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Political News(2025/02/02)
LDP to resume discussion on optional separate surnames for married couples, focus on consolidating opinions
2025-02-02 12:05:00
The Liberal Democratic Party is set to resume internal discussions this month regarding optional separate surnames for married couples, and with both positive and cautious opinions on the introduction of the system still present, the focus will be on how to reach a consensus.
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Sunday Debate: Budget Committee members exchange opinions on new fiscal year budget proposal deliberations
2025-02-02 11:47:00
Members of the ruling and opposition parties in the House of Representatives Budget Committee exchanged opinions on the NHK program "Sunday Debate" regarding the deliberation of the new fiscal year budget bill. The Liberal Democratic Party emphasized that it will discuss with the opposition parties and make any necessary amendments, aiming to pass the budget bill within the fiscal year, while the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan indicated that it would like to work with other opposition parties to make amendments of at least several hundred billion yen.
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"Pre-disaster prevention" is one of the main points of discussion at the expert meeting for the establishment of the Disaster Prevention Agency
2025-02-02 10:58:00
One of the points of discussion at the government's expert meeting to set up a Disaster Prevention Agency is "pre-disaster prevention," which involves taking measures to minimize damage before a disaster occurs. In addition to strengthening systems such as earthquake resistance, the focus will likely also be on how to raise public awareness of disaster prevention.
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