Japan Press Weekly

Takaichi’s 2nd reshuffled cabinet shows no remorse over ‘politics-and-money’ scandal

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira stated, “With key cabinet members staying on, fiscal, foreign, and defense policies will be pushed forward without any reflection whatsoever.”

Global gender gap index: Japan ranks 121st in political category

The World Economic Forum (WEF) released the 2026 edition of its “Gender Gap Index,” which measures gender equality in countries around the world. Japan ranked 117th out of the 145 countries surveyed, and 121st in the political category.

JCP Koike on PM Takaichi’s demand to delete ‘enemy state’ clauses: Japanese gov’t must first express remorse for past aggression

JCP Secretariat Head Koike acknowledged that removing the “enemy state” clauses from the UN Charter is a natural progression. He, however, stated that the government needs a clear acknowledgment of, and remorse for, its past war of aggression.

JCP Koike on PM Takaichi’s demand to delete ‘enemy state’ clauses: Japanese gov’t must first express remorse for past aggression

Takaichi’s 2nd reshuffled cabinet shows no remorse over ‘politics-and-money’ scandal

Yamazoe attends meeting between junior Japanese lawmakers and senior Chinese officials

Cross-party lawmakers demand that Japan urge US to lift its sanctions against ICC

US-made unmanned reconnaissance aircraft costing 20 billion yen crashes

217 LDP candidates ‘donated’ over 1.73 billion yen in gov’t subsidies to themselves

Defense Ministry praises US-made AI while turning blind eye to accidental bombing

 TAC celebrates its 50th anniversary

Japan, if committed to ‘rule of law’ and ‘respect for UN,’ should stand up to US

Japan’s nationalist party builds ties with AfD

While Trump calls China WWII ally, Takaichi scrambles to stress Japan-US alliance

JCP Koike: Chilling Japan-China relations is diplomatic failure by PM Takaichi

Global gender gap index: Japan ranks 121st in political category

Film about Vietnam veteran who supported war-renouncing Article 9 is now on screen

Minister of Agriculture: LGBT goes against ‘species preservation’

Respect-for-Senior-Citizens Day: Everyone deserves to grow old with peace of mind

 Bringing back crime of disrespect toward imperial family is out of question

A-bomb survivors’ relief law should apply to all overseas Hibakusha

JCP sends its delegation to South Korea to discuss gender issues

JCP Koike attends social gathering of artists

JCP delegation visiting South Korea meets with representatives of organizations working to address sex trafficking

This week’s JCP international activities