2025-01-08 21:09:00
As this year marks 80 years since the end of the war, the government plans to continue, but increase, the amount of special condolence money that has been paid every 10 years to the families of soldiers and others who died in the line of duty during the last war.
2025-01-08 20:08:00
It has been learned from an interview with a related person that Kyoto City has decided to raise the upper limit of the "accommodation tax" that it collects from guests staying at hotels and inns from the current 1,000 yen per night to 10,000 yen. If this is implemented, it will be the highest among all local governments that have implemented a flat-rate accommodation tax.
2025-01-08 18:37:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, and expressed his respect for their long-standing efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons and conveyed his congratulations. After the meeting, however, Mr. Hiromi Tanaka of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations commented, "It is unfortunate that we were not able to find the time to properly convey our requests, and that the meeting was not productive."
2025-01-08 18:34:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with the chairman of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations (Zengyoren) and conveyed his intention to do everything in his power to ensure that China resumes imports of Japanese seafood products as soon as possible in connection with the ocean release of treated water accumulating at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
2025-01-08 18:30:00
On the 8th, NHK submitted its budget and business plan for the new fiscal year to Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Murakami. The plan includes making internet program distribution a mandatory part of its operations from October, and providing accurate and reliable basic information about society through broadcasting and the internet.
2025-01-08 17:58:00
Professor Masahiko Fujimoto of Tohoku University Graduate School, who has been appointed as a member of the NHK Board of Governors, was issued with his appointment letter on the 8th.
2025-01-08 17:39:00
Regarding the simultaneous House of Representatives and House of Councillors elections to be held in conjunction with the summer House of Councillors election, former Komeito leader Yamaguchi expressed the view that it would be undesirable to hold them simultaneously, given the purpose of the electoral system, including the fact that the terms of office of House of Representatives and House of Councillors members are different.
2025-01-08 16:59:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, and expressed his respect for their long-standing efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons and conveyed his congratulations. After the meeting, however, Tanaka Hiromi of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations commented, "It's unfortunate that we didn't have enough time to properly convey our requests, and that the meeting was not productive."
2025-01-08 16:39:00
Regarding this summer's House of Councillors election, Social Democratic Party leader Fukushima has indicated that he intends to consider making the elimination of consumption tax on food items a key policy, as this will be a fight for the party's survival as a national political party.
2025-01-08 16:24:00
Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," LDP Secretary-General Moriyama reiterated his view that tax cuts without financial backing run the risk of losing market trust, and that measures to secure funding must also be discussed in discussions with the Democratic Party for the People.
2025-01-08 15:22:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, and expressed his respect for their long-standing efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons and conveyed his congratulations. After the meeting, however, Tanaka Hiromi of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations commented, "It's unfortunate that we didn't have enough time to properly convey our requests, and that the meeting was not productive."
2025-01-08 13:57:00
Keidanren Chairman Tokura and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto held discussions and shared future challenges, such as promoting appropriate price transfer in transactions involving small and medium-sized enterprises in order to establish wage increases.
2025-01-08 13:11:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, and expressed his respect for their long-standing efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons and conveyed his congratulations. After the meeting, however, Tanaka Hiromi of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations commented, "It's unfortunate that we didn't have enough time to properly convey our requests, and that the meeting was not productive."
2025-01-08 12:49:00
Following the death of former U.S. President Carter, Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba visited the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo's Minato Ward and signed the book of condolences.
2025-01-08 11:58:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization, and expressed his respect for their long-standing efforts to realize a world without nuclear weapons and conveyed his congratulations. After the meeting, however, Tanaka Hiromi of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations commented, "It's unfortunate that we didn't have enough time to properly convey our requests, and that the meeting was not productive."
2025-01-08 10:27:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 7, 2025)
2025-01-08 05:26:00
In order to strengthen disaster prevention systems, the government has outlined the outline of a bill to amend the Disaster Countermeasures Basic Act and other laws. The bill includes provisions requiring local governments to publicly announce their stockpiles of disaster supplies, such as preserved food and portable toilets.
2025-01-08 00:06:00
On the evening of the 7th, Prime Minister Ishiba had dinner with Masayoshi Son, CEO of SoftBank Group, a major telecommunications company, who met with US President-elect Trump, and exchanged views on future Japan-US relations and economic policies.
