2025-01-14 21:52:00
On the evening of the 14th, Secretary-General Moriyama of the Liberal Democratic Party, who is visiting Beijing, China, revealed to reporters that he will meet with Premier Li Qiang on the 15th to deliver a personal letter from Prime Minister Ishiba to President Xi Jinping.
2025-01-14 20:49:00
The government has drawn up the outline of a bill to introduce "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur. In order to prevent serious damage, the bill includes provisions for the police and the Self-Defense Forces to access the source of the attack and take measures to neutralize it, with prior approval from an independent agency.
2025-01-14 19:23:00
These are the approval ratings for each party in January.
2025-01-14 19:01:00
According to an NHK opinion poll, the number of people who said they "support" the Ishiba Cabinet was 39%, up one point from the survey conducted last December, while those who said they "do not support" it was 40%, up two points.
2025-01-14 18:43:00
This year's ordinary Diet session, which will deliberate on the new fiscal year budget bill and other matters, will be convened on the 24th of next week, and Prime Minister Ishiba is scheduled to deliver his policy speech on the same day.
2025-01-14 18:10:00
Ahead of the inauguration of the new Trump administration next week, Prime Minister Ishiba met with former Prime Minister Suga of the Liberal Democratic Party, who visited the United States last week, and exchanged views on future diplomatic policy and other issues.
2025-01-14 17:51:00
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Moriyama, who is currently visiting China, met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and expressed his recognition that in order to improve relations between the two countries, it is important to reduce outstanding issues and make cooperation visible.
2025-01-14 17:50:00
In a case surrounding a political fundraising party held by a Liberal Democratic Party faction, two former Abe faction lawmakers who attended the House of Councillors Political Ethics Committee revealed that their secretaries had been instructed by the faction's secretariat not to include in the income and expenditure report the refund amounts that exceeded the quota.
2025-01-14 17:17:00
In a case surrounding a political fundraising party held by a Liberal Democratic Party faction, two former Abe faction lawmakers who attended the House of Councillors Political Ethics Committee revealed that their secretaries had been instructed by the faction's secretariat not to include in the income and expenditure report the refund amounts that exceeded the quota.
2025-01-14 17:14:00
Taizo Nozawa, a former Liberal Democratic Party member of the House of Councillors and Minister of Justice, passed away last month at a hospital in Tokyo. He was 91 years old.
2025-01-14 16:32:00
During his visit to Seoul, South Korea, Foreign Minister Iwao met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who is acting as the President, and confirmed that the two governments will continue to work closely together to further develop Japan-South Korea relations.
2025-01-14 16:24:00
Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Moriyama, who is currently visiting China, met with Foreign Minister Wang Yi and expressed his recognition that in order to improve relations between the two countries, it is important to reduce outstanding issues and make cooperation visible.
2025-01-14 16:00:00
During his visit to Seoul, South Korea, Foreign Minister Iwao met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Strategy and Finance Choi Sang-mok, who is acting as the President, and confirmed that the two governments will continue to work closely together to further develop Japan-South Korea relations.
2025-01-14 15:25:00
Regarding the issue of JOIN, a public-private fund that supports the overseas expansion of infrastructure, posting a large deficit in its financial statements for last year, the government confirmed at a meeting of relevant cabinet members held on the 14th its intention to further strengthen oversight of the public-private fund, which is running into an accumulated deficit.
2025-01-14 14:13:00
Regarding the review of the so-called "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," Finance Minister Katsuyuki Kato expressed his view at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting on the 14th that, given the current fiscal situation in which the outstanding balance of government bonds continues to increase, there should be discussions on securing financial resources.
2025-01-14 14:09:00
Regarding the House of Councillors election this summer, Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General Ogawa stated at a press conference that he would like to begin policy discussions with the Democratic Party for the People as soon as possible and to unify candidates, focusing on single-seat districts with one seat in each party.
2025-01-14 12:55:00
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Eto will visit China from the 15th to meet with Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Jun and others to exchange views on issues such as the resumption of imports of Japanese seafood products.
2025-01-14 12:53:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will move into the official residence on the 12th, after repairs are completed, and will be shifting between the residence and the Diet members' accommodation as needed to carry out his duties.
2025-01-14 12:31:00
The Japan-China Ruling Party Exchange Council, an inter-party exchange between the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party and the Communist Party of China, was held in China for the first time in seven years. LDP Secretary-General Moriyama called on the Chinese side to take measures to resolve outstanding issues, such as resuming imports of Japanese seafood products as soon as possible, in order to improve Japan-China relations.
2025-01-14 12:18:00
Regarding the issue of security flaws on some of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' websites, Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Murakami stated at a press conference after the Cabinet meeting that he intends to implement stricter management in the future and work to prevent recurrence.
2025-01-14 10:38:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities, January 13, 2025) 08:05 AM Video conference with US President Biden and Philippine President Marcos at the Official Residence (until 08:29 AM) 08:31 AM Interviews with various media outlets (until 08:37 AM) 08:38 AM Meets with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Aoki Kazuhiko (until 08:56 AM) (January 12, 2025) 00:44 AM After visiting Malaysia and Indonesia, arrives at Haneda Airport on a government plane with his wife Yoshiko 00:57 AM Departs from the airport 01:20 AM Arrives at the House of Representatives members' accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo 17:28 PM Departs the House of Representatives members' accommodation with his wife Yoshiko 17:48 PM Arrives at the Official Residence (January 11, 2025) (All times below are Japan time) 10:33 AM Offers flowers at the Kalibata Heroes Cemetery in Jakarta, Indonesia (until 10:56 AM) 12:01 PM A welcoming ceremony is held at the Presidential Palace in Bogor, a suburb of Jakarta. Photographing and signing the register (until 12:09) 12:10 Summit meeting with President Prabowo (until 13:58) 14:16 Joint press conference (until 14:37) 14:43 Attended a luncheon hosted by President Prabowo. Left midway through 17:08 Interviews with media outlets at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta (until 17:19) 18:04 Departed from the airport on a government plane (January 10, 2025) (All times below are in Japan time) 10:03 Welcoming ceremony at the Prime Minister's Office near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photographing and signing the register (until 10:23) 10:25 Summit meeting with Prime Minister Anwar (until 11:55) 12:13 Joint press conference (until 12:37) 12:50 Luncheon hosted by Prime Minister Anwar at the Prime Minister's Residence (until 13:40) 14:11 Offering flowers at the Kuala Lumpur Japanese Cemetery (until 14:28) 17:07 Departure from Kuala Lumpur International Airport on a government plane 18:47 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia. Overnight stay at Hotel Indonesia Kempinski Jakarta
2025-01-14 05:35:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, who are currently visiting China, visited Tsinghua University in Beijing, and the university's president requested that Prime Minister Ishiba visit and give a lecture. LDP Secretary-General Moriyama conveyed this to Prime Minister Ishiba, and responded that he would work to make this happen.
2025-01-14 04:51:00
The House of Councillors Political Ethics Committee will resume its investigation of the LDP faction's political fundraising party on the 14th. The focus remains on whether the investigation will lead to a clearer picture of how the faction's refunds, or kickbacks, were resumed.
