Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo and Okinawa Governor Onaga Takeshi on April 29 issued statements respectively regarding the Japan-U.S. summit meeting held in Washington on the previous day. They criticized PM Abe’s extraordinarily subservient stance toward the U.S. administration.
In the 2nd-half round of nationwide local elections on April 26, the Japanese Communist Party again achieved a major advance following the 1st round two weeks ago.