resolution of pending issues between the two countries.
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