The Japanese Communist Party Standing Executive Committee on July 11 issued a statement on the results of the House of Councilors election held on the day before.
Two joint candidates of opposition parties in Okinawa and Fukushima beat Liberal Democratic Party sitting ministers in the House of Councilors election. Opposition parties’ united candidates won seats in 11 out of 32 single-seat constituencies.
The 2016 World Conference against A and H Bombs will discuss concrete steps needed to abolish nuclear weapons. What kind of vision for the future of humanity the World Conference can present to the international community will be a focus of attention.