2025-05-26 23:33:00
Prime Minister Ishiba spoke with Italian Prime Minister Meloni by telephone and exchanged views on the impact of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on the global economy. They also agreed to further promote cooperation in the security field, including the joint development of next-generation fighter jets.
2025-05-26 20:54:00
Regarding the tariff measures taken by the Trump administration, Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Akizawa reported the contents of the recent ministerial negotiations to LDP Secretary-General Moriyama, and indicated his intention to hold more detailed discussions with Treasury Secretary Bessent and others at the next meeting.
2025-05-26 19:56:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 19:54:00
The government has put together the outline of this year's "Basic Policy." It states that it will promote regional revitalization to realize a growth-oriented economy based on wage increases, and will mobilize all policies, including support for small and medium-sized enterprises, to ensure that wage increases exceed inflation.
2025-05-26 19:22:00
The second round of amendment talks between the Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on the pension system reform bill was held, and the three parties agreed in principle to amend the bill to include measures to raise the basic pension level. The parties will now proceed with coordination toward a formal agreement to pass the bill in the House of Representatives this week.
2025-05-26 19:07:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 18:48:00
To mark the 130th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Brazil this year, singer Nanase Aikawa, whose songs are widely loved among Japanese Brazilians, has been appointed a Goodwill Ambassador by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2025-05-26 18:46:00
The Liberal Democratic Party, the Komeito Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan held their second round of amendment negotiations on a bill related to pension system reform, reaching an agreement in principle to amend the bill to include measures to raise basic pensions.
2025-05-26 18:36:00
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare held the first meeting of a specialist committee to consider the state of the "High-cost Medical Care Fee System," which aims to reduce the out-of-pocket expenses of patients who have incurred high medical expenses. After holding hearings with patient groups, the committee will summarize the direction of the review by the fall of this year.
2025-05-26 18:11:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 18:09:00
In order to achieve regional revitalization, the Liberal Democratic Party has recommended to Prime Minister Ishiba that he take the lead in relocating central government ministries and agencies to the regions and creating regions that are chosen by young people and women.
2025-05-26 18:06:00
At an event held by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications and others in an effort to increase voter turnout among young people ahead of the House of Councillors election this summer, university students exchanged opinions on the relationship between politics and social media. Some participants pointed out that while social media has the advantage of allowing people to easily gather information, there are issues with its accuracy, and comparisons with other media are necessary.
2025-05-26 17:32:00
A directors' meeting of the House of Representatives Budget Committee was held, and the ruling and opposition parties agreed to hold a hearing on the afternoon of the 27th to hear from former LDP Policy Research Council Chairman Shimomura, a former Abe faction leader, as a reference person, which had previously been approved by a majority vote.
2025-05-26 17:08:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 15:50:00
Regarding the tariff measures imposed by the Trump administration in the United States, Gunma Prefecture Governor Yamamoto met with Economic Revitalization Minister Akazawa and requested support for developing sales channels outside the United States in order to mitigate the impact on local manufacturing industries.
2025-05-26 15:21:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 15:01:00
Regarding the tariff measures taken by the Trump administration, Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Akizawa reported the contents of the recent ministerial negotiations to LDP Secretary-General Moriyama, and indicated his intention to hold more detailed discussions with Treasury Secretary Bessent and others at the next meeting.
2025-05-26 14:31:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 14:15:00
The House of Councillors Diet Affairs Committee chairmen of the Liberal Democratic Party and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan met and decided to invite Prime Minister Ishiba to attend a meeting on the 9th of next month to discuss the fiscal 2023 financial statements and to proceed with arrangements to hold a closing question and answer session.
2025-05-26 12:04:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 12:04:00
Regarding the "foreign license exchange" process, which allows drivers to exchange their driver's license obtained abroad for a Japanese license, National Public Safety Commission Chairman Sakai stated his intention to ask the National Police Agency to review the process as soon as possible, including by tightening address verification.
2025-05-26 11:43:00
Regarding amendment negotiations with the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito Party on bills related to pension system reform, Constitutional Democratic Party leader Noda indicated that he expects final adjustments to be made toward an agreement at the talks on the 26th.
2025-05-26 11:14:00
Ahead of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be announced on the 13th of next month, the Metropolitan Police Department set up a headquarters to check election violations on the 26th and has begun full-scale crackdowns with a force of approximately 2,000 officers.
2025-05-26 11:14:00
On the 26th, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries announced details regarding the sale of stockpiled rice through discretionary contracts. The rice will be sold to major retailers, including online retailers, at about half the average auction price to date, which will keep the retail price at about 2,000 yen excluding tax.
