Shii: Lower House head Hosoda should be held accountable for his sexual harassment scandal

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo commented on an allegation of sexual harassment of female journalists by House of Representatives Speaker Hosoda Hiroyuki, saying, “This is a serious problem. Hosoda should be held accountable.”

Cross-party Dietmembers demand better system to support vulnerable women

Cross-party Dietmembers submitted to the Ministry of Health and Welfare a written demand calling for an increase in the state budget to strengthen the support system for women who are suffering from sexual abuse, domestic violence, and/or poverty.

Nagasaki A-bomb survivors form group to work to increase number of TPNW signatories

Atomic-bomb survivors (Hibakusha) in Nagasaki Prefecture established a group to work to increase the number of signatories, including Japan, to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.