2025-01-28 22:01:00
Regarding the promotion of Okinawa, Prime Minister Ishiba stated that the concentration of tourists in the southern part of the main island is an issue, and expressed his intention to work on revitalizing the northern part by improving transportation access, etc.
2025-01-28 21:29:00
The Election Administration Committee of Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, has announced that the voting date for the mayoral election, which was scheduled for March 9, will be changed to March 16, the same as the Chiba Prefectural Governor election. While this is expected to reduce expenses, it means that the voting will take place after the term of office has expired, which is an unprecedented change in the prefecture.
2025-01-28 19:50:00
The Komeito Party held its first meeting of its working group on the introduction of optional separate surnames for married couples, and decided to summarize the party's positions on key issues, such as how children's surnames should be decided, before entering into ruling party discussions with the Liberal Democratic Party.
2025-01-28 19:43:00
On the 28th, the ruling and opposition parties held intermittent discussions on how to handle the opposition's request to summon the accounting officer of the former Abe faction of the Liberal Democratic Party as a witness, but were unable to reach an agreement. As a result, the explanation of the purpose of the new fiscal year budget proposal at the committee meeting on the 29th was postponed.
2025-01-28 19:04:00
On the 28th, representative question sessions were held at the plenary sessions of the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors. The second day of representative question sessions was held in the afternoon at the House of Representatives plenary session, and in response to the Constitutional Democratic Party's request to amend the new fiscal year budget proposal to incorporate the demands of the opposition parties, Prime Minister Ishiba emphasized that he would listen to the arguments of the opposition parties and strive to gain the understanding and sympathy of the public.
2025-01-28 17:36:00
The Tokyo Summary Court has issued a summary order imposing a fine of 1 million yen and a three-year suspension of civil rights on the accountant of the Liberal Democratic Party group in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, who was summarily indicted on charges of false reporting in violation of the Political Funds Control Act for failing to report approximately 35 million yen in the group's political funding income and expenditure report, part of the income raised at a political fundraising party.
2025-01-28 16:20:00
The percentage of male civil servants in general positions who took childcare leave of one week or more last year was 79%. The government says this is below its target of 85%, and that it wants to further improve the environment so that men can participate in childcare.
2025-01-28 15:37:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's (CDP) action plan for next year was presented at a standing executive meeting on the 28th. The plan states that the goal of all party activities will be to win the House of Councillors election this summer and the next House of Representatives election in order to realize a change of government.
2025-01-28 14:46:00
At a meeting of the House Management Committee of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors, the government presented personnel proposals for 39 people from 11 institutions, including inspectors for the Board of Audit and members of the Bank of Japan's Board of Audit committee, which require the approval of the Diet.
2025-01-28 14:20:00
The Komeito Party held its first meeting of its working group on the introduction of optional separate surnames for married couples, and decided to summarize the party's positions on key issues, such as how children's surnames should be decided, before entering into ruling party discussions with the Liberal Democratic Party.
2025-01-28 14:09:00
In an effort to strengthen disaster prevention measures in local areas, the Cabinet Office will begin hiring people with knowledge and experience in disaster prevention as "hometown disaster prevention officials" from the new fiscal year, and began recruiting on the 28th.
2025-01-28 12:32:00
The Komeito Party held its first meeting of its working group on the introduction of optional separate surnames for married couples, and decided to summarize the party's positions on key issues, such as how children's surnames should be decided, before entering into ruling party discussions with the Liberal Democratic Party.
2025-01-28 12:21:00
Ahead of the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo in April, the government held a meeting of the Promotion Headquarters, and Prime Minister Ishiba instructed the relevant cabinet ministers to be fully prepared to welcome visitors and to encourage them to visit local areas, thereby contributing to regional revitalization.
2025-01-28 12:07:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party met, and Komeito Party conveyed its intention to support the House of Representatives Budget Committee's vote on whether to summon the former Abe faction's accounting officer as a witness. On the other hand, the Liberal Democratic Party indicated its intention to oppose the idea.
2025-01-28 11:55:00
On the 28th, the Diet began a plenary session of the House of Councillors where representatives of each party were asked to answer questions regarding Prime Minister Ishiba's policy speech. While the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan called for a serious effort to reform politics in the wake of the politics-and-money scandal, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to deepen discussions on the establishment of a "Political Party Law" that would set out organizational regulations necessary for the governance of political parties in order to ensure trust in politics.
2025-01-28 11:42:00
Regarding the "My Number Health Insurance Card," which combines a My Number card and an insurance card, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has submitted a bill to the Diet to revive the issuance of traditional health insurance cards, citing concerns that usage rates have not increased and that this may cause anxiety among the public.
2025-01-28 11:27:00
The government has outlined a proposed amendment to the Whistleblower Protection Act and presented it to the Liberal Democratic Party, which would include imposing criminal penalties on businesses that fire or discipline employees for reporting fraud internally.
2025-01-28 11:19:00
Minister of Justice Suzuki has announced that he will ask the Legislative Council to consider amending the law in February in order to revise the criteria for the crime of dangerous driving resulting in death or injury. Discussions will be held on what types of drunk driving and high speed driving constitute dangerous driving, including setting numerical standards.
2025-01-28 09:11:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities January 27, 2025)
2025-01-28 04:53:00
In the Diet, the House of Councillors will also hold a representative question and answer session regarding Prime Minister Ishiba's policy speech from the 28th, and debate is expected to take place on efforts to restore trust in politics and future foreign policy.
2025-01-28 04:43:00
In an effort to strengthen disaster prevention measures in local areas, the Cabinet Office is making arrangements to hire people with knowledge and experience in disaster prevention as "hometown disaster prevention officials" from the new fiscal year.
2025-01-28 00:04:00
Former Prime Minister Kishida and former Secretary-General Motegi of the Liberal Democratic Party met and exchanged views on the situation within the party.
