JCP gets city to retract faulty childcare support bill

The Japanese Communist Party members’ group of the Sendai City Assembly had the city retract a faulty draft ordinance to “support” young parents.

SDF approach to high school students just after Cabinet decision on collective self-defense stokes public fears

As if moving in step with the Abe Cabinet decision allowing Japan’s participation in collective self-defense, recruitment letters from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have reached families with high school students.

Workload for teachers in Japan stands out in world

An OECD survey shows that teaching staff in Japan work 53.9 hours a week on average, more than 15 hours longer than the average number of weekly working hours of teachers in 34 surveyed nations (38.3 hours).