2025-01-16 20:31:00
Regarding the proposal to raise basic pensions, which is a focus of pension system reform, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun making adjustments to postpone the decision on whether to implement it until after 2029, four years from now, while taking into account the economic situation and other factors.
2025-01-16 19:47:00
Regarding the proposal to raise basic pensions, which is a focus of pension system reform, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has begun making adjustments to postpone the decision on whether to implement it until after 2029, four years from now, while taking into account the economic situation and other factors.
2025-01-16 18:37:00
Ahead of the regular Diet session convening next week, the Diet affairs committee chairs of seven opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, met to confirm that they will seek a resolution to summon the former Abe faction's accounting officer as an expert witness before deliberations begin on the new fiscal year budget proposal, in order to uncover the truth behind the LDP's politics and money problems.
2025-01-16 18:34:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with producers of dried persimmons, a specialty of Fukushima Prefecture, called "Anpo-kaki," and offered them encouragement, expressing his intention to continue to work with all his might toward the reconstruction of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.
2025-01-16 18:26:00
In order to achieve wage increases, Prime Minister Ishiba held a roundtable discussion with small and medium-sized business owners and expressed his intention to submit a bill to amend the Subcontracting Law to the Diet at an early date in order to thoroughly ensure price pass-on and fair trading practices.
2025-01-16 18:02:00
In order to establish a third-party organization to check political funds, the Komeito Party and the Democratic Party for the People held a working group meeting to finalize details such as the format of on-site investigations, and confirmed that they will finalize the outline of the bill as early as next month.
2025-01-16 16:57:00
Following the registration of Japan's "traditional sake brewing" as an intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO, Prime Minister Ishiba met with the chairpersons of the association of sake brewing companies and expressed his intention to support the expansion of domestic consumption and the promotion of exports.
2025-01-16 14:52:00
Regarding the schedule for this summer's House of Councillors election, Komeito leader Saito claimed that the party had never requested that the voting day be the middle day of the three-day weekend in July.
2025-01-16 14:49:00
With a view to revitalizing regional areas, Prime Minister Ishiba met with local business executives who are involved in urban development and other activities, and attendees expressed opinions such as the need for the government to discuss ways to encourage people from rural areas living in urban areas to contribute to their hometowns.
2025-01-16 14:31:00
In response to a request from Governor Miyashita of Aomori Prefecture, which is experiencing record snowfall, for financial support to expedite snow removal, Prime Minister Ishiba conveyed his intention to respond as much as possible.
2025-01-16 13:32:00
Regarding the fact that the probability of a major earthquake occurring in the Nankai Trough within the next 30 years has been raised to "about 80%," Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that the situation is highly urgency and called for people to make preparations on a daily basis, while emphasizing his intention to steadily advance efforts to strengthen disaster response.
2025-01-16 11:56:00
With a view to introducing "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks before they occur, the government has presented the Liberal Democratic Party with the outline of a bill that would include provisions for the police and Self-Defense Forces to access the source of an attack and take measures to neutralize it with prior approval from an independent agency.
2025-01-16 10:40:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 15, 2025)
2025-01-16 05:11:00
Prime Minister Ishiba is planning to visit the Osaka-Kansai Expo site soon to inspect the preparations for the upcoming event, which will open in April this year. It is believed that the aim of his visit is to foster momentum for the event.
2025-01-16 01:19:00
During his visit to the UK, Defense Minister Nakatani inspected the international organization that will serve as the command center for the joint development of the next generation of fighter jets by the three countries, including Italy, and expressed Japan's intention to spare no effort in providing support.
