Political News(2025/04/29)
Prime Minister Ishiba meets with Philippine President, agreeing to strengthen security cooperation
2025-04-29 21:41:00
Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba, who is visiting the Philippines, held a summit meeting with President Marcos. The two leaders agreed to strengthen cooperation in the security field amid China's strengthening maritime expansion, and agreed to begin negotiations toward concluding an agreement between the Self-Defense Forces and the Philippine military to provide each other with food, fuel, and other items.
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Japanese remaining in the Philippines ask Prime Minister Ishiba for help in obtaining Japanese citizenship
2025-04-29 20:47:00
The so-called "remaining Japanese" who were separated from their Japanese fathers and left behind in the Philippines during the chaos of the Pacific War met with Prime Minister Ishiba, who visited the capital Manila, and asked for support in obtaining Japanese citizenship.
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Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary League meets with Chairman of the National People's Congress of China to request resumption of seafood imports
2025-04-29 20:28:00
Members of the bipartisan Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League, including LDP Secretary-General Moriyama, met with Zhao Leji, the third-ranked member of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the National People's Congress, to call for measures to resolve pending issues, including the early resumption of imports of Japanese seafood products.
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Prime Minister Ishiba holds summit meeting with Philippine President to strengthen security cooperation
2025-04-29 19:45:00
Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba, who is visiting the Philippines, held a summit meeting with President Marcos. The two exchanged views on the situation in the East China Sea and South China Sea, where China is strengthening its maritime expansion, and are believed to have agreed to strengthen cooperation in the security field.
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Prime Minister Ishiba holds summit meeting with Philippine President to strengthen security cooperation
2025-04-29 19:00:00
Prime Minister Shinzo Ishiba, who is currently visiting the Philippines, is attending a summit meeting with President Marcos. The two leaders are expected to exchange views on the situation in the East and South China Seas, where China is strengthening its maritime expansion, and to agree to strengthen cooperation in the security field.
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Komeito Chairman Saito: "The party's tax cut plan includes a consumption tax cut as an option, and the source of funding will also be made clear"
2025-04-29 17:22:00
Komeito leader Saito said that lowering the consumption tax rate could be an option in the tax cuts the party will put forward in the future, and indicated his intention to clearly state the necessary financial resources.
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Japan-China Friendship Parliamentary League meets with Chairman of the National People's Congress of China to request resumption of seafood imports
2025-04-29 16:46:00
Members of the bipartisan Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship League, including LDP Secretary-General Moriyama, met with Zhao Leji, the third-ranked member of the Chinese Communist Party and Chairman of the National People's Congress, to call for measures to resolve pending issues, including the early resumption of imports of Japanese seafood products.
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Prime Minister Ishiba arrives in the Philippines to hold summit meeting with the President
2025-04-29 14:56:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is currently visiting Southeast Asia, arrived in the Philippines, his second destination, on the afternoon of the 29th. After this, he will hold a summit meeting with President Marcos, where the two are expected to agree on strengthening cooperation in the security field amid China's strengthening maritime expansion.
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Prime Minister Ishiba leaves for the Philippines after completing his schedule in Vietnam
2025-04-29 11:17:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who visited Vietnam and completed a series of events including a summit meeting, departed for the Philippines on the morning of the 29th. In the afternoon, he will hold a summit meeting with President Marcos to exchange views on the response to the US tariff measures and strengthening cooperation in the security field.
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Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities April 28, 2025
2025-04-29 11:01:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities April 28, 2025) (All times below are in Japan time) 10:00 Offering flowers at the "Heroes and Martyrs Memorial" in Hanoi, Vietnam (until 10:05) 10:12 Offering flowers at the "Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum" (until 10:22) 10:31 Welcoming ceremony (until 10:42) 10:55 Summit meeting with Prime Minister Chinh (until 12:47) 12:50 Exchange of documents ceremony (until 12:54) 12:55 Joint press conference (until 13:13) 13:20 Meeting with President Quong (until 14:06) 16:19 Meeting with National Assembly Speaker Tran Thanh Manh (until 17:02) 17:12 Attending the "Japan-Vietnam Cooperation Forum for Creating High Added-Value Industries" and giving a speech (until 18:08) 18:39 Meeting with students at Vietnam Japan University (until 19:30) 21:09 Dinner hosted by Prime Minister Chinh (until 23:34)
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Minister Iwatake speaks at NPT Preparatory Committee, calls for strengthening unity toward nuclear disarmament
2025-04-29 08:39:00
Speaking at the Preparatory Committee for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) currently being held in New York, Foreign Minister Iwao stated that international frameworks, including the NPT, are facing difficulties due to the opaque buildup of nuclear forces, and called for all countries to place emphasis on dialogue and cooperation, and to strengthen unity toward nuclear disarmament.
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Minister Iwatake speaks at NPT Preparatory Committee, calls for strengthening unity toward nuclear disarmament
2025-04-29 07:23:00
Speaking at the Preparatory Committee for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) currently being held in New York, Foreign Minister Iwao stated that international frameworks, including the NPT, are facing difficulties due to the opaque buildup of nuclear forces, and called for all countries to place emphasis on dialogue and cooperation, and to strengthen unity toward nuclear disarmament.
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LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Onodera: "Tariff measures have an impact on security, so they should be reviewed"
2025-04-29 06:41:00
Speaking in Washington, D.C., LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Onodera said the Trump administration's tariff measures will have an impact not only on the economy but also on national security, and stressed the need for an early review.
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Minister Iwatake speaks at NPT Preparatory Committee, calls for strengthening unity toward nuclear disarmament
2025-04-29 05:50:00
Speaking at the Preparatory Committee for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) currently being held in New York, Foreign Minister Iwao stated that international frameworks, including the NPT, are facing difficulties due to the opaque buildup of nuclear forces, and called for all countries to place emphasis on dialogue and cooperation, and to strengthen unity toward nuclear disarmament.
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Prime Minister Ishiba to hold summit meeting with Philippine President Marcos today
2025-04-29 05:48:00
After completing a series of schedules in Vietnam, Prime Minister Ishiba will visit the Philippines on the 29th. He will hold a summit meeting with President Marcos, and the two are expected to agree on strengthening cooperation in the security field amid China's strengthening maritime expansion.
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CDP leader Noda: "Zero consumption tax on food products" "Bill may be submitted to extraordinary Diet session"
2025-04-29 01:51:00
Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda expressed his intention to submit the necessary bills to the next extraordinary Diet session as early as possible to realize the party's proposal to reduce the consumption tax rate on food products to zero percent, in principle for one year only.
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Prime Minister Ishiba: "We want to deepen economic cooperation with Vietnam"
2025-04-29 00:35:00
Prime Minister Ishiba, who is visiting Vietnam, gave a speech at the Prime Minister's Office and emphasized his desire to further deepen cooperation in the economic field, saying that amid increasing uncertainty in the global economy, the development of Vietnam's industry will benefit both countries.
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