Shii shows enthusiasm for cross-party efforts to create 'culture and arts recovery fund'

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo (3rd from the left) met with representatives of a "#WeNeedCultre" movement in the Diet building and expressed his determination to work together with other opposition parties to create a "culture and arts recovery fund" to support people in the live performance and movie industries. Stating, "The arts and culture are essential for our life," he stressed the need to establish a "fund". (Jan.14/2021, Tokyo)