Shii on JCP 99th founding anniv. speaks on JCP’s efforts to reduce people’s hardships amid pandemic

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo delivered a commemorative speech on the 99th anniversary of the JCP’s founding on an online meeting which was live streamed on YouTube and viewed at 11,332 locations across Japan.

Aug.9, Nagasaki Day rally held

The Nagasaki Day rally took place online as the closing event of the 2021 World Conference against A and H Bombs, releasing the "Letter from Nagasaki to All Governments in the World" calling for their participation in the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).

Like Olympic Games, forcible opening of Paralympics runs counter to infection control measures

The Tokyo Olympic Games closed amid the explosive rise in coronavirus infections. During the Games, the number of new COVID cases soared, which caused a serious situation where patients were unable to be hospitalized.