主な出来事 5月17日－23日
Politics
Referendum asking the pros and cons to Osaka capital initiative was rejected
by about 10,000 votes difference.
The mayor, Mr. Hashimoto expressed to retire from politics
after the mayor term is ended in December.
The Restoration party elected Mr.Matsuno as Secretary-General for
the successor of the representative, Mr.Eda who announced his resignation
after the referendum has been rejected.
Parliament's first debate has been made.
For security-related bill, Prime Minister Abe said that
they wouldn't use their force for the purpose of landed hostilities in other countries.
However he added that mine sweeping in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz
was an exception.
To criticism of the increased risk of SDF personnel due to security-related legislation,
the Minister of Defence, Mr.Nakatani clearly stated "it won't be increased."
Business
Cabinet Office has announced that the preliminary value of the gross domestic product
for January - March was an increase of 0.6% year-on-year in real terms
excluding the price fluctuations.
The annualized increase assuming that this pace is continued for one year
is 2.4% plus, which is a second consecutive quarter.
Prime Minister Abe expressed to increase the investment
of the infrastructure for Asia by public funds about 30%
over the next five years,which is to counter the AIIB led by China.
Market capitalization of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange becomes
591 trillion 300.7 billion yen and has updated the past maximum amount
which was 590 trillion 908.7 billion yen marked during the bubble period in December 1989.
World
Xi Jinping state president of China met with US Secretary of State, Mr.Kelly in Beijing.
Mr.Kelly Secretary conveyed the concern to the reef landfill
that China proceeds in Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
Islamic states conquer Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province in Midwest of Iraq.
In Syria, they completely seized Palmyra, which is known as the world heritage.
The vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft MV22 Osprey
failed to land at Oahu in Hawaii and burst into flames.
Two crews were killed.
NPT Review Conference that had been lasted for about a month
in UN headquarters broke down due to the conflict over
the treatment of the Middle East denuclearization plan
considering the denuclearization of Israel.
Japan
The employment rate of the graduated college students this spring
was 96.7%, which was at the second level to the graduated in March 2008 before
the Lehman shock. The rate of the graduated high school students also
was at a high level of 98.8%.
Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums prohibited to obtain
the dolphin by the run-in fishing and decided the residual
to the international organization.
Governmental legal training reform Promotion Office
have published a draft proposal that the total number of
the successful applicants of the judicial examination
for year should be no less than 1,500.
Governmental original target of 3,000 is revised downward.
With respect to electronic cigarettes that
the solution added by smell component is heated and
suck the steam, the study group of Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare announced that high concentrations of
carcinogenic formaldehyde had been detected
from 4 brands out of 9 brands that are distributed domestically.
Nicotine has been detected from some of the solution.
Politics
Referendum asking the pros and cons to Osaka capital initiative was rejected
by about 10,000 votes difference.
The mayor, Mr. Hashimoto expressed to retire from politics
after the mayor term is ended in December.
The Restoration party elected Mr.Matsuno as Secretary-General for
the successor of the representative, Mr.Eda who announced his resignation
after the referendum has been rejected.
Parliament's first debate has been made.
For security-related bill, Prime Minister Abe said that
they wouldn't use their force for the purpose of landed hostilities in other countries.
However he added that mine sweeping in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz
was an exception.
To criticism of the increased risk of SDF personnel due to security-related legislation,
the Minister of Defence, Mr.Nakatani clearly stated "it won't be increased."
Business
Cabinet Office has announced that the preliminary value of the gross domestic product
for January - March was an increase of 0.6% year-on-year in real terms
excluding the price fluctuations.
The annualized increase assuming that this pace is continued for one year
is 2.4% plus, which is a second consecutive quarter.
Prime Minister Abe expressed to increase the investment
of the infrastructure for Asia by public funds about 30%
over the next five years,which is to counter the AIIB led by China.
Market capitalization of the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange becomes
591 trillion 300.7 billion yen and has updated the past maximum amount
which was 590 trillion 908.7 billion yen marked during the bubble period in December 1989.
World
Xi Jinping state president of China met with US Secretary of State, Mr.Kelly in Beijing.
Mr.Kelly Secretary conveyed the concern to the reef landfill
that China proceeds in Spratly Islands of the South China Sea.
Islamic states conquer Ramadi, the capital of Anbar province in Midwest of Iraq.
In Syria, they completely seized Palmyra, which is known as the world heritage.
The vertical takeoff and landing transport aircraft MV22 Osprey
failed to land at Oahu in Hawaii and burst into flames.
Two crews were killed.
NPT Review Conference that had been lasted for about a month
in UN headquarters broke down due to the conflict over
the treatment of the Middle East denuclearization plan
considering the denuclearization of Israel.
Japan
The employment rate of the graduated college students this spring
was 96.7%, which was at the second level to the graduated in March 2008 before
the Lehman shock. The rate of the graduated high school students also
was at a high level of 98.8%.
Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums prohibited to obtain
the dolphin by the run-in fishing and decided the residual
to the international organization.
Governmental legal training reform Promotion Office
have published a draft proposal that the total number of
the successful applicants of the judicial examination
for year should be no less than 1,500.
Governmental original target of 3,000 is revised downward.
With respect to electronic cigarettes that
the solution added by smell component is heated and
suck the steam, the study group of Ministry of Health,
Labour and Welfare announced that high concentrations of
carcinogenic formaldehyde had been detected
from 4 brands out of 9 brands that are distributed domestically.
Nicotine has been detected from some of the solution.
