JCP Koike protests against Suga gov’t decision on ocean release of Fukushima water

In defiance of strong opposition from local fishermen, the Prime Minister Suga-led government decided to release radiation-tainted water into the ocean from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Japanese media protest against Tokyo organizers' controls on news reports about Olympics

Japanese media are criticizing restrictions on the press imposed by the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics Organizing Committee for violating the rights to freedom of speech, the press, and expression.

Vaccinations for the elderly finally start in Japan, JCP Koike says 'too slow'

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira said, "It's too slow," in regard to COVID-19 vaccinations for elderly people which finally began on April 12 in Japan.