Japan Press Weekly

(October 1, 2022)

Shii issues statement condemning Russia’s illegal annexation of occupied regions in Ukraine

(October 1, 2022)

People rally in front of Russian embassy to protest annexation of Ukraine regions

(September 30, 2022)

Shii: Hosoda should explain his ties with Moonies before Diet or resign as Lower Houser Speaker

(September 30, 2022)

JCP Vice Chair Tamura attends 'Intl Safe Abortion Day' event in Tokyo

(September 30, 2022)

Shii attends reception celebrating 50th anniversary of Japan-China diplomatic normalization

(September 29, 2022)

JCP: Japan should make diplomatic efforts to support peace based on principles of 1972 Japan-China Joint Communique

(September 29, 2022)

Shii talks with LPRP executive on N-free world and peace in East Asia

(September 28, 2022)

Simultaneous actions held throughout Japan to protest against Abe’s state funeral

(September 27, 2022)

JCP and CDPJ decide to strengthen their joint struggles in extra-Diet session

(September 27, 2022)

Politically-motivated, calculated 'state funeral' is incompatible with rule of law

(September 26, 2022)

Rally held at 'no more Sino-Japanese wars' cenotaph in Kyoto

(September 25, 2022)

Let us make best use of mandatory disclosure program to narrow gender gap in wages

(September 24, 2022)

Japanese ‘Fridays for Future’ activists join global climate strike movement

(September 23, 2022)

Shii condemns Putin’s televised address making veiled nuclear threat

(Septermber 22, 2022)

Most media have biasedly held up Queen Elizabeth II as being 'beloved all over the world'

(September 22, 2022)

Over 830K signatures submitted to oppose imposition of heavier medical burdens on elderly people

(September 21, 2022)

JCP Koike protests against law to surveil residents living in vicinity of bases

(September 20, 2022)

13K people rally in opposition to ex-PM Abe's 'state funeral'

(September 20, 2022)

IBP peace prize awarded to Japan Gensuikyo representative director

(September 18, 2022)

Shii on 100th founding anniv.: JCP will develop relations with leftist/progressive parties in developed capitalist countries

(September 17, 2022)

20 years have passed since signing of Tokyo-Pyongyang Declaration

(September 16, 2022)

Kishida Cabinet approval rate plunges in wave of public indignation over ‘state funeral’ and LDP-Moonies link: Shii

(September 15, 2022)

Contaminated water from US Yokosuka base leaks into sea

(September 15, 2022)

Legal Affairs Bureau recognizes 192 Web postings as hate speech against Koreans

(September 15, 2022)

Shii holds talks with CPV politburo member

(September 14, 2022)

Kishida gov’t’s additional measures fall far short of helping people survive rising living costs

(September 13, 2022)

'All Okinawa' wins in Okinawa elections

(September 13, 2022)

Shii talks with new South Korean ambassador

(September 11, 2022)

JCP Kyoto Prefectural Assemblymembers urge governor to protest US warship’s entry into civil port in Maizuru

(September 10, 2022)

LDP colludes with Moonies on anticommunism stance

(September 10, 2022)

Court avoids recognizing medical university’s discriminatory scoring against female applicants as illegal

(September 9, 2022)

Near-majority of sitting LDP Dietmembers linked with Moonies

(September 9, 2022)

JCP Chair Shii: I won't attend 'state funeral' for ex-PM Abe

(September 7 & 8, 2022)

JCP candidates in Okinawa elections campaign for victory together with anti-base incumbent governor

(September 8, 2022)

District court rules Hirakata City mayor’s move to remove union office from city-owned facility as unfair labor practice

(September 7, 2022)

Budget for ex-PM Abe's 'state funeral' will total \1.66 billion

(September 7, 2022)

Random attacks involving US serviceman occurs in Kanagawa's Zushi City

(September 6, 2022)

About 60% of fixed-term contract workers in municipalities work under ‘working poor’ conditions: Union survey

(September 6, 2022)

All 5 JCP candidates win in Kami City Assembly election in Kochi Pref.

(September 4, 2022)

LDP Shimomura accepted fundraiser-ticket purchases from Moonies when he as education minister approved Moonies' name change

(September 4, 2022)

Will gov’t move to revise foreign trainee system lead to end of existing human rights violations?

(September 2 & 3, 2022)

Teachers’ union to Education Minister: Don’t force public schools to express condolences during Abe state funeral

(September 2, 2022)

Defense Ministry requests record high \5.6 trillion in its budget for next fiscal year

(September 2, 2022)

Large corporations’ internal reserves increase to nearly 500 trillion yen

(September 1, 2022)

4K citizens rally to oppose ex-PM Abe’s ‘state funeral’

(August 31, 2022)

Amid local protests, 40-plus-years-old reactor at Mihama NPP forcibly restarted

(August 30, 2022)

JCP Kokuta and CDPJ Azumi discuss cooperation in confronting gov't

(August 30, 2022)

Fukushima citizens resist ocean release of radiation-tainted water without consent of fishermen

(August 29, 2022)

Amid global food crisis, Japan should revise its agricultural policy to enable farmers to increase their yields without anxiety

(August 28, 2022)

Shii issues comment after close of NPT Review Conference