Japan Press Weekly

High homeownership rate and poor tenant-protection measures in Japan LDP’s fault

The ratio of owner-occupied houses to the total in Japan is 61.2%. The rate is about twice that of the United Kingdom and Germany, and nearly three times that of the United States.

Public infrastructure building for Expo was with view of post-Expo casino resort in mind

Following the completion of public infrastructure development for Expo 2025 on Yumeshima Island in Osaka Bay, the full-scale construction of a casino-centric integrated resort (IR) began, next to the Expo site.

Drastic overhaul of SOFA & reduction of US bases needed to help prevent crimes by US soldiers

It was discovered that U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa were successively sent to prosecutors on suspicion of sexually assaulting and inflicting injury on women in January and March of this year, respectively.

‘No’ to increase in US rice imports

Agriculture Ministry to Nouminren expresses its willingness to resist tariff pressure from Trump administration

 Can Japan, with 130 US military bases and facilities on its land, be considered independent nation?

Drastic overhaul of SOFA & reduction of US bases needed to help prevent crimes by US soldiers

JCP EC Chair Tamura: Japanese gov’t should protest against US Marines’ sexual assaults against women in Okinawa

US Osprey makes ‘precautionary’ landing at civil airport on Amami-Oshima Island

US military jet stays at civil airport for over a month after making ‘precautionary” landing

Public infrastructure building for Expo was with view of post-Expo casino resort in mind

High homeownership rate and poor tenant-protection measures in Japan LDP’s fault

JCP Tatsumi urges METI to instruct Expo 2025 association to issue media pass to Akahata

Due to one-week holidays in Japan, our next update will be on May 16