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Japan PM speaks at meeting of private-sector group

TOKYO, Japan, June 29 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a speech during a meeting of a private-sector group in Tokyo on June 29, 2025. Dubbed "Reiwa Rincho," the group, composed of about 100 people from business, labor and academia, was inaugurated in June 2022 to make policy proposals to the government. (Kyodo)

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Japan PM speaks at meeting of private-sector group

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a speech during a meeting of a private-sector group in Tokyo on June 29, 2025. Dubbed "Reiwa Rincho," the group, composed of about 100 people from business, labor and academia, was inaugurated in June 2022 to make policy proposals to the government.

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Japan PM speaks at meeting of private-sector group

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a speech during a meeting of a private-sector group in Tokyo on June 29, 2025. Dubbed "Reiwa Rincho," the group, composed of about 100 people from business, labor and academia, was inaugurated in June 2022 to make policy proposals to the government.

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Japan PM speaks at meeting of private-sector group

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba makes a speech during a meeting of a private-sector group in Tokyo on June 29, 2025. Dubbed "Reiwa Rincho," the group, composed of about 100 people from business, labor and academia, was inaugurated in June 2022 to make policy proposals to the government.

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Weekly Meeting Of The EU Commission - Brussels

EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas attends the weekly college meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on January 15, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission meets every week, on Wednesday, to discuss politically sensitive issues and adopt proposals that need to be agreed on by oral procedure. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Weekly Meeting Of The EU Commission - Brussels

EU Commissioner for Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth Wopke Hoekstra (L) is talking with the EU Commission vice-president, High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Kaja Kallas (C) and the EU Commissioner for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy Henna Virkkunen (R) prior the weekly college meeting in the Berlaymont, the EU Commission headquarter on January 15, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. The Commission meets every week, on Wednesday, to discuss politically sensitive issues and adopt proposals that need to be agreed on by oral procedure. - Photo by Monasse T/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Egypt condemns Israeli minister's calls to displace Palestinians outside Gaza

STORY: Egypt condemns Israeli minister's calls to displace Palestinians outside Gaza SHOOTING TIME: File DATELINE: Nov. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:46 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo 2. various of Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry speaking in a press conference 3. various of Egypt's Foreign Ministry headquarters STORYLINE: Egypt condemned on Tuesday the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich's calls to displace the residents in the Gaza Strip outside the war-torn Palestinian coastal enclave. "Any attempt to justify and encourage the displacement of Palestinians outside the Gaza Strip is completely rejected by Egypt," Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in a statement, describing Smotrich's remarks as "an expression of the Israeli government's policy that violates international laws." Smotrich, a far-right minister, backed two Israeli parliament members' proposals to relocate some of Gaza's population to countries

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Expert panel submits proposals on marine resource hunting

TOKYO, Japan - Hiroshi Komiyama (L), chairman of a government-appointed advisory panel, presents a set of proposals for the development of marine resources to Ichita Yamamoto, minister for oceanic policy and territorial integrity, in Tokyo on May 22, 2014.

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Gov't, DPJ agree to lower car weight tax

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speaks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo early on Dec. 10, 2011, after receiving a set of tax policy change proposals for fiscal 2012. The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan agreed to lower the car weight tax.

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Governors discuss reconstruction, energy policy

AKITA, Japan - Japanese prefectural governors gather for a meeting of the National Governors' Association in Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 12, 2011. The two-day meeting will cover such topics as their proposals for reconstruction of areas stricken by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and measures to deal with the nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Ruling bloc gets low scores on implementation of 2005 manifesto

TOKYO, Japan - A meeting of nine groups, including a business lobby, think tanks and a labor union, to evaluate policy implementation of the Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner New Komeito party. The ruling coalition was given an average score of 46, out of a possible top score of 100, regarding whether it has fulfilled policy proposals made in its manifesto for the general election in 2005.

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Gov't panel formulates draft report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd L) addresses a governmental panel tasked with revitalizing education at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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Panel formulates draft 1st report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - The Education Rebuilding Council under Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students.

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LDP continues last-ditch effort over postal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council chief Kaoru Yosano (standing) addresses a joint meeting of LDP panels as his ruling party continues last-ditch efforts to come up with compromise proposals over a government plan for privatization of the nation's postal system.