2025-05-26 11:09:00
In the Saitama mayoral election, independent incumbent Hayato Shimizu (63) was elected for the fifth time.
2025-05-26 09:23:00
(Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities May 25, 2025) 07:35 Departs from Hotel Bellmare in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture, where he is staying. 07:39 Arrives at the home of the late former mayor of Maizuru, Emori Mitsuoki. Pays tribute. 07:48 Departs from Maizuru. 08:00 Arrives at the Kitasui Mooring of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in Maizuru. 08:05 Inspects the destroyer Agano at the same mooring (until 08:54). 08:59 Honor guard salute by the honor guard on the destroyer Hyuga at the same mooring, honor guard (until 09:02). 09:03 Inspects the inside of the ship. Address (until 10:13) 10:14 Departure from the same place 10:17 Arrival at the Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru District Headquarters in the same city 10:24 Roundtable discussion with Self-Defense Force personnel (until 11:11) 11:21 Lunch with Defense Ministry Personnel and Education Bureau Director Aoki Kenji, Maritime Staff Chief Saito Satoshi, and Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru District Headquarters Ito Hideto (until 11:39) 11:43 Departure from the same place 11:48 Arrival at Japan Marine United's office in the same city. Inspection 12:54 Discussion with company president Hirose Takashi and others (until 13:57) 14:04 Interviews with media companies (until 14:11) 14:12 Departure from the same place 16:55 Arrival at Komatsu no Mori, a training facility for Komatsu, a major construction machinery manufacturer in Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture 16:59 Exchange of opinions with company chairman Ogawa Hiroyuki and others. Governor Hase Hiroshi also attended (until 18:17). 18:21 Departure from Komatsu Air Base of the Air Self-Defense Force in the city. 18:33 Arrive at Komatsu Air Base of the Air Self-Defense Force in the city. 18:43 Departure from Komatsu Air Base on the Air Self-Defense Force's U4 multipurpose support aircraft. 19:40 Arrive at Haneda Airport. 19:49 Departure from Haneda Airport. 20:13 Arrive at the House of Representatives members' accommodation in Akasaka, Tokyo. 20:33 Departure from the House of Representatives accommodation. 20:36 Arrive at the Official Residence. 20:37 Met with Yoshimasa Hayashi, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Fumitoshi Satoshi, Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Akimasa Akazawa, Director-General of the National Security Council Masataka Okano, Director-General of the Economic Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Satoshi Katahira, Vice-Minister of Finance Mimura Jun, and Director-General of the Trade Policy Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Katsuyoshi Arai (until 21:34). (Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities, May 24, 2025). 13:31 Departure from the Official Residence. 13:35 Arrive at the Sabo Kaikan Annex in Hirakawa-cho, Tokyo. 13:58 Attended a national rally on the abduction issue at the Tone Conference Room. Speech (until 14:45). 14:46 Departed from the same place. 15:15 Arrived at Haneda Airport. 16:13 Departed from the same place on ANA Flight 33. 16:58 Arrived at Itami Airport. 17:07 Departed from the same place. 18:43 Arrived at Hotel Bellmare in Maizuru, Kyoto Prefecture. 19:10 Met with Kyoto Governor Nishiwaki Takatoshi, Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru District Commander-in-Chief Ito Hideto, and others. Deputy Defense Minister Honda Taro also in attendance (until 19:25). 19:29 Departed from the same place. 19:31 Arrived at Japanese restaurant Kappo Matsukichi in the same city. Dined with Maritime Self-Defense Force Maizuru District Commander-in-Chief Ito and others. Deputy Defense Minister Honda also in attendance. 21:33 Departed from the same place. 21:35 Arrived at Hotel Bellmare. Overnight stay at the same hotel (Prime Minister Ishiba's Activities May 23, 2025) 07:15 Telephone talk with UN Secretary-General Guterres at the official residence (until 07:25) 08:12 Walking away from the official residence 08:13 Arrived at the official residence 08:21 Cabinet meeting (until 08:29) 08:30 Talk with Minister of State for Economic Revitalization Akazawa Ryomasa (until 08:31) 08:50 Meeting with Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Namazu Hiroyuki (until 09:16) 09:17 Meeting with Director-General of the Southern and Southern Asia Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Miyamoto Shingo (until 09:27) 09:28 Meeting with Director-General of the Maritime Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Miyatake Yoshifumi, Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Ministry of Defense Manami Manabu, Director-General of the Personnel and Education Bureau Aoki Kenji, Chief of Staff of the Maritime Self-Defense Force Saito Satoshi, and Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency Ishikawa Takeshi (until 09:50) 09:54 Meeting with Ibuki