Japan Press Weekly

  US ‘gunboat diplomacy’ toward Venezuela is anachronism

The Japanese government, whose prime minister emphasized the “rule of law” at the latest G20 discussions, should not stand idly by and watch the ongoing U.S.-Venezuela crisis as a distant fire not involving Japan.

JCP opposes cuts of 20 Lower House seats from proportional representation and 25 from single-member districts: Tamura

JCP EC Chair Tamura expressed her determination to firmly oppose a bill to reduce the number of House of Representatives’ seats, which the Liberal Democratic-“Nippon Ishin no Kai” coalition seeks to submit to the Diet.

Tamura calls on Japan and China to calmly deal with radar lock-on incident

JCP EC Chair Tamura said, “The Chinese fighters’ act is dangerous as it may lead to accidental military clashes and thus is very regrettable. It is necessary for the two countries to deal with the incident calmly.”

Tamura calls on Japan and China to calmly deal with radar lock-on incident

JCP opposes cuts of 20 Lower House seats from proportional representation and 25 from single-member districts: Tamura

Finance minister sells fundraiser tickets to people in finance industries, potentially acting against ministerial code

Bill that could reduce even the minimum necessary number of hospital beds enacted

LDP and Ishin aim to advance moves for constitutional revision

 PM Takaichi’s remark bears resemblance to prewar Japan’s justification of war of aggression as self-defense war

US parachute falls on children’s center in Fussa City outside Yokota AB

Zenroren urges Google to stop forcible job cuts

5 out of 6 high court rulings recognize ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

 US ‘gunboat diplomacy’ toward Venezuela is anachronism

Shii attends reception for newly-arrived S. Korean ambassador to Japan