2025-03-03 22:45:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg, who is visiting Japan, and conveyed his desire to further strengthen relations between the two countries and asked for cooperation toward the early resolution of the abduction issue by North Korea.
2025-03-03 22:43:00
The Japan Restoration Party has submitted a bill to the Diet to abolish temporary tax rates on gasoline and other taxes from April next year.
2025-03-03 21:24:00
In order to prevent fraud that exploits social media, the Liberal Democratic Party has proposed to Prime Minister Ishiba that new investigative methods be introduced, such as having criminal groups use fictitious accounts managed by the police, allowing them to track usage and lead to arrests.
2025-03-03 20:50:00
It has been learned through interviews with related parties that the 100-Article Committee investigating Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito's whistleblower documents has compiled a draft report concluding that the prefecture's response so far "lacked objectivity and fairness throughout, and there were major problems."
2025-03-03 20:48:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party and the Japan Restoration Party met and agreed to pass the new fiscal year budget proposal and tax-related bill amendments submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party through the House of Representatives on the 4th.
2025-03-03 20:29:00
Regarding the provisional gasoline tax rate, Japan Restoration Party leader Yoshimura indicated his intention to propose to each party that a consultative body be established consisting of the five ruling and opposition parties - the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People - to consider issues such as the timing of abolition and funding sources.
2025-03-03 19:48:00
The secretaries-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party and the Japan Restoration Party met and agreed to pass the new fiscal year budget proposal and tax-related bill amendments submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party through the House of Representatives on the 4th.
2025-03-03 19:21:00
At a board meeting on the evening of the 3rd, the House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating on the new fiscal year budget, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to vote on the budget at the committee meeting on the 4th. The budget bill was revised to reflect the contents of the agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party, and is expected to pass the House of Representatives on the 4th and be sent to the House of Councillors.
2025-03-03 19:18:00
Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," the Japan Restoration Party has decided to support the ruling party's proposed amendments to tax-related bills, including raising the minimum taxable income to 1.6 million yen.
2025-03-03 19:17:00
At a board meeting on the evening of the 3rd, the House of Representatives Budget Committee, which is deliberating on the new fiscal year budget, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to vote on the budget at the committee meeting on the 4th. The budget bill was revised to reflect the contents of the agreement between the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party, and is expected to pass the House of Representatives tomorrow and be sent to the House of Councillors.
2025-03-03 19:14:00
It has been learned through interviews with related parties that the 100-Article Committee investigating Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito's whistleblower documents is finalizing its preparations for a draft report that will conclude that the prefecture's response so far "lacked objectivity and fairness throughout, and there were major problems."
2025-03-03 19:10:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Democratic Party for the People have jointly submitted to the Diet an amendment to tax-related bills to abolish provisional tax rates on gasoline and other taxes from next month, stating that measures must be implemented quickly to support the lives of people suffering from high prices.
2025-03-03 18:59:00
As the House of Representatives' deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill reached a climax, an intensive discussion was held in the Budget Committee. Regarding the review of the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan pointed out that the ruling party's proposal was insufficient and difficult to understand, while Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding by saying that he would provide a detailed explanation while listening to the opinions of the opposition parties.
2025-03-03 17:53:00
A bipartisan group of lawmakers met on the 3rd to discuss government support measures for geothermal power generation, a renewable energy source whose adoption has been sluggish, including backing the development of the next-generation "closed loop" technology.
2025-03-03 16:36:00
Regarding the provisional gasoline tax rate, Japan Restoration Party leader Yoshimura indicated his intention to propose to each party that a consultative body be established consisting of the five ruling and opposition parties - the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, the Constitutional Democratic Party, the Japan Restoration Party, and the Democratic Party for the People - to consider issues such as the timing of abolition and funding sources.
2025-03-03 15:42:00
As the House of Representatives' deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill reached a climax, an intensive discussion was held in the Budget Committee. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan stated that the government would proceed as scheduled with the "High-cost Medical Care Expenses System," and repeatedly called for a freeze on the increase in the upper limit of patient burden from August. Prime Minister Ishiba, on the other hand, asked for understanding, saying that this was a decision made to maintain the system that reduces the burden on patients.
