Japan Press Weekly

(December 26, 2024)

Only in peace can Japanese sake-brewing be developed and passed down to future generations

(June 2, 2026)

Gov’t plans to raise number of beds at SDF hospitals while cutting number of beds available to general public

(May 29, 2026)

JCP Koike calls for international cooperation to provide PTSD care for children in Gaza

(May 28, 2026)

JCP Iwabuchi criticizes gov’t for slow response to return of ‘Ainu’ remains

(May 28, 2026)

JCP and bar association exchange views on reform of criminal retrial system

(May 25, 2026)

Only 1% of business manager visas obtained fraudulently: Tokyo immigration bureau data

(May 23, 2026)

Japan spends 700 million yen to dispose of US military’s toxic PCB waste

(May 21 & 22, 2026)

DNA testing on remains of Koreans who died in wartime coal mine accident will begin as Japan-ROK project

(May 20, 2026)

Fees for renewing residency status of foreigners may rise from current 6,000 yen to maximum of 100,000 yen

(May 14, 2026)

Man who threatened Akahata Sunday reporter referred to prosecutors

(May 13, 2026)

Hello Kitty sows seeds of peace in 130 countries and regions

(May 12, 2026)

SMEs and farmers demand that gov’t protect them from adverse effects of Hormuz blockade

(May 10, 2026)

Abolishing minimum housing standards will exacerbate housing poverty

(May 9, 2026)

Teachers’ union protests against Defense Ministry’s interference in school curriculum

(May 9, 2026)

Construction workers demand gov’t support for rising material prices triggered by Middle East conflict

(May 2, 2026)

Rising prices and oil shortages making life hard for 8.9 million non-regular workers

(April 24, 2026)

JCP proposes effective law to eradicate workplace gender discrimination and harassment

(April 20, 2026)

Gov’t eyes on uninhabited pacific island as final N-waste disposal site

(April 16, 2026)

JCP Koike: Constitution allows women to be Emperor

(April 10, 2026)

80 years of Japanese women’s suffrage

(April 7, 2026)

40 years since equal employment opportunity law implemented

(April 5, 2026)

Peasants’ Uprising 2026

(April 1, 2026)

Revised law reducing class size to 35 students at public junior high schools enacted

(March 30, 2026)

Gov’t forces national museums and galleries to ‘generate revenue’

(March 29, 2026)

Japan abstains on UN resolution calling for slavery reparations

(March 28, 2028)

Gov’t science and technology plan may involve further utilization of universities for military purposes

(March 24, 2026)

Efforts of woman and JCP Dietmember lead to filling gender gap in restroom availability

(March 19, 2026)

JCP in Tokyo Assembly calls for higher disability welfare allowance for more eligible recipients

(March 18, 2026)

Following tragic boat capsizing off Okinawa’s Henoko, anti-base activities temporarily suspended

(March 14, 2026)

JCP in Ibaraki calls for withdrawal of prefecture’s plan to offer cash for tip-offs on undocumented foreign workers

(March 14, 2026)

JCP Tatsumi demands apology from heckler who calls him a ‘communist spy’

(March 11, 2026)

Lessons learned from Fukushima nuclear disaster: Quake-prone Japan should get rid of nuclear power generation

(March 5, 2026)

JCP Koike comments on Tokyo High Court’s dissolution order for Unification Church

(March 5, 2026)

JCP Tatsumi demands that gov’t urge China to pay construction cost for its Osaka Expo pavilion

(February 3, 2026)

National university tuition fees should be kept low to ensure equal educational opportunities for all

(January 29, 2026)

Retrial should be granted to unconstitutional criminal trial on Hansen’s disease patient

(January 21, 2026)

Koike calls for checking all NPPs for irregularities in seismic resilience data

(January 16, 2026)

Data fraud scandal-hit Chubu Electric Power should give up on restarting Hamaoka NPP

(January 14, 2026)

Japanese and ROK heads agree to cooperate in DNA testing on remains of 1942 undersea coal-mine accident victims

(December 21, 2025)

Gov’t that seeks to undermine nation’s non-nuclear policy will eventually fade away

(December 20, 2025)

Yamazoe urges gov’t to work for return of remains of Korean victims of wartime Japan’s forced mobilization

(December 19, 2025)

Gov’t intends to make best use of nuclear power as if Fukushima nuclear disaster never happened

(December 13, 2025)

Koike in talks with Okinawan civil groups promises to work hard to solve PFAS contamination issue

(December 12, 2025)

Hokkaido governor approves restart of Tomari nuclear reactor

(December 11, 2025)

JCP will work hard to revise criminal retrial system to save falsely accused victims

(December 3, 2025)

5 out of 6 high court rulings recognize ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

(November 30, 2025)

Japan, world’s 5th-largest GHG emitter, faces global call to raise its reduction target

(November 27, 2025)

SDF’s quasi-official paper features JCP CC Chair Shii’s new book on ‘Capital’

(November 26, 2025)

In response to global campaign to end violence against women, Tokyo women take action outside Israeli Embassy

(November 26, 2025)

Ban on women stepping onto sumo ring should end