Cabinet decision on 'state funeral' conflicts with democracy and rule of law

JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira said that a "state funeral" for former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo has no legal basis, and that the decision the Cabinet made without Diet approval to hold a state funeral is trampling upon democracy and the rule of law.

JCP Dietmembers’ group submits to PM Kishida urgent proposal for dealing with 7th wave of COVID-19 infections

The Japanese Communist Party Dietmembers’ group submitted to Prime Minister Kishida Fumio its urgent proposal calling for government measures to protect people’s lives from the COVID-19 pandemic’s seventh wave.

Zenroren activists rally to push Labor Ministry’s council to increase minimum hourly wage to 1,500 yen

Union activists of the National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) held a rally to appeal for the need to immediately increase the national minimum wage to 1,500 yen per hour to help people survive the ongoing price surge.

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