2025-01-10 21:16:00
Regarding Denmark's decision to release the former head of the anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd and not allow his extradition to Japan, Foreign Minister Iwao summoned the Danish ambassador to Japan to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and conveyed his deep regret.
2025-01-10 20:52:00
Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea when she was in the first year of junior high school, responded to questions from reporters after meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi, who also serves as the minister in charge of abduction issues, saying, "I believe that good days will definitely come this year," and called for the early return of all abduction victims.
2025-01-10 19:19:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is visiting Southeast Asia, arrived in Indonesia, his second destination, on the evening of the 10th. He plans to hold a summit meeting with President Prabowo on the 11th, where he hopes to build a relationship of trust between the two leaders and confirm the strengthening of cooperation in the security field.
2025-01-10 18:47:00
Satsuki Katayama, former Minister of State for Regional Revitalization and the Liberal Democratic Party, has announced that she will attend the inauguration ceremony of US President-elect Donald Trump in Washington on the 20th of this month.
2025-01-10 17:55:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who visited Malaysia, completed a series of events including a summit meeting with Prime Minister Anwar, and departed for his next destination, Indonesia, on the evening of the 10th, Japan time.
2025-01-10 16:25:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi met with Sakie Yokota, the mother of Megumi Yokota, who was abducted by North Korea, and others at the Prime Minister's Office, and emphasized his intention to do everything in his power to ensure the return of all abduction victims as soon as possible.
2025-01-10 16:21:00
Two candidates, Mitazono Kin and Hirose Ken, who ran as independents in last year's House of Representatives election and defeated the LDP's official candidate to win, are expected to join the LDP.
2025-01-10 16:06:00
As an additional sanction against Russia over its continued invasion of Ukraine, the government has decided to freeze the assets of executives of companies suspected of involvement in military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
2025-01-10 15:57:00
With the regular Diet session due to convene this month, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda emphasized at a press conference that he would like to seek the realization of free school lunches for elementary and junior high schools and free high school tuition fees during deliberations on the new fiscal year budget proposal.
2025-01-10 15:41:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 10th, the government decided to appoint Foreign Affairs Counselor Takehiro Funakoshi as Vice Minister, the top administrative position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2025-01-10 15:35:00
Regarding this summer's House of Councillors election, Communist Party Chairman Tamura presented a draft resolution at a general meeting of the Central Committee, saying he wanted to lead the party forward and open up new political prospects, and that he would aim to win 6.5 million votes in the proportional representation section and increase the number of seats.
2025-01-10 15:06:00
Foreign Minister Iwasaki announced that he will visit South Korea, the Philippines, and other countries next week. In addition to strengthening cooperation with each country, he also plans to confirm the importance of trilateral cooperation between Japan, the United States, South Korea, and Japan, the United States, and the Philippines ahead of the inauguration of the Trump administration in the United States.
2025-01-10 13:13:00
In discussions between the ruling party and the Japan Restoration Party over education policy, the party presented a timetable that included making high school tuition free starting in April of this year. However, the ruling party pointed out that there would be practical issues to overcome before the policy could be implemented from April, and it was decided that further discussions would take place.
2025-01-10 13:02:00
The government began operating a system on the 10th to subsidize up to 500,000 yen in transportation costs for volunteers working in disaster-stricken areas such as the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Minister of Disaster Management Sakai expressed his intention to use this as an opportunity to revitalize disaster volunteers.
2025-01-10 12:37:00
At a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 10th, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Muto reiterated his intention to continue to provide detailed information and gain the understanding of the local community in order to restart the Tokyo Electric Power Company's Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant in Niigata Prefecture. Regarding the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant, the local governor, Hanazumi, has indicated that he expects that the materials for discussion regarding the restart of the plant will be available to a certain extent around spring this year.
2025-01-10 12:00:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is visiting Malaysia, held a summit meeting with Prime Minister Anwar and is believed to have confirmed that, with China's increasing maritime expansion in mind, they will maintain and strengthen a free and open international order based on the rule of law.
2025-01-10 11:11:00
At a cabinet meeting on the 10th, the government decided that National Security Secretariat Director-General Takeo Akiba would step down and that Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Masaaki Okano would succeed him.
2025-01-10 09:18:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 9, 2025)
2025-01-10 08:35:00
Regarding the upcoming inauguration of the Trump administration in the United States, former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party expressed his recognition that it is important for Prime Minister Ishiba and President-elect Trump to build a close relationship in which they can communicate with each other in order to further strengthen the Japan-U.S. alliance.
2025-01-10 06:08:00
In discussions with the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito over education policy, the Japan Restoration Party plans to present a timetable that includes implementing free high school tuition starting in the new academic year in April.
2025-01-10 05:37:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is currently visiting Malaysia, will hold a summit meeting with Prime Minister Anwar on the 10th. The two leaders will exchange views on a wide range of topics and build a relationship of trust, and with China's strengthening maritime expansion in mind, he hopes to work together in the security field.
