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| 2025 | Chow proposed a 2025 city budget featuring a 6.9% tax hike for homeowners, aimed at funding $18.8 billion in operating expenses, including expanding school food programs to feed 8,000 more students. |
| February 2025 | Defense Minister Gen Nakatani reveals plan to provide 30 additional transport vehicles to the Ukrainian military, continuing support during the Russian invasion. |
| February 2025 | Ishiba announces potential medical and educational support for residents of the Gaza strip during the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. |
| February 7 2025 | Ishiba meets with President Trump at the White House, discussing trade, investment, and security cooperation, and announcing Japan's $1 billion investment in the United States. |
| February 6 2025 | Ishiba arrives in Washington D.C. to meet with President Trump, accompanied by translator Sunao Takao. |
| January 2025 | Began consideration of legislation allowing separate surnames for married couples within the Liberal Democratic Party under Ishiba's leadership, despite internal party hesitation from figures like Sanae Takaichi. |
| January 2025 | Olivia Chow announced a TTC fare freeze for the second consecutive year and introduced a 5.8 percent increase in service hours to address transit congestion as part of the city's budget planning. |
| January 2025 | Ishiba holds a virtual meeting with Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., agreeing to strengthen ties and cooperation. |
| January 2025 | Ishiba's government announced plans to ease visa requirements for Chinese tourists, sparking internal LDP criticism. |
| January 2025 | LDP-led Japan-China Parliamentary Friendship Association made its first trip to China since October 2018. |
| January 2025 | Ishiba's government submitted a record-breaking draft budget of over 115 trillion yen for the fiscal year, focusing on social security expenses for the aging population and defense capabilities enhancement. |
| January 2025 | Ishiba's government announced regulations extending same-sex partner rights to be equivalent to common-law marriages across 24 laws, including victim family benefits. |
| January 2025 | Olivia Chow announced a collaborative housing initiative with federal, provincial, and municipal governments to invest $975 million in building 14,000 new homes near Toronto's waterfront. |
| 2024 | After Donald Trump's election victory, Ishiba publicly congratulated him and expressed desire to meet, though unlike Shinzo Abe, he did not meet Trump during the transition period. |
| 2024 | Immediately after becoming Prime Minister, Ishiba announced a snap general election in which the LDP coalition lost its majority for the first time since 2009. |
| 2024 | Released the 2024 city budget, which included a property tax hike that caused her approval rating to drop to 55%. |
| 2024 | One year after taking office, Chow maintained a relatively steady approval rating of 59% among Torontonians in a poll. |
| 2024 | A Fulton County Superior Court Judge ruled that De La Cruz was disqualified from appearing on Georgia ballots after failing to sign the required paperwork. |
| 2024 | Chow committed to building 7,000 new rental homes in Toronto and launching the city's first affordable housing project through the Public Developer Delivery model. |
| 2024 | Elon University received 15,306 applications for the class of 2024, with an acceptance rate of 69% and 1,587 students enrolled. The admitted students had an average GPA of 4.04, average SAT score of 1233, and average ACT score of 27. |
| 2024 | After Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election, Ishiba publicly congratulates him and expresses desire to meet. |
| 2024 | Married her wife Sophie Allouache. |
| December 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya visited China, seen as a sign of improving diplomatic ties. |
| December 17 2024 | As Prime Minister, Ishiba made a significant statement about same-sex marriage during a parliamentary session, expressing empathy and acknowledging the importance of fulfilling the wishes of same-sex couples for their national happiness. |
| December 16 2024 | Chow dismissed Brad Bradford from his role as vice-chair of the City's Planning and Housing Committee and replaced him with Frances Nunziata. |
| November 2024 | Ishiba meets with US President Joe Biden and Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in South Korea, during the closing months of Biden's presidency. |
| November 2024 | Urged US President Joe Biden to approve Nippon-US Steel deal, which Biden ultimately blocked. |
| November 2024 | Ishiba meets with US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol at the APEC summit in Peru, discussing regional cooperation. |
| November 11 2024 | Ishiba was reelected as prime minister of a minority government during a Diet session, winning 221 votes in a runoff against Yoshihiko Noda of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, who secured 160 votes. This marked the first time in 30 years a Japanese prime minister needed a runoff vote. |
| October 2024 | Sent a ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine, which drew criticism from South Korea. |
| October 4 2024 | Delivered first policy speech, highlighting Japan's low birth rate as a 'quiet emergency' and addressing regional security concerns, while pledging economic recovery and Imperial House stabilization. |
| October 1 2024 | Ishiba was formally elected Prime Minister of Japan by the National Diet after defeating Sanae Takaichi in the LDP presidential election. |
| October 1 2024 | Elected by the National Diet and appointed as Prime Minister by Emperor Naruhito at Tokyo Imperial Palace, becoming the 25th Liberal Democratic Prime Minister. |
| September 2024 | Ishiba proposed an 'Asian NATO' security alliance with the US-Japan alliance at its core, aiming to counter security threats from China, Russia, and North Korea by strengthening relationships with multiple countries. |
| September 30 2024 | Ishiba announced plans to dissolve the House of Representatives on 9 October and call a snap general election for 27 October 2024. |
| September 27 2024 | Shigeru Ishiba narrowly defeated Sanae Takaichi in the LDP leadership election, winning 215 votes (52.57%) and becoming the new LDP leader. The election was dubbed 'Ishibamania' by foreign media. |
| August 14 2024 | Fumio Kishida announced he would not seek re-election as LDP leader, setting the stage for leadership succession. |
| June 2024 | De la Cruz gave a speech at a pro-Palestine protest surrounding the White House. |
| May 28 2024 | Chow attended the official renaming of Centennial Park Stadium to Rob Ford Stadium, along with the Ford family. |
| May 23 2024 | A tribute concert was held at Massey Hall, featuring performances of Lightfoot songs by various artists including his own backing band, Blue Rodeo, City and Colour, and many other notable Canadian musicians. |
| March 2024 | The South Carolina Workers Party voted to place De la Cruz and Garcia on the state ballot for president and vice president. |
| March 6 2024 | Became the longest-serving female cabinet minister in the history of the Australian Parliament. |
| February 2024 | Paused funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) after allegations of staff involvement with Hamas attacks, pending investigation of Israel's claims. |
| February 29 2024 | De la Cruz participated in a presidential candidates debate hosted by the Free & Equal Elections Foundation, appearing alongside Green Party candidates Jill Stein and Jasmine Sherman, and Libertarian Party candidates Chase Oliver and Lars Mapstead. |
| January 2024 | Ishiba argued that the absence of a collective self-defense system in Asia increases the likelihood of regional wars, advocating for an Asian collective security alliance to deter potential conflicts. |
| January 2024 | A poll revealed 71 percent of Torontonians disapproved of the proposed Sankofa Square name. |
| January 28 2024 | De la Cruz and Karina Garcia held their first in-person campaign event in Newark, New Jersey. |
| January 24 2024 | Shigeru Ishiba delivered a policy speech outlining his vision for a 'fun Japan', emphasizing national safety, respect for diverse values, and self-realization, with priorities including regional revitalization, addressing gender pay gap, and digitalization. |
| January 10 2024 | City staff presented the Budget Committee with a proposed budget that initially suggested a 10.5 per cent property tax increase, contingent on federal funding for housing refugee claimants. The proposed increase could potentially rise to 16.5 per cent without federal support, marking the largest tax increase since Toronto's 1998 amalgamation. |
| 2023 | Participated in a 'Shut Down Wall Street' pro-Palestinian protest during the Israel–Hamas war as co-executive director of The People's Forum. |
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