Japan Press Weekly

(April 2, 2021)

Shii: China’s human-rights abuses should be criticized in line with international human rights accords

(April 1, 2021)

Japan ranks 120th in Gender Gap Index 2021

(April 1, 2021)

Long-held demand by parents and teachers for a maximum 35-pupil class size fulfilled

(March 31, 2021)

JCP demands cancellation of gov’t plan to construct amusement facilities on US base in Okinawa

(March 30, 2021)

Asics promises to provide workplace environment free of ‘paternity leave harassment’

(March 30, 2021)

All 21 JCP candidates win in local elections

(March 29, 2021)

5th year of war laws increases risk of being involved in US-led battles

(March 29, 2021)

JCP Koike: Int'l community should demand that N. Korea abandon nuclear weapons development

(March 28, 2021)

JCP demands that gov’t declare its position of not accepting military rule in Myanmar

(March 27, 2021)

2021 budget that spends more on military buildup than on anti-corona measures enacted

(March 26, 2021)

Torch relay started amid concern over 4th wave of COVID-19

(March 26, 2021)

JCP condemns North Korea’s ballistic missile launch

(March 26, 2021)

Group supporting same-sex marriage asks JCP for cooperation in legalizing same-sex marriage

(March 26, 2021)

Japan’s Foreign Ministry neglects CEDAW committee’s recommendation report for 2 years

(March 25, 2021)

There are no grounds for maintaining 'sympathy budget'-related special agreement with US

(March 25, 2021)

Miyazaki-based private school also wines and dines ex-state minister for internal affairs

(March 24, 2021)

Drawing curtain over vote-buying scandal following LDP lawmaker's resignation is impermissible

(March 22 & 23, 2021)

Private school in Miyazaki received \24 million in state subsidies after repeated wining/dining of education lawmaker and official

(March 23, 2021)

JCP Koike and CDPJ Azumi: We share goal of gov't change

(March 22, 2021)

JCP Yamazoe criticizes immigration authorities for disregarding foreign detainees’ lives even amid pandemic

(March 21, 2021)

JCP Fujino urges gov’t to improve safeguard measure for Vietnamese trainees

(March 21, 2021)

Gensuikyo protests UK gov’t decision to increase its nuclear warheads

(March 20, 2021)

State of emergency lifted despite 1K new COVID positives daily

(March 20, 2021)

Court recognizes dismissal of contract lecturer by private high school as unfair labor practice

(March 20, 2021)

Calling for better wages and end to discrimination against non-regular workers, postal workers go on strike

(March 19, 2021)

Mito District Court orders suspension of Tokai Daini nuclear power plant

(March 18, 2021)

Sapporo district court recognizes ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

(March 17, 2021)

JCP Tamura: Mobilization of 10K medical workers to Summer Games will hamper nation’s fight against COVID-19

(March 17, 2021)

Japan-US ‘2+2’ talks confirm strengthening of alliance to counter China’s growing influence

(March 17, 2021)

Shii calls for international community to unite against 2021 Maynmar coup d’etat

(March 17, 2021)

China should not carry out electoral reform that deprives Hong Kongers of their right to free elections

(March 16, 2021)

JCP Yamazoe questions presidents of Tohokushinsha and NTT in regard to wining-and-dining scandals

(March 16, 2021)

Union’s strike succeeds in forcing NTT to promise to provide equal treatment to non-regular workers

(March 14, 2021)

Nippon TV's responsibility under question for airing discriminatory joke targeting Ainu

(March 13, 2021)

JCP Hatano demands termination of Japan-US special agreement regarding 'sympathy budget'

(March 13, 2021)

Japanese academic associations call for retraction of article denial of ‘comfort women’

(March 12, 2021)

NTT workers: NTT should provide pay hike, not lavish dinners for gov't bureaucrats

(March 12, 2021)

Data aggregation in Amazon Cloud is risky: expert

(March 11, 2021)

Opposition parties agree to summon key persons to testify in Diet about lavish entertainment of communications officials

(March 11, 2021)

Tokyoites' medical resources may go to for-profit 'medical tourism'

(March 10, 2021)

An 18-year-old Fukushima evacuee speaks his mind

(March 9, 2021)

JCP Koike: Submission of bill that opens path to enable crackdown on antinuclear and anti-base movements unacceptable

(March 9, 2021)

International Women's Day activists in Japan call for gender equality

(March 8, 2021)

MCAN rally resolves to continue raising antinuke voices in solidarity with Fukushima

(March 6, 2021)

JCP Policy Commission Chair comments on re-extension of coronavirus-related state of emergency

(March 5, 2021)

Thorough probe needed to uncover truth behind lavish dinner given by NTT to communications official: Shii

(March 5, 2021)

JCP Koike: Mature democracy ensures equal representation of male and female Dietmembers

(March 5, 2021)

JCP Koike attends rally protesting against Myanmar Army’s violent suppression

(March 4, 2021)

Suga gov’t sticks to policy of decreasing number of hospital beds in midst of COVID-19 pandemic

(March 4, 2021)

LDP Dietman rates female lawmaker based on appearance