JCP has representatives in 79.6 % of local assemblies

“Our representatives at local assemblies throughout Japan are a major force for us to achieve advances in the House of Councilors election,” said Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at a party meeting on April 13, and provided revealing statistics showing the JCP’s distinguished presence in local assemblies.

60% of Tokunoshima islanders say ‘No!’ to U.S. base transfer

About 15,000 people or 60 percent of the population of Tokunoshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture on April 18 expressed a resolute ‘No!’ to the transfer of the U.S. Futenma Air Station in Okinawa.

New parties, old content

Akahata of April 19 ran an article on new parties entitled, “Can they put an end to subservient policies to the United States and large corporations?” Let’s take a close look at these parties.