2025-01-24 22:46:00
Former Minister of Economic Security Takaichi of the Liberal Democratic Party pointed out that there are issues with optional separate surnames for married couples, and expressed the view that this should be addressed by expanding the scope of people who can commonly use their maiden names.
2025-01-24 21:34:00
Regarding the negative opinions expressed within the Liberal Democratic Party regarding the government's policy to relax visa issuance requirements for Chinese tourists, Foreign Minister Iwaki Naotoshi asked for understanding, saying that the decision was made after taking into consideration the overall economic effects and impact on public safety.
2025-01-24 19:24:00
Foreign Minister Iwasaki delivered a diplomatic speech at the plenary session of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, in which he stated that the enhancement and strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance is the top priority for the Ishiba administration, and emphasized his intention to build a strong relationship of trust with the Trump administration in the U.S. and to advance cooperation. Minister of Finance Kato and Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa also gave speeches.
2025-01-24 19:17:00
A meeting of directors of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating on the new fiscal year budget proposal, was held, and the ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold a "ministerial review" in February, a new initiative proposed by the opposition parties that would involve specialized questioning for each ministry.
2025-01-24 19:08:00
Regarding the House of Councillors election in the summer of 2025, Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Iwatani met with Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General Ogawa and explained the party's plan to implement primary elections in order to unify opposition candidates in single-seat districts, and requested their participation.
2025-01-24 18:36:00
Prime Minister Ishiba delivered his policy speech at the plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, in which he positioned regional revitalization as the core of nation-building and called for the "Reiwa era of remodeling the Japanese archipelago." He also emphasized that the ruling and opposition parties will deliberate on running the government as a minority party, and strive to gain the understanding and sympathy of the people.
2025-01-24 18:35:00
Regarding the introduction of a system of optional separate surnames for married couples, on which opinions are divided within the party, LDP Secretary-General Moriyama stated that deregulation of party discipline should be avoided when voting on the bill in the Diet, and that it is important to reach a consensus within the party before proceeding with deliberations.
2025-01-24 18:15:00
Regarding the House of Councillors election in the summer of 2025, Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Iwatani met with Constitutional Democratic Party Secretary-General Ogawa and explained the party's plan to implement primary elections in order to unify opposition candidates in single-seat districts, and requested their participation.
2025-01-24 18:01:00
On the 24th, the day the regular Diet session convened, about 60 members of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors who belong to the bipartisan "League of Parliamentarians for the Promotion of Traditional Japanese Clothing" posed for a photo in kimono in front of the central entrance of the Diet building.
2025-01-24 17:48:00
Foreign Minister Iwasaki delivered a diplomatic speech at the plenary session of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, stressing that the enhancement and strengthening of the Japan-U.S. alliance is the top priority for the Ishiba administration, and stressed his intention to build a strong relationship of trust and promote cooperation with the Trump administration in the United States. Finance Minister Kato and Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa also delivered speeches at the plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors.
2025-01-24 17:42:00
Prime Minister Ishiba delivered his policy speech at the plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, in which he positioned regional revitalization as the core of nation-building and called for the "Reiwa era of remodeling the Japanese archipelago." He also emphasized that the ruling and opposition parties will deliberate on running the government as a minority party, and strive to gain the understanding and sympathy of the people.
2025-01-24 17:12:00
Prime Minister Ishiba delivered his policy speech at the plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, in which he positioned regional revitalization as the core of nation-building and called for the "Reiwa era of remodeling the Japanese archipelago." He also emphasized that the ruling and opposition parties will deliberate on running the government as a minority party, and strive to gain the understanding and sympathy of the people.
2025-01-24 16:04:00
Prime Minister Ishiba delivered a policy speech at the House of Representatives plenary session, in which he positioned regional revitalization as the core of nation-building and called for the "Reiwa Remodeling of the Japanese Archipelago." He also emphasized that the ruling and opposition parties will deliberate on running the government with a minority government and strive to gain the understanding and sympathy of the people.
