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Xenophobia keeps people away from finding real solution to their hardships
In the House of Councilors election campaign, a far-right, xenophobic trend is arising as shown by the “Japanese first” slogan of the radical right-wing populist party “Sanseito” and the LDP’s election promise to achieve a “zero illegal foreigners” goal.
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Tamura in kick-off speech appeals for need of JCP advance in Upper House election to push for a lower sales tax
The official 17-day campaign period started on July 3 for the House of Councilors election in which how to protect people’s livelihoods from rising prices is the biggest issue.
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Call for ‘nuclear sharing’ between SDF and US military unforgivable
With a possible “Taiwan contingency” in mind, a former government bureaucrat and a former top officer of the Self-Defense Forces have made a “nuclear sharing” proposal aimed at collaborative operations involving nuclear weapons between the SDF and the U.S. military.
- POLITICS
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Call for ‘nuclear sharing’ between SDF and US military unforgivable
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Tamura attends party leaders’ pre-election debate centering on sales tax cut
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Tamura in kick-off speech appeals for need of JCP advance in Upper House election to push for a lower sales tax
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Xenophobia keeps people away from finding real solution to their hardships
- US FORCES
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US airman in Okinawa arrested for assaulting his girlfriend
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National gov’t did not inform Okinawa gov’t of over one-third of US soldier arrests
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US Marine arrested for choking Japanese man
- SOCIAL ISSUES
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JCP Yamashita stresses need for global cooperation to scientifically combat climate change
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JCP Kira opposes proposal to exclude foreign Phd students from gov’ts living expense support program
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Japan remains lowest among G7 countries in gender equality
- JCP
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Ogata attends Rosa Luxemburg Foundation-hosted international conference