Japan Press Weekly

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JCP Koike: Japan should unite with international community to have Trump’s tariffs withdrawn, not aim to reach early agreement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

(March 19, 2025)

JCP Shiokawa criticizes bill on active cyber defense for violating Constitution and international law

(March 16, 2025)

JCP Koike urges gov’t to consider imposing higher taxes on the rich

(March 13 & 14, 2025)

Over 22K signatures opposing bill to make Science Council of Japan carry water for gov’t submitted to Cabinet Office

(March 14, 2025)

Gov’t, with aim to promote military research, intends to alter SCJ

(March 8, 2025)

Gov’t hides from public MSDF participation in multinational military drill co-hosted by US and Ukraine

(March 6, 2025)

JCP requests gov’t to reflect CEDAW recommendations on its basic plan for gender equality

(February 28, 2025)

Testimony of ex-Abe faction accountant contradicts ex-faction executives’ statement

(February 28, 2025)

Anomalies of closed-door hearing with ex-Abe faction treasurer

(February 26, 2025)

Hibakusha at Diet hearing on gov’t-proposed budget draft criticizes huge increase in arms spending

(February 26, 2025)

Budget for election awareness campaigns drops to \100 million in 2021 from \2.3 billion in 1996

(February 21, 2025)

JCP Tatsumi: Hold social media platforms accountable for fake news on social media

(February 19, 2025)

JCP protests against Lower House Budget Committee chair’s decision to hold closed-door hearing with ex-Abe faction accountant

(February 17 & 19, 2025)

JCP Tatsumi: Gov’t use of Japanese taxpayer money to support production of semiconductors for US weapons unacceptable

(February 18, 2025)

Shii presses PM Ishiba to recognize forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza as breach of international law

(February 18, 2025)

Japan should not be aligned with US aggressive East Asia strategy

(February 15, 2025)

JCP proposes fundamental recompilation of 2025 gov’t-drafted budget

(February 14, 2025)

JCP CC Chair: PM Ishiba, ignoring Diet, promises US to further increase military spending

(February 13, 2025)

Yamazoe questions PM Ishiba’s stance toward President Trump

(February 13, 2025)

JCP lawmakers express critical position on OSA

(February 12, 2025)

Contract-based budget for construction of SDF camp on Mageshima Island already tops 1 trillion yen

(February 11, 2025)

Japan may expand scope of use of its right to collective self-defense to include Australia

(February 9, 2025)

JCP EC Chair criticizes PM Ishiba’s submissive stance taken at his first meeting with US President Trump

(February 7, 2025)

JCP EC Chair: Japanese gov’t should be ashamed of its failure to criticize Trump’s Gaza statements

(February 5, 2025)

JCP Tamura calls for cancellation of gov’t plan to raise high-cost medical care co-payment cap