Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has expressed his commitment to boosting household income and restoring public trust in politics amid money scandals. He emphasized the government's determination to achieve real income growth and put an end to deflation. Kishida's Liberal Democratic Party is ready to negotiate political funds law revisions with other parties, following a scandal involving the party's political funds. Additionally, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki called for the swift passage of a fiscal 2024 budget to support areas affected by a deadly earthquake. Kishida's policy speech in parliament focused on the need for power and faced criticism for lacking new initiatives and substance.
VOX POPULI: Kishida’s policy speech was all modifiers and no real substance | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/Z0Q1IJ1PYm
EDITORIAL: Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s policy speech had a troubling lack of new initiatives https://t.co/WrULch7VZG https://t.co/QroS8gyJWw
#PMinAction: On January 30, PM Kishida held the sixth meeting of the Council for the Promotion of Economic Security at the Prime Minister’s Office. #NewFormCapitalism #GrowthStrategy #EconomicSecurity https://t.co/FBFvEyyVwJ
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At a time of languishing approval ratings and soul-searching for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made "power" the key leitmotif of his policy speech in parliament Tuesday. https://t.co/xyeoGIDkWY
Kishida 'regrets' money scandal, but offers no clear prevention | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/2mkwRZAoRy
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday called for the swift passage of a fiscal 2024 budget to extend "full" support to areas hit by the deadly earthquake on New Year's Day. https://t.co/1rxw5N39yr
Kishida reluctant on disclosing usage of policy activity expenses | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & #Japan Watch https://t.co/jA9YIozMeX
Kishida says gov't will do 'everything possible' to boost household income: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday his government would do "everything possible" to achieve real income growth to put a decisive end to… https://t.co/6Sdz1X0Vit #japannews #japantoday
Editorial: Japan PM needs to make LDP faction executives explain slush fund scandal https://t.co/pJCqcCWDYl
Editorial: Use sense of crisis over LDP’s political funds scandal to implement needed reforms. https://t.co/1IN9Cu79Yg
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered his policy speech to Diet slightly later in the session than usual. The reason was the ruling LDP’s political funds scandal — which was one of the topics touched on in the speech. https://t.co/pyFyYiluG2
Japan PM vows to do 'everything possible' to boost household income https://t.co/xK1qU8emYQ https://t.co/3iHLihvuTv
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his government would do ‘everything possible’ to achieve real income growth to put a decisive end to deflation https://t.co/t6YduNmB6a
Japan PM vows to restore public trust in politics amid money scandal https://t.co/vXaFzGwGzc
Kishida vows to end money scandals of Japanese ruling party https://t.co/AObltZckZc
⚠️ JAPAN PM VOWS TO DO 'EVERYTHING POSSIBLE' TO BOOST HOUSEHOLD INCOME (Reuters) Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Tuesday his government would do "everything possible" to achieve real income growth to put a decisive end to deflation. "The biggest mission for my… https://t.co/ChTHTMj1Dw
▼Press Conference by PM Kishida on the “Package to Support the Lives and Livelihoods of Affected People” following the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and Other Matters (January 25, 2024) #DisasterResponse #Quake2024NotoPeninsula https://t.co/2mG9dwdrhu
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is pressing forward with his campaign for higher wages as speculation re-emerges he could opt to call a general election this year https://t.co/OgeOnInH27
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