Japan Press Weekly

(February 9 & 14, 2024)

5.5 tons of radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuclear power plant

(February 18, 2024)

Female non-regular government workers paid less than 40% of male regular government workers’ wages

(February 17, 2024)

165 MSDF personnel also worshipped at Yasukuni Shrine

(February 16, 2024)

‘With no added burden’ on people in tackling falling birthrate is false

(February 16, 2024)

Interest in socialism growing among world’s youth

(February 15, 2024)

Shiokawa demands that PM Kishida oust minister in charge of religions for ties with religious cult

(February 15, 2024)

Tamura calls on Japanese gov’t to take action to prevent full-scale attack by Israel on Rafah

(February 14, 2024)

Koike: Survey on LDP slush funds far from satisfactory

(February 11 & 12, 2024)

Rallies to oppose ‘national origin myth’ holiday held at many locations in Japan

(February 10, 2024)

JCP Takahashi calls for gov’t measure to enable Noto quake victims to stay at secondary evacuation sites

(February 8 & 10, 2024)

Union calls on gov’t to increase number of flight controllers based on lessons learned from fatal Haneda Airport collision

(February 6, 7, & 10, 2024)

This week’s JCP international activities

(February 9, 2024)

Tamura talks with local organizations in quake-hit Noto region regarding industrial recovery

(February 8, 2024)

JCP continues to be committed to return of all Chishima Islands to Japan

(February 8, 2024)

JCP Kasai calls for Shika NPP on Noto Peninsula to be decommissioned

(February 7, 2024)

Civil group asks JCP to work to create law to educate young people regarding accurate information about sexuality

(February 6, 2024)

Reformist polls well against conservative rival in Kyoto City mayoral race

(February 6, 2024)

Opposition-backed female candidate defeats LDP-endorsed incumbent in Maebashi City mayoral election

(February 5, 2024)

LDP Sugita denies there was Korean forced labor in wartime Japan

(February 4, 2024)

Shii criticizes US strikes on pro-Iran armed groups

(February 4, 2024)

Abusive comments about women’s appearance and age made by LDP brass reveals LDP’s adherence to patriarchy and male domination

(February 4, 2024)

JCP Secretariat Head Koike meets with Cambodian opposition party head

(February 3, 2024)

JCP Chair Tamura demands direct support for wage hikes at SMEs

(February 2, 2024)

Shii calls for putting recovery from New Year’s Day quake first and abandoning nuclear power and Osaka Expo

(February 2, 2024)

Shii: PM Kishida does not understand situation in quake-hit Noto

(January 31, 2024)

JCP Chair Tamura comments on PM Kishida’s policy speech

(January 31, 2024)

PM Kishida’s policy speech gives off ‘emptiness’ and ‘danger’

(January 30, 2024)

JPC opposes improvement of airports and harbors for military purposes

(January 30, 2024)

JCP Shiokawa urges PM Kishida to investigate all LDP lawmakers regarding slush-fund allegation

(January 29, 2024)

Dialogue essential in era of diversity

(January 28, 2024)

Japanese bereaved family resents imprisoned US military personnel’s parole in US

(January 27, 2024)

Tamura calls on all JCP Dietmembers to conduct active Diet debate representing public anger and leading to government change

(January 26, 2024)

JCP Inoue attends meeting to discuss importance of ‘preventing’ armed conflicts

(January 25, 2024)

Zenroren seeks to turn Japan into a nation of rising wages

(January 24, 2024)

Over 30K signatures submitted, demanding gov’t measures to protect nursing students from power harassment

(January 24、2024)

Peace activists: Divert budget for US base construction to provide relief operations in quake-struck Noto Peninsula

(January 24, 2024)

JCP calls for introduction of government program to subsidize rent payment

(January 23, 2024)

First International’s founding helped advance anti-slavery movement in America

(January 22, 2024)

Nearly 40% of Japanese municipalities demand that Japan sign and ratify TPNW

(January 22, 2024)

Nukes should be eliminated before they destroy the planet

(January 20, 2024)

Koike: LDP should fully explain all its funding scandals before dissolving LDP factions

(January 20, 2024)

US sailor, while serving prison term in Japan for fatal car accident, transferred to US and released on parole

(January 19, 2024)

Tamura elected as first woman JCP head at 29th Party Congress

(January 19, 2024)

Kasai at ICAN forum calls for sharing significance of TPNW among all parties

(January 18, 2024)

Stop armed attacks that expand military conflict in Middle East

(January 17, 2024)

GSDF top officers’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine may violate 1974 official notice

(January 16, 2024)

JCP 29th Congress begins

(January 13, 2024)

JCP calls for deploying sufficient number of flight controllers to Haneda Airport

(January 13, 2024)

JCP deplores bombings by US and UK against targets in Yemen

(January 12, 2024)

Member lineup of ‘LDP reform body’ arouses public criticism