Japan Press Weekly

All JCP candidates win Hino City Assembly election with record-high share of votes

All five candidates of the Japanese Communist Party won Tokyo’s Hino City Assembly election on February 16 with a record-high share of votes.

Abe’s labor reform will decrease workers’ wages by 42 trillion yen: think tank

The Abe Cabinet’s labor reform plan will decrease workers’ wages by 41.9 trillion yen or about 9% of Japan’s GDP, according to estimates released by the Japan Research Institute of Labour Movement (Rodo Soken).

JCP will do its best to shatter Abe’s intent to exercise collective self-defense right: Shii

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo pledged to block the Abe government’s move to permit the state to exercise the right to collective self-defense, saying, “His intention is to turn Japan into a nation that can wage war overseas.”

Right-wing Ishihara calls for lifting ban on use of force

JCP will do its best to shatter Abe’s intent to exercise collective self-defense right: Shii

829 public figures sign appeal protesting against collective self-defense right

JRP rushing toward the ultra-right

Tamogami supporter adores Hitler

Foreign Minister hints at breach of Three Non-Nuclear Principles

‘Black corporations’ becoming crafty

Abe’s labor reform will decrease workers’ wages by 42 trillion yen: think tank

Bus drivers work under tough conditions

JCP Osaka seeks to build civil cooperation to break through Hashimoto’s policies

All JCP candidates win Hino City Assembly election with record-high share of votes

Hakodate City in court suit seeks to suspend NPP construction

JCP condemns Chubu electric for requesting permission to restart Hamaoka NPP

Nago City Assembly lodges protest against Okinawa governor

Okinawans march in protest against Osprey helipad construction

Okinawans voice opposition to US base construction during Kennedy’s visit

Nago mayor conveys to Kennedy local opposition to base construction

JCP Okinawa: state should clean up toxic waste at former US base site

Okinawa Pref. Assembly to set up special investigation panel on governor’s approval of landfill project

Civic groups hold protest rallies against ‘National Foundation Day’

PM’s visit to Yasukuni challenges post-war international order: JCP Kasai

Create grant-type scholarship system at once: JCP Miyamoto

Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe: Article 9 should be revised

Secrecy law faces court battle questioning its constitutionality

Journalists’ group demands resignation of NHK top officials

NHK losing its ‘political neutrality’

Don’t use taxpayer money for coal-fired energy projects abroad: environmental NGOs