Opposition parties urge gov’t to allocate budget for recovery of remains of 1942 undersea mine accident victims

JCP Secretariate Head Koike demanded that the prime minister and the health, labor and welfare minister visit the site of the 1942 undersea coal mine disaster, and that the government participate in efforts to recover the victims’ remains.

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

Japanese Communist Party Dietmembers participated in a protest held in front of the main gate of the Diet building against forced deportations of foreigners without residency status.

JCP EC Chair Tamura: PM Ishiba’s resignation is a natural outcome

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced his intention to step down in the face of pressure from growing calls from within his Liberal Democratic Party for his resignation following the party’s crushing loss in the July House of Councillors election.