Shii comments on US military attack on Syria

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo condemned the U.S. missile strike on Syria as a breach of the UN Charter and international law. He pointed out that such an attack will only escalate the Syrian civil war.

Shii reports on historic UN conference to create N-ban treaty

JCP Chair Shii stressed in his report that it depends on international public opinion and grass-roots movements whether this epoch-making move toward a nuclear-weapons-free world will bear fruit.

Rally takes place to protest against start of Diet discussion on ‘conspiracy bill’

On the day the Diet started deliberating the “conspiracy bill”, a protest rally took place in central Tokyo. A participant said that the bill aiming to curb people’s talks and discussions is tantamount to a denial of the normal functioning of human society.