Japan Press Weekly

(June 10, 2025)

JCP issues Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election platform

(June 8, 2025)

Will Japan give hand to US attempt to weaken ASEAN and to reinforce anti-China bloc

(June 6, 2025)

JCP releases election platform focusing on protecting people’s livelihoods from rising prices

(June 5, 2025)

JCP Akamine calls for halt to collection of sea sand in Okinawa’s UNESCO Heritage Site for US base construction

(June 5, 2025)

JCP Tatsumi pushes gov’t to cancel plan to purchase Israeli-made drones used in Gaza

(June 4, 2025)

Yamazoe: Gov’t should not respond to US demand for increase in Japan’s share in stationing costs for US forces in Japan

(June 3, 2025)

JCP Koike: Gov’t should increase agricultural spending to solve rice shortage

(May 29, 2025)

JCP Inoue calls for ban on military use of AI

(May 27, 2025)

US pressure may have led to SDF contract with funeral services in Japan

(May 27, 2025)

Japan should take action to stop Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza: JCP Kami

(May 24, 2025)

Yamazoe criticizes PM Ishiba for attending event displaying Israel’s weapons used in Gaza attacks

(May 22, 2025)

Citizens stage protest against arms expo in Chiba

(May 22, 2025)

Agriculture Minister resigns after making remarks insensitive to plight of people struggling with rising rice prices

(May 20, 2025)

Actual corporate tax rate for large corporations is half that of midsized companies

(May 20, 2025)

JCP member elected Tadaoka Town mayor

(May 17, 2025)

Cyber defense bill becomes law, allowing gov’t to collect information without consent

(May 17, 2025)

Criminal digital bill enacted that allows police to collect electronic data unbeknown to person in question

(May 13, 2025)

Bill on national academy may exclude academics with ideologies that are not in line with the gov’t stance

(May 9, 2025)

Yamazoe calls for restraint on both India and Pakistan

(May 8, 2025)

JCP and Japan bar association agree to defend ideal of present Constitution and rule of law

(May 4, 2025)

38K citizens in rally call for using war-renouncing Japanese Constitution to create true peace

(April 28, 2025)

Can Japan, with 130 US military bases and facilities on its land, be considered independent nation?

(April 24, 2025)

Agriculture Ministry to Nouminren expresses its willingness to resist tariff pressure from Trump administration

(April 23, 2025)

‘No’ to increase in US rice imports

(April 22, 2025)

Koike: Official confirmation of willingness of other opposition parties to join forces with JCP is essential for electoral cooperation

(April 22, 2025)

PM Ishiba’s offering to Yasukuni Shrine contradicts his past agreement

(April 20, 2025)

JCP Shiokawa calls for banning military use of AI

(April 19, 2025)

Bill on Science Council of Japan aims to take away national academy’s independence

(April 18, 2025)

JCP Koike: Japan should unite with international community to have Trump’s tariffs withdrawn, not aim to reach early agreement

(April 18, 2025)

Gov’t simulates collateral damage resulting from use of enemy base attack capability

(April 16, 2025)

JCP EC Chair in weekly magazine talks about Trump’s tariff policy

(April 15, 2025)

21 JCP candidates win assembly seats in 11 cities and 8 towns

(April 13, 2025)

Law on teachers’ working conditions should be revised to eliminate excessively long working hours

(April 12, 2025)

Yamazoe criticizes Trump’s remark that Japan does not bear costs for stationing of US military

(April 11, 2025)

Yamazoe questions the amount of trade deficit that US uses as basis for calculating tariff rate on Japan

(April 10, 2025)

JCP EC Chair Tamura talks with credit bureau executive regarding impact of Trump tariffs

(April 9, 2025)

JCP Yamazoe: ‘Trump tarrifs’ violate WTO agreement

(April 9, 2025)

JCP Tatsumi calls for enacting law prohibiting harassment

(April 8, 2025)

Citizens-backed candidate wins in Kishiwada City mayoral election

(April 5, 2025)

JCP EC Chair Tamura: Japan should demand retraction of ‘Trump tariffs’

(April 3, 2025)

JCP EC Chair Tamura: Trump’s 25% auto tariff policy represents failure in US-led free trade system

(April 2, 2025)

Gov’t plans to evacuate 110K residents as well as tourists from Sakishima Islands in case of Taiwan emergency

(April 1, 2025)

Japan may be put on ‘front lines’ in Taiwan emergency

(April 1, 2025)

JCP EC Chair criticizes Ishin and DPP as supplementary forces to PM Ishiba’s minority government

(March 31, 2025)

JCP Shiokawa on TV program calls for lowering age of suffrage to 18

(March 29, 2025)

JCP Daimon urges gov’t to withdraw GPIF investment in Israeli military companies

(March 27, 2025)

Cyber defense bill allows collection and use of private information without consent

(March 26, 2025)

Disbandment order for ‘Moonies’ holds LDP accountable for their cozy ties

(March 26, 2025)

JCP Koike: All politicians who had ties to ‘Moonies’ should be made public

(March 25, 2025)

SDF new headquarters will possibly conduct enemy attack operations under US forces command