Political News(2025/04/02)
The House of Councillors' Constitutional Review Committee questions the House of Representatives' statement on the "period of activity for emergency meetings"
2025-04-02 19:05:00
The House of Councillors Constitutional Review Committee met for the first time in the current Diet session to discuss maintaining Diet functions in the event of a large-scale disaster or other emergency, and some opinions were raised questioning comments made at last week's House of Representatives review committee that appeared to specify the period of operation of an emergency session of the House of Councillors.
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Restoration Party Secretary-General: "The government should prepare a supplementary budget immediately" to address rising prices
2025-04-02 17:58:00
Regarding how to respond to rising prices, Japan Restoration Party Secretary-General Iwatani stated that people's lives are becoming increasingly difficult due to rising food prices and other factors, and that the government should quickly prepare a supplementary budget and implement emergency economic measures.
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Kominto Acting Representative Furukawa: Corporate and group donations: "Agreement should be reached with other opposition parties"
2025-04-02 17:18:00
Regarding the handling of corporate and group donations, Deputy Leader Furukawa of the Democratic Party for the People emphasized that he has no intention of proceeding with the review just between the three parties, the Liberal Democratic Party, and Komeito, but indicated his intention to aim for broad consensus including other opposition parties.
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CDP forms task force to tackle rice tariff measures; Noda says "Diet resolution should be passed"
2025-04-02 16:01:00
The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held its first meeting of its task force regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States. Representative Noda expressed the view that as a legislative body, it is necessary to sound the alarm about the rise of protectionism and to pass a Diet resolution to convey the party's determination to emphasize free trade both at home and abroad.
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Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary League to visit China from 27th to work on resolving pending issues
2025-04-02 15:08:00
The Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League, a cross-party group of Diet members, will visit China from the 27th of this month. They plan to exchange opinions on cooperation between the two countries and to lobby for the resolution of pending issues and problems, such as the early resumption of imports of Japanese fishery products.
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LDP Secretary-General of the House of Councillors Matsuyama asks Prime Minister Ishiba to take detailed measures to combat rising prices
2025-04-02 14:37:00
Regarding how to respond to rising prices, LDP Secretary-General of the House of Councillors, Mr. Matsuyama, met with Prime Minister Ishiba and called on the government to take more detailed measures, noting that in addition to rising food prices, soaring gasoline prices continue to have an impact on people's lives.
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Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities April 1, 2025
2025-04-02 10:04:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities April 1, 2025)
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Discussion on corporate and group donations: no progress in sight as LDP, Komeito and CDP disagree
2025-04-02 06:15:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, and Democratic Party for the People, which are seeking to strengthen regulations regarding the handling of corporate and group donations, have called on the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan to join the discussions. However, the Constitutional Democratic Party has asked the three parties to submit a bill, and there is no sign of any progress in the discussions due to the gap in opinion.
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