Hideaki, Director-General of the Manufacturing Industries Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (until 9:59) 10:00 Meeting with Okano Masatake, Director-General of the National Security Secretariat, and Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Namazu (until 10:14) 10:15 Meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Tachibana Keiichiro, Cabinet Public Relations Secretary Kobayashi Maki, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Namazu, Director-General of the European Affairs Bureau Kitagawa Katsuro, and Deputy Minister for Defense Kano Koji (until 10:40) 11:00 Telephone talk with US President Trump. Also in attendance: Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa (until 11:45) 12:00 Meeting with Finance Ministry Vice-Minister Shinkawa Hirotsugu, Budget Bureau Director-General Unami Hirotaka, and Agency for Natural Resources and Energy Commissioner Murase Yoshifumi (until 12:12) 12:22 Press interviews (until 12:28) 12:55 Received a proposal for strengthening the fishing industry from LDP Fisheries Division Chair Suzuki Takako and others (until 13:10) 13:30 Meeting with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretaries Tachibana, Aoki Kazuhiko, and Sato Fumitoshi, Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Sakata Wataru, and Secretary-General of the Cabinet Secretariat's New Regional Economy and Living Environment Creation Headquarters Ebihara Satoshi (until 14:09) 14:09 Meeting with National Security Secretariat Director-General Okano, Cabinet Intelligence Director-General Hara Kazuya, and METI Trade and Economic Security Bureau Director-General Fukunaga Tetsuro (until 14:17) 14:18 Director-General of the National Security Secretariat Okano meets with Cabinet Intelligence Director Hara (until 14:23) 14:24 Meeting with Cabinet Intelligence Director Hara (until 14:34) 14:38 Chairman of the Japan Medical Association Matsumoto Yoshiro receives a resolution regarding revision of medical fees from former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Tamura Norihisa and others from the LDP's "Association of Parliamentarians to Protect National Healthcare" (until 14:53) 14:54 Receives a proposal document towards ensuring a stable supply of fossil fuels and mineral resources from Chairman of the LDP Parliamentary League for the Promotion of a Resource Securing Strategy Furuya Keiji and others (until 15:09) 15:42 Interview with Kyodo News (until 16:04) 16:11 Administrative Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office Inoue Hiroyuki, Cabinet Office Counselor Hayashi Yukihiro, and Policy Directors Kimura Satoshi and Nomura Yutaka (until 16:35) 16:52 Departs from the Prime Minister's Office 16:56 Arrives at the Sabo Kaikan Annex in Hirakawa-cho, Tokyo. Attended and gave speech at the "Promotion Conference for the Establishment of a New Constitution" in the Tone Conference Room. 17:23 Leaves the office. 17:25 Arrives at the Prime Minister's Office. 17:42 Leaves the office. 18:30 Arrives at NPO "Dream Town" in Takashimadaira, Tokyo. 18:31 Visits a children's cafeteria. Commemorative photograph taken. Accompanied by Minister of State for Child Policy Mihara Junko (until 19:00). 19:05 Explanation of the project by NPO representative Inoue Atsuko and others. Also in attendance is Minister of State for Child Policy Mihara (until 19:23). 19:25 Interviews with various media companies (until 19:29). 19:30 Leaves the office. 19:56 Arrives at the Prime Minister's Office. 21:21 Leaves the Prime Minister's Office. 21:36 Arrives at TV Asahi in Roppongi, Tokyo. 21:54 Appears in a news program (until 22:31). 22:36 Leaves the office. 22:47 Arrives at the Prime Minister's Office.
2025-05-26 06:22:00
The government has created a leaflet about the newly introduced "active cyber defense." It explains that when the government obtains communications information, it will not look at the contents of calls or emails from individuals, and is a system that takes full consideration of the "secrecy of communications," encouraging understanding.
2025-05-26 05:32:00
The LDP, Komeito and the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan will continue to hold amendment talks on the 26th regarding the pension reform bill. The LDP plans to accept the Constitutional Democratic Party's proposals in principle, such as clarifying the measures to raise the basic pension level, and aims to reach an agreement among the three parties to pass the bill in the House of Representatives this week.
2025-05-26 05:30:00
Regarding the tariff measures taken by the Trump administration in the United States, Prime Minister Ishiba indicated his intention to proceed with ministerial negotiations, with the aim of reaching a certain level of agreement between the leaders at the G7 summit next month. The government is also planning to hold negotiations later this week, and hopes to make progress toward an agreement.
2025-05-26 00:27:00
In the Saitama mayoral election, independent incumbent Hayato Shimizu (63) was elected for the fifth time.
