2025-03-31 20:39:00
The Government Pension Investment Fund (GPIF), which manages public pension reserves, has announced its investment policy for the next five years, stating that it will maintain the current asset allocation of 25% each to domestic and foreign stocks and bonds.
2025-03-31 19:58:00
The new fiscal year budget was amended again by the House of Councillors and returned to the House of Representatives, where it was passed with the consent of the plenary session. This is the first time that a budget that has been amended by both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors has been passed.
2025-03-31 19:17:00
The new fiscal year budget was amended again by the House of Councillors and returned to the House of Representatives, where it was passed with the consent of the plenary session. This is the first time that a budget that has been amended by both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors has been passed.
2025-03-31 18:36:00
Regarding the issue of the distribution of gift certificates, Prime Minister Ishiba explained at the House of Representatives plenary session on March 31 that he is not considering investigating whether it has been a practice under previous administrations for prime ministers to distribute gift certificates.
2025-03-31 18:20:00
In order to revise the criteria for the application of the crime of dangerous driving resulting in death or injury, a subcommittee of the Legislative Council began discussing amendments to the law on March 31. It was confirmed that the council will continue to consider measures, including setting numerical standards, to clarify what types of drunk driving and high-speed driving constitute dangerous driving.
2025-03-31 18:12:00
The new fiscal year budget was amended again by the House of Councillors and returned to the House of Representatives, where it was passed with the consent of the plenary session. This is the first time that a budget that has been amended by both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors has been passed.
2025-03-31 17:51:00
The International Group of Eminent Persons, a group of domestic and international experts discussing nuclear disarmament, has drawn up recommendations calling for dialogue between nuclear-weapon states and an end to production of materials that could be used to make nuclear weapons, stating that the risk of nuclear weapons being used is the highest it has been in decades.
2025-03-31 17:15:00
The House of Councilors passed and enacted the tax reform bill for the new fiscal year 2025. The Diet revised the "1.03 million yen annual income barrier," raising the minimum taxable income from the government's proposal of 1.23 million yen to 1.6 million yen.
2025-03-31 16:41:00
As part of measures to combat the declining birthrate, a revised bill to create a system to reduce or waive entrance fees and tuition fees for universities and other institutions from the new academic year for households with three or more children was passed and enacted by a majority vote of both ruling and opposition parties at the House of Councillors plenary session on the 31st.
2025-03-31 16:40:00
In order to strengthen regulations on corporate and organizational donations, working-level officials from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, and Democratic Party for the People have agreed to lower the threshold for disclosing the names and amounts of donated companies and organizations from "exceeding 10 million yen" in a bill submitted by the Liberal Democratic Party to "exceeding 50,000 yen."
2025-03-31 16:23:00
Marking the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, the House of Councillors unanimously passed and enacted a revised Special Funeral Allowance Payment Act on the 31st to continue, but with an increased amount, the special condolence payments that have been paid every 10 years to the families of military personnel and others who died in the line of duty during the last war.
2025-03-31 15:15:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal was revised again in line with the review of the high-cost medical care system, and was voted on in the House of Councilors plenary session, passing with a majority of votes in favor from the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito Party, and the Japan Restoration Party. The revised budget proposal will be returned to the House of Representatives, where it will be passed with the consent of the plenary session in the evening. Meanwhile, regarding the treatment of corporate and group donations, the ruling and opposition parties agreed to postpone a decision until the 31st.
2025-03-31 12:44:00
The new fiscal year budget bill was voted on in the House of Councillors Budget Committee along with a revised bill accompanying the review of the high-cost medical care system, and both were passed. The revised budget bill was also passed in the afternoon House of Councillors plenary session, and is expected to be enacted with the consent of the House of Representatives. Meanwhile, regarding the treatment of corporate and group donations, a decision on the matter, as agreed upon by the ruling and opposition parties, was postponed until the 31st.
2025-03-31 12:30:00
The Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan's House of Councillors Diet Affairs Committee chairmen met and confirmed that they will work to quickly realize the request to summon former House of Councillors Secretary-General Seko, a former Abe faction leader in the LDP, as an expert witness on the issue of politics and money, as unanimously passed by the House of Councillors Budget Committee.
2025-03-31 12:03:00
Prime Minister Ishiba met with members of the International Group of Eminent Persons, which is discussing nuclear disarmament, and expressed his recognition that discussions should proceed while also taking into account the importance of deterrence in order to realize a world without nuclear war.
2025-03-31 12:00:00
Minister Ito, who had been recuperating from influenza, returned to his duties on the 31st, stating that he had recovered.
2025-03-31 11:06:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal, along with a revised version accompanying the review of the high-cost medical care fee system, was voted on in the House of Councillors Budget Committee, and both were passed. The revised version of the budget proposal was also passed in the House of Councillors plenary session in the afternoon, and is expected to be enacted with the consent of the House of Representatives.
2025-03-31 10:24:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities March 28th to March 30th, 2025)
2025-03-31 10:13:00
The new fiscal year budget proposal, along with a revised version accompanying the review of the high-cost medical care fee system, was voted on in the House of Councillors Budget Committee, and both were passed. The revised version of the budget proposal was also passed in the House of Councillors plenary session in the afternoon, and is expected to be enacted with the consent of the House of Representatives.
2025-03-31 05:10:00
The new fiscal year budget bill will be revised again in the House of Councillors on the 31st, the last day of the fiscal year, before being returned to the House of Representatives for enactment. Meanwhile, the ruling and opposition parties have agreed to reach a decision by the 31st on the treatment of corporate and group donations, but discussions are expected to continue beyond April.
