Japan Press Weekly

(December 26, 2024)

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

(October 16, 2025)

Doctor-turned JCP lawmaker Koike talks with AJMC regarding university hospitals’ financial difficulties

(October 15, 2025)

JCP Osaka issues statement on closing of Osaka Kansai Expo

(October 12, 2025)

Japan should denote 2 Nobel Prizes as turning point to strengthen support for basic research

(October 9, 2025)

Japan needs ‘tolerance’ that breeds researchers’ free-thinking and challenges

(October 4, 2025)

Criticized for discriminatory Ainu panel display, exhibition cancelled

(October 1, 2025)

JCP in Kawaguchi City opposes assembly’s resolution hostile to ethnic minorities

(September 30, 2025)

Women in workshop discuss efforts to tackle unconscious bias

(September 26, 2025)

Gov’t and Osaka should take responsibility for helping subcontractors affected by non-payment of Expo construction fees

(September 19, 2025)

JCP Koike at social gathering with artists pledges to work hard to increase gov’t spending on arts and culture

(September 15, 2025)

Create a Japan that ensures human rights for the elderly

(September 7, 2025)

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

(September 5, 2025)

Opposition parties urge gov’t to allocate budget for recovery of remains of 1942 undersea mine accident victims

(September 3, 2025)

Conservation groups call for cancellation of Kushiro Marsh mega-solar plant project

(September 1, 2025)

JCP Koike attends memorial service for Korean/Chinese victims of 1923 massacre

(August 30, 2025)

Is Fukushima nuclear disaster a done deal for gov’t and power companies?

(August 29, 2025)

Zenshoren urges gov’t to instruct prime contractors to pay subcontractors for their work on Expo pavilions

(August 26, 2025)

Koike: Gov’t should begin full-scale exhumation of remains of 1942 underwater coal mine disaster victims

(August 25, 2025)

Subcontractors rally to demand early payment of unpaid Expo construction costs

(August 24, 2025)

Koike at memorial service: Gov’t should adequately implement ‘Siberia special measures law’

(August 20, 2025)

Civic group in Yamaguchi demands gov’t support for efforts to recover remains from 1942 underwater mine disaster

(August 19, 2025)

JCP Tokyo metropolitan assemblymembers press Gov. Koike to commemorate victims of 1923 massacre of Koreans

(August 17, 2025)

High School Baseball Federation should strive to eliminate ethnic discrimination from ‘Koshien’ Championship

(August 16, 2025)

JCP Koike at Gwangbokjeol ceremony: PM Ishiba should reaffirm his commitment to adhering to Murayama Statement, Kono Statement, and Japan-ROK Joint Declaration

(August 13, 2025)

Osaka Pref., City, and Expo Assn. treat unpaid construction costs as someone else’s problem

(August 13, 2025)

Wage gaps between men and women at Keidanren executives’ companies remain wide

(July 27, 2025)

‘Next time I am born, I want to be born in a peaceful country’

(July 19, 2025)

JCP calls for establishment of national body dealing with harassment and violence in sports

(July 18, 2025)

Pushed by JCP Dietmember, more women’s restrooms will be built in public spaces

(July 18, 2025)

Antiforeign forces ‘Most welfare recipients are foreigners’ claim is a lie

(July 17, 2025)

Subcontractors unpaid for Expo construction costs seek gov’t help

(July 16, 2025)

Reducing working hours best way to increase people’s sports participation

(July 13, 2025)

Little is known about sharp increase in Japan’s military spending

(July 12, 2025)

Over 80% of people concerned about negative effects associated with climate change

(July 11, 2025)

Imposing fair share of tax burden on the rich will help finance consumption tax cuts

(July 10, 2025)

Is exclusionist parties’ ‘More foreigners lead to worsening of Japan’s public safety’ claim true?

(July 9, 2025)

JCP in Yokosuka City conducts hearing survey on fire at nuclear fuel plant

(July 6, 2025)

Japan remains lowest among G7 countries in gender equality

(July 2 & 4, 2025)

JCP Kira opposes proposal to exclude foreign Phd students from gov’ts living expense support program

(July 2, 2025)

JCP Yamashita stresses need for global cooperation to scientifically combat climate change

(June 28, 2025)

Supreme Court: Cuts in public assistance payments are unconstitutional

(June 27, 2025)

Scholars’ group set up to promote campaign for increasing number of childcare workers

(June 26, 2025)

US gov’t will quadruple nuclear energy production by 2050

(June 22, 2025)

On 60th anniversary of Japan-ROK diplomatic normalization, Japan should express remorse for its past brutal colonial rule

(June 18, 2025)

Minamata lawsuit plaintiffs ask for JCP cooperation with submission of bill to fully relieve Minamata disease victims

(June 17, 2025)

How long will major media outlets continue to support Japan-U.S. alliance?

(June 12, 2025)

Children rank JCP 1st in education policies they most agree with

(June 11, 2025)

Japanese and UK NGOs point to loss of wetland habitats for waterbirds due to construction of Osaka Expo site

(June 10, 2025)

JCP Kira speaks at Tokyo Pride 2025 event

(June 5, 2025)

Shimizu to high school students: You may be indifferent to politics, but you can’t be irrelevant to it