Japan Press Weekly

Shii holds talks with U.S. Ambassador Roos

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on April 21 held talks with U.S. Ambassador to Japan John V. Roos at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

90,000 Okinawans gather in anti-U.S. base rally

Okinawans on April 25 assembled in Yomitan Village in Okinawa Prefecture to demand the early closure and return of the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station and to oppose the relocation of the base within the prefecture.

Responsibility of prime minister for aide called into question

JCP Ogata meets with Venezuelan vice foreign minister

Shii holds talks with U.S. Ambassador Roos

Shii urges Hatoyama to unconditionally remove Futenma base

JCP meets with religious leaders

90,000 Okinawans gather in anti-U.S. base rally

Three mayors: Trade-offs can’t be solution to Futenma base issue

Anti-base candidate reelected Okinawa City mayor

 Ph.D. holders face job shortages and poor working conditions - Akahata editorial

Cut CO2 by 25% without any preconditions: Kasai

Shii on the sinking of a South Korean patrol boat