September 9, 2025

In local assembly elections held on September 7, the Japanese Communist Party fielded 14 candidates in six cities and two towns, and all of them were elected.

In Saitama’s Yashio City, the JCP opposed the city government’s move to impose on residents the cost of repairing a massive sinkhole, which opened up in January at an intersection and claimed the life of a truck driver, via extra sewerage bills, and all three JCP candidates secured their seats in the city assembly. As a newcomer from a xenophobic party was running in the assembly race, the JCP during the election campaign appealed to voters to support the party’s stance of protecting human rights and democracy and not tolerating discrimination and xenophobic policies.

In Miyota Town in Nagano Prefecture, a JCP candidate was elected with the highest number of votes. The JCP in the runup to the election aggressively conducted an activity of listening to residents demands, which led to the successful election outcome.

In Nemuro City in Hokkaido, the JCP secured its pre-election strength of two incumbent seats. One of the two JCP incumbents obtained the highest number of votes. In the election campaign, the JCP called for voters’ support by promising to push the city government to improve the fishery and aquaculture industries, the city’s key industries, and provide financial support for providers of medical, nursing-care, and welfare services.

In Ishikawa’s Hakui City, one of municipalities hit hard by the Noto Peninsula earthquake on New Year’s Day in 2024, the JCP regained its seat it lost it in the previous election four years ago. In Ehime’s Ozu City, the JCP retained the one seat held by the incumbent although the number of city assembly seats was cut by three.

In Osaka’s Habikino and Kashiwara cities, the JCP maintained its pre-election seats of three and two, respectively. In Shizuoka’s Nagaizumi Town, it preserved its one pre-election seat.