2025-03-03 15:37:00
Prime Minister Ishiba posted a video on social media to coincide with the "reinforced suicide prevention month," calling on people to speak to anyone who seems different than usual about someone close to them.
2025-03-03 14:16:00
As the House of Representatives' deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill reached a climax, an intensive discussion was held in the Budget Committee. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan stated that the government would proceed as scheduled with the "High-cost Medical Care Expenses System," and repeatedly called for a freeze on the increase in the upper limit of patient burden from August. Prime Minister Ishiba, on the other hand, asked for understanding, saying that this was a decision made to maintain the system that reduces the burden on patients.
2025-03-03 11:58:00
As the House of Representatives' deliberations on the new fiscal year budget bill reached a climax, an intensive discussion was held in the Budget Committee. The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan stated that the government would proceed as scheduled with the "High-cost Medical Care Expenses System," and repeatedly called for a freeze on the increase in the upper limit of patient burden from August. Prime Minister Ishiba, on the other hand, asked for understanding, saying that this was a decision made to maintain the system that reduces the burden on patients.
2025-03-03 10:12:00
February 28, 2025 06:53 Departure from the Prime Minister's Residence on foot 06:54 Arrival at the Prime Minister's Residence 07:07 Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery and Reconstruction Support Headquarters (until 07:14) 07:23 Cabinet meeting (until 07:31) 07:48 Meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tachibana Keiichiro (until 09:55) 10:45 Meeting with Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa, Director-General of the National Security Secretariat Okano Masatake, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Akahori Takeshi, Director-General of the International Bureau of the Ministry of Finance Tsuchitani Akihiro, Deputy Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Watanabe Yoichi, and Director-General of the Trade Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Arai Katsuyoshi (until 11:15) 11:16 Meeting with Kanai Masaaki, Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (until 11:31) 11:32 Met with Vice-Minister Watanabe Takeshi of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and Deputy Director-General Miyaura Koji (until 12:11) 12:51 Leaves the Prime Minister's Office 12:52 Arrives in the Diet 12:54 Enters the House of Representatives 1st Committee Room 13:00 House of Representatives Budget Committee opens 17:04 Leaves the House of Representatives Budget Committee midway through 17:06 Leaves the Diet 17:08 Arrives in the Prime Minister's Office 17:09 Met with Deputy Director-General for Recovery and Reconstruction Support, Cabinet Secretariat, Takahashi Kenji, Deputy Director-General for Policy, Cabinet Office, Ikeda Tatsuo, Commissioner General of the Fire and Disaster Management Agency, and Ono Isao, Deputy Director-General of the Joint Staff Office of the Ministry of Defense (until 17:11) 17:12 Meets with Minister of State for Disaster Management Sakai Manabu, Deputy Director-General for Recovery and Reconstruction Support in the Cabinet Secretariat Nagahashi, Deputy Director-General for Policy in the Cabinet Office Takahashi, Commissioner-General for Policy in the Cabinet Office Ikeda, and Deputy Chief of the Defense Ministry's Joint Staff Office Ono (until 17:21). 17:22 Meets with Minister of State for Disaster Management Sakai (until 17:30). 17:33 Meeting of relevant cabinet ministers regarding the forest fire in Ofunato City, Iwate Prefecture (until 17:45). 17:55 Meets with Cabinet Intelligence Director Hara Kazuya (until 18:11). 18:30 Meets with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Sakata Wataru, Chief Cabinet Secretary Morimoto Yoshiyuki of the National Police Agency, Director-General of the Financial Services Agency's Policy Bureau Yashiki Toshinori, and Director-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' Telecommunications Infrastructure Bureau Yumoto Hironobu (until 18:49). 18:56 Departs the Prime Minister's Office. 19:03 Arrives at Hotel New Otani in Kioicho, Tokyo. Dinner with International University of Health and Welfare Chairman Kuninobu Takagi at the Western restaurant "BELLA VISTA" 21:41 Departure from the same place 21:46 Arrival at the official residence
2025-03-03 05:30:00
Regarding the revised budget proposal for the new fiscal year, which takes into account the agreement reached with the Japan Restoration Party, including specific measures for free education, the ruling party plans to reach agreement with the opposition parties in order to pass the bill through the House of Representatives by the 5th, with budget deliberations in the House of Representatives reaching a climax.
