Article 9 protection activists oppose MSDF dispatch to Middle East

An assembly of citizens working to protect the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution took to the streets near Shinjuku Station, calling for the immediate retraction of the Cabinet decision to send Self-Defense Force units to the Middle East.

JCP calls for diplomatic resolution of the tension in the Gulf

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo issued a statement condemning the unlawful use of force by the Trump administration and calling for a diplomatic resolution of the tension in the Gulf.

Make 2020 a year of opening path to replace Abe government: Shii in New Year assembly

JCP Chair Shii in a New Year assembly emphasized the importance of building a stronger and bigger party in order to forge ahead with the replacement of the Abe government with a coalition government of opposition parties.