2025-01-07 20:32:00
Following the death of former U.S. President Carter, the Japanese government has announced that it will send former Prime Minister Suga as a special envoy of Prime Minister Ishiba to the state funeral scheduled to take place in Washington soon.
2025-01-07 19:18:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is visiting Japan, and conveyed his view that economic relations between the two countries, including investment in the United States by Japanese companies, are important, bearing in mind President Biden's ban on Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel.
2025-01-07 18:45:00
Foreign Minister Iwaki held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo, where the two sides agreed on the importance of advancing cooperation to further strengthen the deterrent and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance. They also discussed Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel, reaffirming the importance of economic relations, including investment by Japanese companies.
2025-01-07 18:10:00
The House of Councillors Political Ethics Committee held a rotating meeting of its steering committee members and decided to hold a public review on January 14th of two Liberal Democratic Party members of the House of Councillors who had not been included in the income and expenditure report.
2025-01-07 16:55:00
Foreign Minister Iwaki held talks with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo, where the two sides agreed on the importance of advancing cooperation to further strengthen the deterrent and response capabilities of the Japan-U.S. alliance. They also discussed Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel, reaffirming the importance of economic relations, including investment by Japanese companies.
2025-01-07 14:47:00
The government is planning to soon replace National Security Secretariat Director-General Takeo Akiba and appoint Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Masaaki Okano as his successor.
2025-01-07 14:46:00
The secretaries-general of both the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party will visit China next week to hold the Japan-China Ruling Party Exchange Council, the first inter-party exchange with the Chinese Communist Party in seven years. This was announced by the Liberal Democratic Party and the Komeito Party on the 7th.
2025-01-07 13:51:00
Regarding the Whistleblower Protection Act, Minister of Consumer Affairs Ito indicated his intention to submit a bill to amend the Act to the ordinary Diet session, based on the report of an expert panel that includes provisions for imposing criminal penalties on businesses if they fire or discipline people who have internally reported wrongdoing for the purpose of retaliating against them.
2025-01-07 13:28:00
Foreign Minister Iwaki met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo. Ahead of the inauguration of the Trump administration, the two sides reaffirmed the importance of the Japan-US alliance, while also apparently exchanging views on how to respond to President Biden's ban on Nippon Steel's plan to acquire US Steel, a major American steel manufacturer.
2025-01-07 13:05:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party met for the first time this year, and, with the LDP and Komeito now in the minority, agreed to aim to pass the new fiscal year budget bill within the regular Diet session that convenes this month, with the understanding of the opposition parties.
2025-01-07 13:02:00
Regarding the meeting between Prime Minister Ishiba and the next US President Trump, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi explained that more results can be expected if the meeting is held in an official format after Trump's inauguration on the 20th of this month, and indicated his intention to proceed with adjusting the timing.
2025-01-07 12:13:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party met for the first time this year, and, with the LDP and Komeito now in the minority, agreed to aim to pass the new fiscal year budget bill within the regular Diet session that convenes this month, with the understanding of the opposition parties.
2025-01-07 12:08:00
Foreign Minister Iwaki is meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo. Ahead of the inauguration of the Trump administration, the two sides are expected to reaffirm the importance of the Japan-US alliance, while also exchanging views on how to respond to President Biden's ban on Nippon Steel's plan to acquire US Steel, a major American steel manufacturer.
2025-01-07 12:03:00
Prime Minister Ishiba delivered a speech at the LDP's New Year's opening ceremony, calling for party unity to achieve victory in this summer's House of Councillors election and Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election.
2025-01-07 10:17:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 6, 2025)
2025-01-07 05:30:00
In response to the ongoing problem of unscrupulous host clubs, the government has put together a draft amendment to the Entertainment and Amusement Business Law, which would increase the maximum fine for corporations operating without a license to 300 million yen, 150 times the current amount.
