JCP in Kanagawa demands maintenance of jobs at Nissan

The JCP Kanagawa Prefectural Committee submitted to the Kanagawa Labor Bureau a written request demanding that the Labor Ministry take action to have Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. maintain its current labor force and help to protect local economies.

JCP Koike: Gov’t should increase agricultural spending to solve rice shortage

Grilled by JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira, Prime Minister Ishiba acknowledged the need to increase government spending on agriculture at a House of Councilors Budget Committee meeting.

Akahata wins FCCJ 2025 Freedom of Press Awards

The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan has chosen Akahata for the 2025 Freedom of the Press Awards in recognition of Akahata’s role which “had shaken up the Japanese political system” with a series of reports on the LDP factions’ slush-fund allegations.