2025-02-24 22:28:00
On the evening of the 24th, Prime Minister Ishiba participated online in a summit hosted by Ukraine, where he pointed out that it is important to achieve a fair and lasting peace with Ukraine's involvement, and emphasized that Japan's stance of support remains unwavering.
2025-02-24 22:09:00
Mr. Tamaki of the Democratic Party for the People, who is visiting Taiwan, met with President Lai Ching-te on the evening of the 24th and exchanged views on strengthening relations between Japan and Taiwan and building supply chains in a wide range of fields.
2025-02-24 22:06:00
Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," Secretary-General of the Democratic Party for the People, Shizuo, expressed the view that the Komeito Party's proposal to expand the range of annual income above which the income tax exemption is added would be difficult to accept, as it would create a new annual income barrier.
2025-02-24 21:19:00
At an event promoting food from his home prefecture of Tottori, Prime Minister Ishiba sampled dishes made with snow crab, a winter delicacy from the Sea of Japan, and emphasized his belief that attractive local food ingredients are key to promoting regional revitalization.
2025-02-24 18:37:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held its party convention and decided on its activity plan for the new fiscal year, which states that its most important immediate goal is to win this summer's House of Councillors election and the next House of Representatives election in order to bring about a change of government.
2025-02-24 17:57:00
Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," Secretary-General of the Democratic Party for the People, Shizuo, expressed the view that the Komeito Party's proposal to expand the range of annual income above which the income tax exemption is added would be difficult to accept, as it would create a new annual income barrier.
2025-02-24 17:48:00
With the opening of the Osaka-Kansai Expo approaching in April, the government and the Expo Association are working to increase repeat visitors by making arrangements to sell "season passes" that will allow unlimited entry over a certain period of time at a discount to people who visit by May.
2025-02-24 17:44:00
On the 24th, the prefectural organization of the Japan Restoration Party conducted an interview investigation of the assembly member in Hyogo Prefecture regarding the issue of providing documents of unknown authenticity and audio recordings of the 100-article committee during last year's gubernatorial election, which were kept private to avoid affecting the election, to Takashi Tachibana, the representative of a political group. The party plans to decide on disciplinary action on the 25th.
2025-02-24 16:31:00
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi attended a meeting to discuss the issue of abductions by North Korea and said he had received full support for a resolution from U.S. President Trump. He expressed his intention to work with the international community to make every effort to realize the return of all abducted people as soon as possible.
2025-02-24 06:24:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly member of the Japan Restoration Party provided political group leader Tachibana Takashi with documents of unknown authenticity and audio recordings of closed-door meetings of the 100-article committee during last year's prefectural gubernatorial election. The prefectural organization of the Japan Restoration Party plans to hold a party disciplinary committee meeting on the 24th to interview the member and then decide on disciplinary action soon.
2025-02-24 06:19:00
On the 24th, it will be three years since Russia invaded Ukraine. While the Japanese government hopes for an end to the fighting through diplomatic efforts by the United States and other countries, it will continue to stress the importance of cooperation among the international community, as the nature of the end could have an impact on the security environment in East Asia.
