2025-05-24 18:05:00
Victims of air raids during the last war and their supporters held a rally in Tokyo, calling for the early passage of a bill to provide relief to air raid victims, which was compiled this month by a cross-party group of Diet members.
2025-05-24 17:49:00
On the 24th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi met with rice industry representatives in Hokkaido in Sapporo and called for their cooperation in raising the retail price of stockpiled rice to 2,000 yen for 5 kg in order to lower rice prices, which continue to rise.
2025-05-24 17:22:00
Regarding bills related to pension system reform, the Liberal Democratic Party plans to accept in principle the amendments proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which include measures to raise basic pensions, and will make final adjustments with the other three parties, including the Komeito Party, with the aim of passing the bill in the House of Representatives within this month.
2025-05-24 15:46:00
On the 24th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi met with rice industry representatives in Hokkaido in Sapporo and called for their cooperation in raising the retail price of stockpiled rice to 2,000 yen for 5 kg in order to lower rice prices, which continue to rise.
2025-05-24 12:43:00
On the 24th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi met with rice industry representatives in Hokkaido in Sapporo and called for their cooperation in raising the retail price of stockpiled rice to 2,000 yen for 5 kg in order to lower rice prices, which continue to rise.
2025-05-24 11:54:00
On the 24th, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Koizumi met with rice industry representatives in Hokkaido in Sapporo and called for their cooperation in raising the retail price of stockpiled rice to 2,000 yen for 5 kg in order to lower rice prices, which continue to rise.
2025-05-24 11:13:00
Regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration, Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa attended ministerial negotiations in Washington, where he was visiting, and confirmed that ministers will continue to hold close consultations toward an early agreement, with an eye toward contact between leaders at the G7 Summit to be held in the middle of next month.
2025-05-24 10:03:00
Regarding bills related to pension system reform, the Liberal Democratic Party plans to accept in principle the amendments proposed by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which include measures to raise basic pensions, and will make final adjustments with the other three parties, including the Komeito Party, with the aim of passing the bill in the House of Representatives within this month.
2025-05-24 08:07:00
Regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration, Minister for Economic Revitalization Akazawa attended ministerial negotiations in Washington, where he was visiting, and confirmed that ministers will continue to hold close consultations toward an early agreement, with an eye toward contact between leaders at the G7 Summit to be held in the middle of next month.
2025-05-24 06:39:00
Regarding the tariff measures taken by the Trump administration, Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Akazawa, who is visiting Washington, held ministerial negotiations with USTR (United States Trade Representative) Representative Greer. It appears that Akazawa once again strongly called for a review of the series of measures, and listened carefully to the arguments of the other side, seeking common ground for an agreement.
2025-05-24 02:00:00
Two Liberal Democratic Party Diet members from Toyama Prefecture were criminally indicted on suspicion of violating the Political Funds Control Law in connection with a faction political fundraising party, and were not indicted last year. However, this month the Prosecutor's Office decided that the decision not to indict was unjust. The prosecution will reinvestigate the case and decide again whether to indict them.
2025-05-24 01:49:00
In the case of the Hyogo Prefectural Governor Saito's whistleblower document, it was learned from an interview with a related person that the prefecture's third-party committee has determined that the former director of the general affairs department leaked private information of the former director who prepared the document to a prefectural assembly member. The prefecture is considering taking disciplinary action against the former director of the general affairs department.
2025-05-24 00:03:00
On the 23rd, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Koizumi appeared on NHK News Watch 9 and revealed his intention to set the selling price for discretionary contracts so that the price of stockpiled rice at stores would be 2,000 yen for 5 kilograms. The target of the sales will be major retailers, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries will hold an explanatory meeting on Monday next week regarding this policy and the method of sales.
