Japan Press Weekly

Opposition parties urge gov’t to allocate budget for recovery of remains of 1942 undersea mine accident victims

JCP Secretariate Head Koike demanded that the prime minister and the health, labor and welfare minister visit the site of the 1942 undersea coal mine disaster, and that the government participate in efforts to recover the victims’ remains.

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

Japanese Communist Party Dietmembers participated in a protest held in front of the main gate of the Diet building against forced deportations of foreigners without residency status.

JCP EC Chair Tamura: PM Ishiba’s resignation is a natural outcome

Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru announced his intention to step down in the face of pressure from growing calls from within his Liberal Democratic Party for his resignation following the party’s crushing loss in the July House of Councillors election.

JCP EC Chair Tamura: PM Ishiba’s resignation is a natural outcome

 Nationwide deployment of long-range missiles incompatible with Japan’s exclusively defense-oriented policy

MoD hid from Okinawa the deployment of USMC cutting-edge unmanned missile system to US camp in Okinawa

JCP Dietmembers take part in protest against unreasonable deportations

Opposition parties urge gov’t to allocate budget for recovery of remains of 1942 undersea mine accident victims

Conservation groups call for cancellation of Kushiro Marsh mega-solar plant project

Koto Ward residents protest port call of UK aircraft carrier Prince of Wales to Tokyo

Ogata attends meeting between CPV general secretary and representatives of world political parties

JCP CC Chair Shii holds talks with ICAPP co-chair at JCP HQ in Tokyo

All 14 JCP candidates win assembly seats in 6 cities and 2 towns