Political News(2025/03/05)
Prime Minister Ishiba meets with Italian President, agreeing to promote cooperation in a wide range of areas
2025-03-05 21:53:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with Italian President Mattarella, who is visiting Japan, and the two leaders agreed to further promote cooperation in a wide range of areas, including diplomacy, security, and the economy. They also confirmed that the two countries will work together to prepare for the celebration of the 160th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations next year.
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Prefectural Assembly approves report of 100-article committee finding "certain facts" regarding Governor Saito's power harassment allegations
2025-03-05 21:23:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's plenary session approved the report of the 100-Article Committee, which stated that the report "contained certain facts" regarding suspected power harassment by Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito.
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Cancer patients' group calls for meeting with Prime Minister Ishiba next week over high medical expenses
2025-03-05 21:07:00
Regarding the review of the high-cost medical care system, at the House of Councillors Budget Committee on the 5th, Prime Minister Ishiba indicated his intention to adjust dates to meet with patients. In response, Todoroki Hiromi, director of the National Federation of Cancer Patients' Organizations, said, "If possible, we would like Prime Minister Ishiba to make time next week, but we don't just want to meet with him. We would like him to carefully read the voices of over 3,600 patients and families collected in the survey, and understand that if things continue as they are, it will lead to a decrease in medical visits."
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Prefectural Assembly approves report of 100-article committee finding "certain facts" regarding Governor Saito's power harassment allegations
2025-03-05 20:26:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's plenary session approved the report of the 100-Article Committee, which stated that the report "contained certain facts" regarding suspected power harassment by Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito.
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Hyogo Governor Saito: "One opinion" of the 100-article committee report: Response is appropriate
2025-03-05 18:59:00
Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito said in a report compiled by the Prefectural Assembly's Article 100 Committee that the allegations of power harassment against the governor "contained certain facts," but that the prefecture's response to the allegations "was seriously problematic throughout the whole process." He said he "takes seriously the fact that one opinion has been expressed," and reiterated his view that the prefecture's response so far has been appropriate.
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Upper House Budget Committee debates high-cost medical care system and response to US tariff measures
2025-03-05 18:06:00
Deliberations on the new fiscal year budget proposal began in the House of Councillors on the 5th, and in the afternoon debate continued on issues such as the review of the high-cost medical care system and how to respond to tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States.
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Conservative lawmakers aim to make it legal for couples and parents and children to have the same surname but use their maiden names as common names
2025-03-05 16:42:00
A cross-party group of conservative lawmakers met to discuss optional separate surnames for married couples and confirmed their intention to aim to legalize the use of maiden names as common names in order to maintain the same surname for spouses and parents and children and to eliminate the inconvenience of changing surnames upon marriage.
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Prime Minister: "We will maintain the high-cost medical care system while preventing people from avoiding medical treatment"
2025-03-05 16:32:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal began deliberations in the House of Councillors on the 5th. In response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's repeated request to freeze the increase in the upper limit of the high-cost medical care system, Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding, saying that he would aim to maintain the system while preventing people from refraining from visiting doctors.
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New fiscal year budget bill passed by the House of Representatives plenary session, first amendment in 29 years
2025-03-05 16:25:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal was amended based on an agreement between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party, and was voted on in the House of Representatives plenary session and passed by a majority vote. This is the first time in 29 years that the government's initial budget proposal has been amended in the Diet. The second half of this article also reports on the reactions of each political party.
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Prime Minister: "We will maintain the high-cost medical care system while preventing people from avoiding medical treatment"
2025-03-05 15:39:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal began deliberations in the House of Councillors on the 5th. In response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's repeated request to freeze the increase in the upper limit of the high-cost medical care system, Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding, saying that he would aim to maintain the system while preventing people from refraining from visiting doctors.
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Prime Minister: "We will maintain the high-cost medical care system while preventing people from avoiding medical treatment"
2025-03-05 14:32:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal began deliberations in the House of Councillors on the 5th. In response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's repeated request to freeze the increase in the upper limit of the high-cost medical care system, Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding, saying that he would aim to maintain the system while preventing people from refraining from visiting doctors.
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Prime Minister: "We will maintain the high-cost medical care system while preventing people from avoiding medical treatment"
2025-03-05 13:59:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal began deliberations in the House of Councillors on the 5th. In response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's repeated request to freeze the increase in the upper limit of the high-cost medical care system, Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding, saying that he would aim to maintain the system while preventing people from refraining from visiting doctors.
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Prefectural Assembly approves report of 100-article committee finding "certain facts" regarding Governor Saito's power harassment allegations
2025-03-05 12:08:00
The Hyogo Prefectural Assembly's plenary session approved the report of the 100-Article Committee, which stated that the report "contained certain facts" regarding suspected power harassment by Hyogo Prefecture Governor Saito.
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Prime Minister: "We will maintain the high-cost medical care system while preventing people from avoiding medical treatment"
2025-03-05 11:50:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal began deliberations in the House of Councillors on the 5th. In response to the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's repeated request to freeze the increase in the upper limit of the high-cost medical care system, Prime Minister Ishiba asked for understanding, saying that he would aim to maintain the system while preventing people from refraining from visiting doctors.
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Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities March 4, 2025
2025-03-05 11:03:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities March 4, 2025)
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Minister of Reconstruction Ito: "Public understanding is essential" for recycling soil produced during decontamination work
2025-03-05 06:43:00
Regarding the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accident, Minister of Reconstruction Ito stated that public understanding is essential to moving forward with the recycling of soil produced during decontamination work, and expressed his intention for the government to work together to disseminate information on the safety and necessity of the use of the soil.
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New fiscal year budget bill passes House of Representatives, moves to House of Councillors for deliberation
2025-03-05 05:21:00
The new fiscal year budget bill was revised based on an agreement between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party, and passed the House of Representatives on the 4th. According to the provisions of the Constitution, the budget bill is to be enacted early next month, but the government and ruling parties have decided to expedite deliberations in the House of Councillors in order to have it enacted by the end of this month.
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Foreign Minister Iwatake meets with Mongolian Foreign Minister to confirm strengthening security relations
2025-03-05 00:21:00
Foreign Minister Iwao met with Mongolian Foreign Minister Battsetseg in Tokyo and confirmed that they would strengthen security relations through measures including the provision of defense equipment to the Mongolian military. They also called for cooperation in quickly resolving the abduction issue by North Korea.
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