Yokohama mayoral race results represent voters’ verdict of ‘No’ to casinos and to Suga administration

In the Yokohama mayoral election, a joint candidate of concerned citizens and opposition parties beat the pro-casino incumbent and the PM Suga-backed candidate by a wide margin.

Cancel Paralympics and schoolchildren-participation project

As the infection situation is becoming much more serious than at the time of the Olympics, the mobilization of school students to go and see the Paralympic Games will further increase the risk of spreading infections.

Asked by press, Shii comments on situation in Afghanistan

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, "The huge mistake the U.S. made with its retaliatory war has been proven after 20 years."

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