2025-03-13 23:16:00
It has come to light that the office of Prime Minister Ishiba gave gift certificates worth 100,000 yen each to the Liberal Democratic Party's one-term House of Representatives members who attended a dinner party at the Prime Minister's official residence earlier this month. According to a government source, all of the gifts have since been returned.
2025-03-13 21:27:00
It has come to light that the office of Prime Minister Ishiba gave gift certificates worth 100,000 yen each to the Liberal Democratic Party's one-term House of Representatives members who attended a dinner party at the Prime Minister's official residence earlier this month. According to a government source, all of the gifts have since been returned.
2025-03-13 19:25:00
Regarding political reform, executives from four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party, met to confirm their intention to put together a single bill as opposition parties to ban corporate and group donations and to work toward its passage.
2025-03-13 19:08:00
At a joint meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Special Committee on Postal Services and other groups, the outline of a proposed amendment to the Postal Privatization Act and related laws was presented. The amendment would add services to local government counter services to Japan Post's core business, while also including financial measures to maintain the post office network.
2025-03-13 19:06:00
As issues surrounding online casinos continue to grow, a Liberal Democratic Party investigative committee has confirmed its intention to seek to establish laws banning internet advertisements that direct users to casino sites, citing the need for stronger regulation and claiming that online casinos are "legal."
2025-03-13 18:52:00
The House of Representatives Budget Committee held a question and answer session on the review of the high-cost medical care system. It was unusual for a meeting to be held during budget deliberations in the House of Councillors, and while Noda, leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, criticized the government's response to the review for causing confusion, Prime Minister Ishiba apologized, saying that his own judgment had been wrong.
2025-03-13 18:21:00
Regarding political reform, executives from four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party, met to confirm their intention to put together a single bill as opposition parties to ban corporate and group donations and to work toward its passage.
2025-03-13 18:03:00
Regarding the primary elections proposed by the Japan Restoration Party in order to unify opposition candidates in this summer's House of Councillors election, co-leader Maehara has requested Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda to hold them in electoral districts where the two parties are expected to compete.
2025-03-13 17:44:00
The LDP and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's House of Councillors Diet Affairs Committee chairmen met to discuss a bill related to pension system reform, with the Constitutional Democratic Party conveying that because the bill is important, they will be forced to take tough action if the government does not submit it to the current Diet session.
2025-03-13 17:27:00
The House of Councillors Budget Committee held a public hearing to hear the opinions of experts regarding the new fiscal year's budget proposal, and in the afternoon of the 13th, experts recommended by each party expressed their opinions on topics such as diplomacy and energy.
2025-03-13 16:41:00
Regarding the bill related to pension system reform, the government said it would postpone the bill as it would not be ready by the deadline of the 14th for submission to the Diet, as adjustments to the content are still being made at the board meeting of the House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee.
2025-03-13 15:10:00
The House of Representatives Constitutional Review Committee held its first debate in the current Diet. The Liberal Democratic Party called for amending the Constitution to allow for the extension of the terms of Diet members in the event that elections cannot be held due to a large-scale disaster, while the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan argued that this could be dealt with by postponing the vote.
2025-03-13 14:52:00
Regarding the primary elections proposed by the Japan Restoration Party in order to unify opposition candidates in this summer's House of Councillors election, co-leader Maehara has requested Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda to hold them in electoral districts where the two parties are expected to compete.
2025-03-13 14:40:00
Regarding the bill related to pension system reform, the government said it would postpone the bill as it would not be ready by the deadline of the 14th for submission to the Diet, as adjustments to the content are still being made at the board meeting of the House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee.
2025-03-13 14:34:00
At the board meeting of the House of Representatives Management Committee on the 13th, the ruling and opposition parties discussed the schedule for deliberation of the bill submitted by the government to introduce "active cyber defense" to prevent cyber attacks in advance. They agreed that Prime Minister Ishiba will attend the plenary session on the 18th next week to explain the purpose of the bill and hold a question-and-answer session.
2025-03-13 14:24:00
Following the large-scale road collapse in Yashio City, Saitama Prefecture, Prime Minister Ishiba has indicated his intention to expedite consideration of measures to address the deterioration of the sewer system.
2025-03-13 13:30:00
Regarding the bill related to pension system reform, the government said it would postpone the bill as it would not be ready by the deadline of the 14th for submission to the Diet, as adjustments to the content are still being made at the board meeting of the House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee.
2025-03-13 12:50:00
Regarding the bill related to pension system reform, the government said it would postpone the bill as it would not be ready by the deadline of the 14th for submission to the Diet, as adjustments to the content are still being made at the board meeting of the House of Representatives Rules and Administration Committee.
2025-03-13 12:28:00
At a joint meeting of the Liberal Democratic Party's Special Committee on Postal Services and other groups, the outline of a proposed amendment to the Postal Privatization Act and related laws was presented. The amendment would add services to local government counter services to Japan Post's core business, while also including financial measures to maintain the post office network.
2025-03-13 12:17:00
Regarding political reform, executives from four opposition parties, including the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and the Japan Restoration Party, met to confirm their intention to put together a single bill as opposition parties to ban corporate and group donations and to work toward its passage.
2025-03-13 09:58:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities March 12, 2025)
2025-03-13 05:44:00
On the 13th, Prime Minister Ishiba will attend a question-and-answer session in the House of Representatives Budget Committee regarding the review of the high-cost medical care system. It is unusual for the House of Representatives Budget Committee to be held during budget deliberations in the House of Councillors, and the opposition parties plan to ask the government about the reasons for its change in policy.
