JCP holds assembly to mark its 86th anniversary

Speaking before an audience of about 2,000, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, “The JCP’s call initially may appear to be isolated from society but would pave the way for a bright future at a crucial moment that has a bearing on the interests of the Japanese people and world peace.

Labor ministry must work to drastically revise worker dispatch law

A Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry study panel has compiled a report calling for a stricter regulation of the use of temporary workers, including a prohibition in principle of the use of “day laborers” and issuing advice to companies that use temporary workers.

Cozy relations between politicians, military, and business sector should be thoroughly investigated

Akiyama Naoki, the executive director of the Japan-U.S. Center for Peace and Cultural Exchange, was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion. He has long been recognized as a fixer between Japanese and U.S. military industries and Japanese politicians and bureaucrats representing the interests of the arms industry.