Political News(2025/03/29)
Komeito leader Saito urges CDP and Ishin to join working-level talks on corporate and group donations
2025-03-29 19:24:00
Regarding the handling of corporate and group donations, Komeito leader Saito said that the outline of the bill that he and the Democratic Party for the People had drawn up, which aims to strengthen regulations rather than ban them, has received a certain degree of praise from the opposition parties, and he called on the Constitutional Democratic Party and the Japan Restoration Party to also join the working-level discussions.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "I want to send a message for peacebuilding 80 years after the war"
2025-03-29 19:10:00
Speaking to reporters while visiting Iwo Jima in the Ogasawara Islands, Prime Minister Ishiba expressed his intention to send a message to reflect on the last war and work toward building peace, marking 80 years since the end of the war.
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Prime Minister Ishiba visits Iwo Jima, attends joint US-Japan memorial service, and reaffirms pledge for peace
2025-03-29 18:49:00
Prime Minister Ishiba visited Iwo Jima, the site of a fierce battle during the last war, and became the first sitting Prime Minister to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service. He paid tribute to the war dead on both sides, renewed his pledge for peace, and expressed his determination to elevate the Japan-U.S. alliance to even greater heights.
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CDP leader Noda: "Extend deadline for corporate and group donations and hold discussion"
2025-03-29 18:25:00
Regarding the handling of corporate and organizational donations, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda stated that the deadline for reaching a conclusion, which is set at the end of this month, should be extended and discussions should continue, as each party has not yet submitted its bill.
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Former Prime Minister Kishida: "Appeal for stable politics in summer's House of Councillors election"
2025-03-29 18:13:00
Former Prime Minister Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party expressed his recognition that, amid an uncertain future for the international situation, including the actions of the Trump administration in the United States, it is necessary for the LDP and Komeito to appeal for the realization of stable politics in the House of Councillors elections this summer, and to lead to victory.
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Seko called to appear before the House of Councillors Budget Committee as witness: "Decision made after consultation"
2025-03-29 12:28:00
Regarding the issue of politics and money, the House of Councillors Budget Committee voted to call in an expert witness, and former Secretary-General of the House of Councillors Seko, a former senior member of the LDP's former Abe faction, commented, "We take this seriously and will make a decision after consulting thoroughly with the LDP faction in the House of Representatives."
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Prime Minister Ishiba visits Iwo Jima today and attends joint US-Japan memorial service
2025-03-29 05:21:00
Prime Minister Ishiba will visit Iwo Jima in the Ogasawara Islands, a fierce battlefield of the last war, on the 29th. With this year marking 80 years since the end of the war, he will be the first sitting prime minister to attend a joint Japan-U.S. memorial service to pay tribute to the war dead on both sides.
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New fiscal year budget bill expected to be enacted within the fiscal year; revised and voted on in the House of Councillors on the 31st
2025-03-29 05:07:00
The new fiscal year budget bill is expected to be passed on the 31st after being revised again in the House of Councillors. With a minority government, the government and ruling parties have accepted the opposition's demands and made repeated revisions, achieving their goal of passing the bill within the fiscal year.
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