Japan Press Weekly

(June 20, 2026)

Bill to penalize desecration of ‘Hinomaru’ submitted

(June 12, 2026)

LDP will submit bill to cut number of Lower House seats by 10%

(June 11, 2026)

Bill to facilitate mobilization of gov’t employees as SDF reservists becomes law

(June 6, 2026)

Supplementary budget for FY2026 enacted without specific livelihood support measures

(June 3, 2026)

Yamazoe: Japan should uphold the rule of law and oppose US military intervention in Cuba

(May 29 & 30, 2026)

Revised law imposing higher residence permit fees on foreigners enacted

(May 30, 2026)

Revised health insurance law enacted which requires patients to pay 25% more for medicines

(May 27 & 28, 2026)

Amid public protest, bill leading to intensification of general public surveillance becomes law

(May 27, 2026)

Introduction of ‘emergency clause’ to Constitution unacceptable as it leads to authoritarian abuse of power

(May 27, 2026)

New military aircraft apron will be constructed at US Yokota base with use of Japanese taxpayer money

(May 23, 2026)

JCP Yamazoe: Teaching about issues pertaining to US military bases in Japan does not violate Basic Act on Education

(May 22, 2026)

US ambassador to Japan at LDP meeting promotes US-made arms

(May 21, 2026)

Okinawa may be used as staging ground for ‘drone warfare’

(May 19, 2026)

Following JCP proposal, PM Takaichi instructs compilation of supplementary budget

(May 19, 2026)

Kira calls for cancellation of Tomahawk missile deployment to Japan

(May 16, 2026)

3 opposition parties submit bill which unlike gov’t bill bans prosecutors from appealing court’s retrial order

(May 14 & 16, 2026)

Immigration Agency complains about fraud by self-employed foreigners, but it doesn’t know how many cases there are

(May 15, 2026)

JCP urges PM Takaichi to take urgent action to protect people’s livelihoods and Japan’s economy from serious negative effects brought on by Iran War

(May 13, 2026)

Tamura calls for revising SOFA in order to eliminate US military’s use of bases in Japan for combat operations

(May 12, 2026)

JCP in Kanagawa urges gov’t to prohibit use of US bases in prefecture for Iran War

(May 8, 2026)

What happened to Takaichi’s promise of ‘no tax on food’?

(April 29, 2026)

Postwar Constitution marks a turning point between aggression and peace

(April 26, 2026)

Bill that leads to forcing foreigners out of Japan should be scrapped

(April 22 & 23, 2026)

PM Takaichi and 3 Cabinet ministers make offerings at Yasukuni Shrine

(April 22, 2026)

Tamura calls for retraction of Cabinet decision to fully lift ban on arms exports

(April 22, 2026)

Protest held against export of lethal weapons

(April 21, 2026)

3 opposition parties submitted bill to maintain role of high-cost medical expense benefit system as safety net

(April 18, 2026)

SDF would use mobile forensic tool for surveillance of the public

(April 15,16 & 17, 2026)

Rise in No. of local gov’t workers is essential for effective disaster prevention

(April 15, 2026)

SDF member’s singing of ‘Kimigayo’ at LDP convention violates SDF law

(April 15, 2026)

Patriot missiles manufactured in Japan exported to US to indirectly support US attacks on Iran

(April 14, 2026)

JCP-supported candidate defeats LDP rival in Tokyo’s Nerima mayoral race

(April 14, 2026)

PM Takaichi’s ‘Aiming for initiating constitutional revision in a year’ remark runs counter to constitutionalism

(April 12, 2026)

Japanese and US gov’ts should quickly, unconditionally implement 30-year-old agreement on return of US Futenma base in Okinawa

(April 11, 2026)

Half of total political party subsidies will go to LDP

(April 11, 2026)

JCP exchanges views on key bills with SDP

(April 8, 2026)

FY2026 budget funding military buildup with tax hikes and cuts in social welfare enacted

(April 8, 2026)

Gov’t proposed bill criticized as first step toward introducing military-draft system

(April 8, 2026)

Japan should formally apologize for intrusion by armed SDF officer into Chinese embassy

(April 4, 2026)

JCP submits to PM Takaichi its request calling for launch of diplomatic negotiations to end Iran War

(April 3, 2026)

US may boost pressure on Japan to send SDF to Middle East

(April 2, 2026)

Daimon opposes dual use of science and technology

(April 1, 2026)

US list confirms residents’ concerns that local missile and ammunition depots could be targeted

(March 31, 2026)

Female JCP member elected Kiyose City mayor

(March 27, 2026)

JCP Kira urges gov’t to apply tuition-free program to all high school students regardless of their nationality

(March 26, 2026)

JCP Daimon demands that Japan create system to make own choice in 550-billion-dollar investment in US

(March 25, 2026)

PM Takaichi aims to revise Article 9 presumably in order to respond to US demands for SDF dispatch without restrictions

(March 24, 2026)

PM Takaichi should explain to public what she promised President Trump

(March 21, 2026)

Tamura criticizes PM Takaichi’s overly submissive position toward US for harming Japan’s peace and stability

(March 19, 2026)

JCP Chair Tamura to PM Takaichi: Don’t hold Japan-US summit if you can’t urge President Trump to stop war on Iran