JCP Shii talks with CPIM General Secretary Karat

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on August 26 held talks with Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Prakash Karat at the JCP head office. The CPIM delegation led by Karat visited Japan at the invitation of the JCP.

Can only the rich be lawyers?

A rally organized by the Chiba Bar Association took place in Chiba City on August 25, calling for the continuation of the scholarship program to legal apprentices which the government is planning to abolish in November.

Cabinet panel seeks a more militaristic Japan

The Cabinet panel on national security and defense policy submitted to Prime Minister Kan Naoto a report which will provide the foundation for a scheduled revision of the National Defense Program Guideline later this year.