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Confab on global aging starts at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto makes a keynote speech at the third Plenary of the Commission on Global Aging at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 28. Policy-makers, academics and other experts from Japan, the United States and Europe will discuss six major topics such as structural reform in aging societies, and present proposals at the end of the session on Aug. 29.

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'One-China' policy toward Taiwan nonnegotiable, says Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan tells reporters at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 12 that Beijing's ''one-China'' policy toward Taiwan is nonnegotiable, despite proposals by Taiwan's President-elect Chen Shui-bian that it be an agenda item in talks between the two.

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Inaugural meeting of national council on policy proposals

Kenta Izumi, leader of Japan's main opposition Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, makes a speech during an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 19, 2022, of a national council tasked with making policy proposals for sustainable finances in Japan.

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Inaugural meeting of national council on policy proposals

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 19, 2022, of a national council tasked with making policy proposals for sustainable finances in Japan.

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Inaugural meeting of national council on policy proposals

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 19, 2022, of a national council tasked with making policy proposals for sustainable finances in Japan.

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Inaugural meeting of national council on policy proposals

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida makes a speech during an inaugural meeting in Tokyo on June 19, 2022, of a national council tasked with making policy proposals for sustainable finances in Japan.

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LDP continues last-ditch effort over postal reform

TOKYO, Japan - Liberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council chief Kaoru Yosano (standing) addresses a joint meeting of LDP panels as his ruling party continues last-ditch efforts to come up with compromise proposals over a government plan for privatization of the nation's postal system. (Kyodo)

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Gov't panel formulates draft report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori (2nd L) addresses a governmental panel tasked with revitalizing education at a meeting at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students. (Kyodo)

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Panel formulates draft 1st report on revitalizing education

TOKYO, Japan - The Education Rebuilding Council under Nobel Chemistry Prize laureate Ryoji Noyori meets at the Prime Minister's Official Residence on Jan. 19. The panel formulated its draft first report featuring four emergency measures and seven proposals, including a review of education with a so-called latitude policy, to boost the declining academic performance of Japanese students. (Kyodo)

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Governors discuss reconstruction, energy policy

AKITA, Japan - Japanese prefectural governors gather for a meeting of the National Governors' Association in Akita, northeastern Japan, on July 12, 2011. The two-day meeting will cover such topics as their proposals for reconstruction of areas stricken by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, and measures to deal with the nuclear crisis triggered by the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. (Kyodo)

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Gov't, DPJ agree to lower car weight tax

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (R) speaks at the prime minister's office in Tokyo early on Dec. 10, 2011, after receiving a set of tax policy change proposals for fiscal 2012. The government and the ruling Democratic Party of Japan agreed to lower the car weight tax. (Kyodo)

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'One-China' policy toward Taiwan nonnegotiable, says Tang

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan tells reporters at a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on May 12 that Beijing's ''one-China'' policy toward Taiwan is nonnegotiable, despite proposals by Taiwan's President-elect Chen Shui-bian that it be an agenda item in talks between the two.

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Rent relief plan for virus-hit firms in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives proposals from Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida (C) and Komeito policy chief Noritoshi Ishida in Tokyo on May 8, 2020, to cover part of the monthly rent of small and midsize businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Rent relief plan for virus-hit firms in Japan

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) receives proposals from Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida (L) and Komeito policy chief Noritoshi Ishida in Tokyo on May 8, 2020, to cover part of the monthly rent of small and midsize businesses struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan's attempt to contain coronavirus

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) receives a set of proposals from Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Fumio Kishida in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, on combating the spread of the new coronavirus. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan PM Abe, LDP policy chief Kishida

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) receives a set of proposals from Fumio Kishida (L), policy chief of Abe's Liberal Democratic Party, in Tokyo on May 21, 2019, alongside LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi, a son of former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Confab on global aging starts at Tokyo hotel

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto makes a keynote speech at the third Plenary of the Commission on Global Aging at a hotel in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Aug. 28. Policy-makers, academics and other experts from Japan, the United States and Europe will discuss six major topics such as structural reform in aging societies, and present proposals at the end of the session on Aug. 29.