Forced dark-dying hair at school violates human rights: JCP Kira

Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Councilors Kira Yoshiko criticized the "student guidance" at an Osaka public high school for denying a female student's personal choice by repeatedly forcing her to dye her naturally-brown hair black.

Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony major milestone toward achieving world without nuclear weapons

The ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its efforts to have the UN treaty banning nuclear weapons adopted took place in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Shii: US Trump administration should withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo, in regard to U.S. President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, issued a statement strongly demanding an immediate retraction of this decision.