JCP halves number of seats in February 8 general election

The JCP suffered a serious setback, losing four of its eight Lower House seats. The situation resulting from the election is unprecedentedly dangerous as it will enable the Takaichi government to move toward turning Japan into a war-fighting nation.

Nihon Hidankyo concerned about nuclear arms race following expiration of New START

The Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations expressed concern that the expiration of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, a binding nuclear arms control treaty between the U.S. and Russia, may bring about a new nuclear arms race.

50 years since Lockheed bribery scandal

February 5 marks 50 years since the Lockheed bribery scandal, the biggest political-corruption case in postwar Japan, which was exposed by the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Multinational Corporations.

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