Japan Press Weekly

(November 20, 2020)

Climate emergency declaration adopted in Lower House

(November 19, 2020)

Opposition-drafted bill for equal treatment of non-regular workers should be discussed without delay

(November 19, 2020)

Suga government begins pressing SCJ to accept military-academia research collaboration

(November 19, 2020)

70% in opinion poll support demand for 'dual surnames'

(November 19, 2020)

Suga Cabinet ministers pay membership fees to Moonies

(November 18, 2020)

Major contractor for Tokyo Olympics may be in violation of organizing committee’s code stipulating employer responsibility

(November 17, 2020)

Firm insistence upon 2020 Summer Olympics amid COVID-19 would damage reputation of Olympic movement

(November 17, 2020)

JCP Koike demands that gov't make public the details of RCEP talks

(November 16, 2020)

Ex-analyst at Goldman Sachs and current PM Suga's advisor coldly insists shakeout of SMEs in Japan

(November 14, 2020)

JCP criticizes disqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers

(November 14, 2020)

Japan MOFA: Regional tensions and conflicts are caused by N-weapons

(November 14, 2020)

Japan-proposed negative N-resolution receives record-low support in UN

(November 14, 2020)

Tamura demands review of ‘Go To’ travel subsidy campaign

(November 14, 2020)

This week's JCP international activities

(November 13, 2020)

Kasai criticizes EPA with UK for leading to limitless liberalization of Japanese rice market

(November 13, 2020)

Labor Ministry urges large firms to pay leave allowance to non-regular workers due to labor union and JCP efforts

(November 12, 2020)

Gov’t should hurry to improve COVID-19-related measures before compiling 3rd supplementary budget

(November 12, 2020)

Despite pandemic situation, total assets of Japanese billionaires top 20 trillion yen

(November 12, 2020)

Miyagi governor agrees to reactivate Onagawa NPP without obtaining residents’ consent

(November 11, 2020)

JCP Miyamoto in Diet deliberation calls for giving top priority to safety in gov’t COVID-19 vaccination program

(November 11, 2020)

World's scientists call on nuclear-weapons states to join N-ban treaty

(November 10, 2020)

Shii comments on 2020 US presidential election

(November 10, 2020)

Women's rights NGOs in Japan call for lifting Japanese women's rights to international levels

(November 10, 2020)

Okinawa governor angry at high frequency of crimes by US soldiers even under pandemic situation

(November 8, 2020)

Japan should seek to build relationship on equal footing with next US administration

(November 8, 2020)

Chiba citizens rally to demand cancellation of SDF Osprey deployment

(November 7, 2020)

Opposition parties submit bill to improve gov’t subsidy program for SME workers

(November 7,2020)

Number of takeoffs and landings of US military aircraft at Yokota AB hits record high

(November 6, 2020)

DYLJ calls for gov’t action to reduce students’ burden of paying tuition fees during corona crisis

(November 6, 2020)

JCP in Kanagawa urges Defense Ministry to continue providing US Osprey flight information

(November 6, 2020)

Shii protests against Chinese ships' intrusions into Japan's waters

(November 5, 2020)

Block PM Suga’s attempt to adversely revise Constitution

(November 5, 2020)

Nearly 10 billion yen in back pay for overtime paid in FY 2019

(November 4, 2020)

Shii in weekly magazine interview talks about Suga’s rejection of 6 SCJ nominees

(November 4, 2020)

US military’s use of off-base hotel arouses much fear among Miyazaki citizens of spread of COVID-19

(November 4, 2020)

LDP rejects over 130K signatures demanding resignation of LDP lawmaker who insulted rape victims

(November 3, 2020)

'No' vote on Osaka Metropolis plan shocks not only 'Ishin no Kai' but LDP and Komei as well

(October 28 and November 3)

Two A-bombed city assemblies adopt statement calling on Japan to be party to UN N-ban treaty

(November 2, 2020)

Osaka citizens in referendum hand down 'No' to city split-up plan

(November 2, 2020)

Gov’t should work to revive arts and culture from devastation of COVID-19

(October 31, 2020)

Koike in Diet interpellation presses PM Suga to depart from support for coal-fired power generation

(October 31, 2020)

JCP urges Justice Ministry to eliminate human rights violations in immigration detention center

(October 30, 2020)

PM Suga fails to clearly respond to Diet questioning by JCP Shii

(October 30, 2020)

What does wartime ‘Emperor organ theory incident’ teach us today?

(October 29, 2020)

PM's 'SCJ members are only from specific universities' remark is not true

(October 29, 2020)

Suprapartisan Dietmembers seek to have Diet declare climate emergency

(October 29, 2020)

Gov’t coronavirus-related rent support program improved as demanded by JCP

(October 28, 2020)

PM Suga creates straw man to dodge accountability for his rejection of SCJ nominees

(October 28, 2020)

JCP Yamazoe finds that foreign detainees temporarily released from detention center are banned from working

(October 27, 2020)

Chief Cabinet Secretary: Japan will not sign nuclear weapons ban treaty