Japan Press Weekly

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.

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.

  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.

 Call for ‘nuclear sharing’ between SDF and US military unforgivable

Tamura attends party leaders’ pre-election debate centering on sales tax cut

Tamura in kick-off speech appeals for need of JCP advance in Upper House election to push for a lower sales tax

Xenophobia keeps people away from finding real solution to their hardships

US airman in Okinawa arrested for assaulting his girlfriend

National gov’t did not inform Okinawa gov’t of over one-third of US soldier arrests

US Marine arrested for choking Japanese man

JCP Yamashita stresses need for global cooperation to scientifically combat climate change

JCP Kira opposes proposal to exclude foreign Phd students from gov’ts living expense support program

 Japan remains lowest among G7 countries in gender equality

Ogata attends Rosa Luxemburg Foundation-hosted international conference