Japan Press Weekly

Draft 30th Congress Resolution and draft amendments to JCP Program put up for all-party discussion

The Japanese Communist Party Central Committee ended its 10th Plenum after approving the draft proposal for amendments to the JCP Program and the draft Resolution for the 30th Congress (January 18-22).

JCP Yamazoe grills gov’t about 2-year consumption tax cut policy

Japanese Communist Party lawmaker Yamazoe Taku criticized the government for proposing a half-baked bill which limits the consumption tax cut to two years without confirmation that the cost of living will be stabilized.

Yamazoe: Don’t delay nuclear abolition to ‘ultimate goal’ in order to curry favor with US!

Japanese Communist Party lawmaker Yamazoe Taku said, “Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi should not, out of an excessive desire to please U.S. President Trump, relegate the abolition of nuclear weapons to an ‘ultimate goal’.”

Yamazoe: Don’t delay nuclear abolition to ‘ultimate goal’ in order to curry favor with US!

JCP Yamazoe grills gov’t about 2-year consumption tax cut policy

Agriculture Minister Yana will resign over his ‘budget cut’ remarks

Civil Alliance urges JCP to unite opposition parties

JCP submits written question to gov’t on bill for 2-year consumption tax cut to 1% only on food

US military bases in Japan valued at more than 203.4 billion dollars

Zenroren will encourage workers through ‘dialogue and mutual learning’ to join labor movement: Zenroren president

SDF museums feature exhibits glorifying Imperial Japanese military

Draft 30th Congress Resolution and draft amendments to JCP Program put up for all-party discussion

Ogata talks with Sri Lanka’s JVP Politburo member