Japan Press Weekly

  JCP criticizes disqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers

To have deprived elected officials of their seats and to trample on democracy have nothing to do with socialism. The JCP demands that China's central authority and the Hong Kong government withdraw the disqualification of the four legislators.

JCP Koike demands that gov't make public the details of RCEP talks

JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira criticized the government for secretly having carried out negotiations on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and for only making it public after signing the RCEP.

Firm insistence upon 2020 Summer Olympics amid COVID-19 would damage reputation of Olympic movement

PM Suga in talks with visiting IOC President Thomas Bach expressed his determination to hold the 2020 Summer Olympics as proof that humanity has defeated the pandemic. However, Japan is concerned about the surge of a “third wave” of infections.

JCP Miyamoto in Diet deliberation calls for giving top priority to safety in gov’t COVID-19 vaccination program

 Gov’t should hurry to improve COVID-19-related measures before compiling 3rd supplementary budget

Japan MOFA: Regional tensions and conflicts are caused by N-weapons

Japan-proposed negative N-resolution receives record-low support in UN

Tamura demands review of ‘Go To’ travel subsidy campaign

Ex-analyst at Goldman Sachs and current PM Suga's advisor coldly insists shakeout of SMEs in Japan

Labor Ministry urges large firms to pay leave allowance to non-regular workers due to labor union and JCP efforts

Firm insistence upon 2020 Summer Olympics amid COVID-19 would damage reputation of Olympic movement

Miyagi governor agrees to reactivate Onagawa NPP without obtaining residents’ consent

JCP Koike demands that gov't make public the details of RCEP talks

Despite pandemic situation, total assets of Japanese billionaires top 20 trillion yen

Kasai criticizes EPA with UK for leading to limitless liberalization of Japanese rice market

World's scientists call on nuclear-weapons states to join N-ban treaty

 JCP criticizes disqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers

This week's JCP international activities