2025-01-09 21:49:00
The Gifu Prefectural Governor election, held due to the expiration of the current governor's term, was announced on the 9th, with two new candidates running.
2025-01-09 21:47:00
As disasters continue to strike all over Japan, the government has begun making arrangements to subsidize the travel expenses of volunteers working in disaster-stricken areas covered by the Disaster Relief Act, such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The government plans to provide up to 500,000 yen to groups of five or more people.
2025-01-09 20:48:00
The Yamagata Prefectural gubernatorial election, which was held due to the expiration of the current governor's term, was announced on the 9th, and independent incumbent Mieko Yoshimura (73) and independent newcomer Tamotsu Kanayama (84) ran for office. We will show you the first speeches of the two candidates in this video.
2025-01-09 20:20:00
The election for the governor of Yamagata Prefecture, which was held due to the expiration of the current governor's term, was announced on the 9th, with two candidates, an incumbent and a newcomer, running. We analyzed the content of their opening speeches to see what they appealed to the voters.
2025-01-09 19:39:00
Komeito leader Saito expressed his view that dissolving the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors in conjunction with the summer's House of Councillors elections on the same day is undesirable, as the electoral systems are different and the basis is to ask public opinion separately.
2025-01-09 18:23:00
Prime Minister Ishiba arrived in Malaysia on the evening of the 9th, marking his first overseas visit of the year. On the 10th, he will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Anwar, where he hopes to build a relationship of trust between the two leaders and to cooperate in the security field, with China strengthening its maritime expansion in mind.
2025-01-09 18:22:00
Minister of Reconstruction Ito visited the coastal areas of Iwate Prefecture, which were affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, and emphasized his intention to continue to work closely with local governments and others to carefully address medium- to long-term issues, such as providing mental care for those affected.
2025-01-09 18:19:00
Following President Biden's ban on Nippon Steel's plan to acquire U.S. Steel, a major American steelmaker, the Liberal Democratic Party said it was "difficult to understand and disappointing" and passed a resolution calling on the Japanese government to take appropriate action, including revoking the order.
2025-01-09 17:16:00
The Gifu Prefectural Governor election due to the expiration of the term of office was announced on the 9th, and former Cabinet Office Minister's Secretariat Counselor Yoshihide Ezaki (60), recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party for the People, and Industrial Counselor Reiko Wada (64), recommended by the Communist Party, ran for office. On the 8th, the day before the election was announced, an open debate was held by the Gifu Block Council of the Japan Junior Chamber of Commerce, where Ezaki and Wada attended and exchanged opinions on measures to combat the declining birthrate and economic policies. We will provide you with an uncut video of the debate.
2025-01-09 17:13:00
The Gifu Prefectural Governor election due to the expiration of the term of office was announced on the 9th, and former Cabinet Office Deputy Director-General for the Cabinet Secretariat Yoshihide Ezaki (60), recommended by the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Democratic Party for the People, and industrial counselor Reiko Wada (64), recommended by the Communist Party, are running for office. We will show you the uncut video of the two candidates' first speeches.
2025-01-09 13:29:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with the secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party, who will be visiting China next week, and expressed his hope that the resumption of inter-party exchanges with the Communist Party of China for the first time in seven years will lead to more active exchanges at various levels.
2025-01-09 11:28:00
Prime Minister Ishiba departed for Malaysia and Indonesia on the morning of the 9th. Prior to this, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to strengthen relations with Southeast Asia through summit meetings with the two countries.
2025-01-09 10:52:00
Former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is visiting Washington, met with Senator Hagerty, who served as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, and confirmed their cooperation in maintaining and strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance ahead of the inauguration of the Trump administration.
2025-01-09 10:40:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 8, 2025)
2025-01-09 04:34:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will visit Malaysia and Indonesia from the 9th as his first overseas visit of the year. In addition to building trust between the leaders, he also plans to strengthen cooperation in the security field, with China's strengthening maritime expansion in mind.