2025-01-24 15:52:00
In a diplomatic speech at the House of Representatives plenary session, Foreign Minister Iwatake stated that enhancing and strengthening the Japan-U.S. alliance is the top priority for the Ishiba administration, and emphasized his intention to build a strong relationship of trust and advance cooperation with the Trump administration in the United States.
2025-01-24 15:11:00
The regular Diet session has been convened. On the first day, Prime Minister Ishiba, in his policy speech, set out the direction for the future administration, including a growth strategy that includes regional revitalization and wage increases, and strengthening disaster prevention measures. In response, the ruling and opposition parties began to debate. What kind of Diet session will it be? We asked our reporters in charge. (Political section: Oikawa Yuko, Chibiki Souyou)
2025-01-24 13:54:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with Foreign Minister Iwatake Iwasaki, who had previously visited the United States, and expressed his intention to proceed with preparations for a Japan-U.S. summit meeting with President Trump, taking into account the schedule for the regular Diet session that convened on the 24th.
2025-01-24 13:41:00
Amid concerns about the risks surrounding generative AI, such as the spread of false information, the government has outlined a bill to promote proper research and development while also conducting investigations and providing guidance in the event of malicious incidents involving AI, and has presented it to the Liberal Democratic Party.
2025-01-24 13:27:00
In an effort to expand enrollment in the Employees' Pension Insurance, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has presented the Liberal Democratic Party's Social Security System Research Council with proposals to relax the company size requirements for part-time and other workers to enroll in October two years from now, and to abolish the requirements in October four years from now.
2025-01-24 13:22:00
The opening ceremony of the 217th ordinary Diet session was held on the 24th in the House of Councillors plenary session hall, with the Emperor in attendance.
2025-01-24 13:21:00
Regarding the Liberal Democratic Party's investigation into the issue surrounding a political fundraising party held by a Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly faction, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda expressed his intention to call for a reinvestigation, saying that the party only interviewed local organizations was insufficient.
2025-01-24 13:19:00
The regular Diet session convened on the 24th, and Prime Minister Ishiba, who will be in the minority ruling party, indicated his intention to hold intensive discussions with each party to reach a consensus on the passage of the new fiscal year budget bill and other measures. Meanwhile, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda emphasized that he would like to demonstrate his party's presence by closely examining the contents of the budget bill and urging for revisions.
2025-01-24 12:02:00
The regular Diet session convened on the 24th, and Prime Minister Ishiba, who will be in the minority ruling party, indicated his intention to hold intensive discussions with each party to reach a consensus on the passage of the new fiscal year budget bill and other measures. Meanwhile, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda emphasized that he would like to demonstrate his party's presence by closely examining the contents of the budget bill and urging for revisions.
2025-01-24 11:38:00
The government has submitted a draft budget for the new fiscal year 2025 to the Diet, with the general account total set to be the largest ever at over 115 trillion yen.
2025-01-24 11:15:00
The regular Diet session will convene on the 24th, and while the government and ruling coalition will be in the minority, they plan to do everything in their power to pass the new fiscal year budget bill within the fiscal year while gaining the understanding of the opposition parties. However, the opposition parties have said that the budget bill is insufficient and have decided to scrutinize it and request revisions.
2025-01-24 10:57:00
The government has submitted a draft budget for the new fiscal year 2025 to the Diet, with the general account total set to be the largest ever at over 115 trillion yen.
2025-01-24 10:17:00
Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 23, 2025
2025-01-24 05:03:00
The regular Diet session will convene on the 24th, and while the government and ruling coalition will be in the minority, they plan to do everything in their power to pass the new fiscal year budget bill within the fiscal year while gaining the understanding of the opposition parties. However, the opposition parties have said that the budget bill is insufficient and have decided to scrutinize it and request revisions.
2025-01-24 00:25:00
The Ministry of Finance has compiled estimates of the future fiscal situation based on the budget proposal for the new fiscal year 2025, and taking into account rising market interest rates, the cost of paying interest on government bonds is expected to increase by about 1.5 times in fiscal 2028.
