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List of Past issues Tamura urges gov’t to demand that Israel and the United States halt their strikes on Iran (March 3, 2026) Japan should refuse any US request to dispatch SDF to Middle East (March 2, 2026) JCP Koike condemns Takaichi gov’t for avoiding criticism of US-Israel attack on Iran (March 2, 2026) JCP and SDP confirm further cooperation to counter Takaichi gov’t (February 28, 2026) Koike calls for taxing the rich and cutting sales tax to rebuild Japan’s economy (February 27, 2026) PM Takaichi’s gift distribution sheds light on LDP’s money-driven culture remaining unchanged[Editorial] (February 26, 2026) Lawyers oppose an ‘anti-spy law’ and a ‘national intelligence agency’ (February 26, 2026) Koike: It is unacceptable for PM Takaichi to prioritize ‘National Council’ over Diet (February 25, 2026) Civil Alliance holds joint action with fellow constitutional revision opposition parties (February 23, 2026) Tamura: PM Takaichi’s expectation for early initiation of constitutional amendments unacceptable (February 21, 2026) 2nd Takaichi Cabinet formed, JCP will strive to block any move to turn Japan into a warfare state (February 19, 2026) Opposition parties agree to urge gov’t to hold sufficient Diet discussion on budget bill (February 19, 2026) JCP calls for sufficient time to be given to minority parties for interpellations at plenary sessions in the Diet (February 18, 2026) Gov’t seeks to exclude foreigners from welfare protection program (February 11 & 17, 2026) Major arms firms provide over 220 million yen in political donations to LDP (February 16, 2026) Former CDPJ accepts Article 9 amendment and promotes nuclear power (February 14, 2026) Single-member district system gives LDP ‘false supermajority’ in Feb.8 general election[Editorial] (February 12, 2026) JCP halves number of seats in February 8 general election (February 10, 2026) LDP secures two-thirds majority, raising fears of iron-fist rule (February 10, 2026) JCP Kasai attends rally for return of northern territories (February 8, 202625) Tamura: Gov’t should protest Trump for interfering in Japan’s domestic affairs (February 7, 2026) 50 years since Lockheed bribery scandal[Editorial] (February 5, 2026) Unification Church’s ‘TM Report’ calls JCP ‘Satan’ (February 5, 2026) PM Takaichi skips live party leaders’ debate on NHK at last minute (February 2 & 3, 2026) Takaichi Cabinet allocates Y99.4 billion for war injury measures in FY2026 budget proposal (January 31, 2026) PM Takaichi suspected of accepting total of Y100K in fundraiser ticket purchases from Unification Church-linked group and its associates (January 30, 2026) Takaichi eager to criminalize Japan flag desecration (January 25 & 28, 2026) 12-day official campaign for general election begins (January 28, 2026) JCP EC Chair Tamura at press club debates foreign policy with PM Takaichi (January 27, 2026) JCP calls for eventual abolition of sales tax and immediate cut in tax rate to 5% on all goods and services (January 26, 2026) JCP CC Chair Shii: Diet dissolution based on Article 7 of the Constitution is clear example of PM Takaichi’s abuse of power (January 25, 2026) JCP and Civil Alliance agree to continue with their joint efforts (January 23, 2026) Pass judgment on gov’t that has kept symbiotic ties with Unification Church[Editorial] (January 23, 2026)
CDPJ’s formation of Centrist Reform Alliance, act of betrayal to concerned citizens who worked together in citizens-opposition parties coalition
[Editorial] (January 22, 2026) JCP publishes manifesto for Feb.8 general election (January 22, 2026) Unification Church’s political wing campaigning for election victory of Takaichi gov’t (January 14 & 21, 2026) PM Takaichi announces Jan.23 Lower House dissolution for Feb.8 snap election (January 20, 2026) JCP will not be cooperating with ‘Centrist Reform Alliance’ formed by CDPJ and Komeito (January 20, 2026) Japan’s payment for US military-related expenses exceeds 1 trillion yen (January 18, 2026) Shii won’t be running in coming general election (January 17, 2026) Koike: JCP will closely examine the common positions of the new party formed by CDPJ and Komeito (January 17, 2026) Visit by LDP and Ishin lawmakers to Israel tantamount to complicity in war crimes[Editorial] (January 17, 2026) PM Takaichi plans to call snap election supposedly to avoid Diet questioning about LDP’s ties with Moonies[Editorial] (January 14, 2026) JCP holds street speech to condemn US invasion of Venezuela (January 9, 2026) Raise of Japan’s military spending to 3.5% of GDP to satisfy Trump would impose annual burden of 170,000 yen per capita[Editorial] (January 8, 2026) US holding on to Okinawa while receiving 373 billion yen from Japan for construction of USMC base in Guam (January 8, 2026) 70% of UN member states: Nuclear war would cause
catastrophic damage to humanity
[Editorial] (January 7, 2026) PM Takaichi’s visit to Ise-jingu Shrine may cause people in neighboring countries to develop distrust of Japan (January 6, 2026) Stop ‘zero irregular migrants plan’ which promotes discrimination against foreigners[Editorial] (December 26, 2025) To delay total ban on corporate and organizational political donations is unacceptable[Editorial] (December 24, 2025)
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