Yamazoe: Japan must not become arms supplier

JCP Dietmember Yamazoe on NHK’s “Sunday Debate” program said, “Japan must not become an arms supplier and not become a war profiteer,” while representatives of other political parties showed their eagerness for the lifting of the arms-export ban.

JCP EC Chair Tamura demands dismissal of senior official in PM Office advocating for nuclear-armed Japan

Japanese Communist Party Executive Committee Chair Tamura Tomoko demanded the dismissal of a senior official at the Prime Minister’s Office who called for Japan to be a nuclear-armed power.

JCP calls for bill to cut Lower House seats to be scrapped

The House of Representatives at its plenary meeting by majority vote decided to carry over a bill to cut the number of House members, which was introduced by the Liberal Democratic and “Nippon Ishin no Kai” parties, to the next Diet session.