Japan Press Weekly

Ex-US servicemen: we’ll inform fellow Americans about Okinawans’ anti-base movement

Members of the Veterans for Peace (VFP), a U.S. veterans’ anti-war organization, expressed their determination to increase American people’s awareness of the anti-base movements in Okinawa.

Interview with Shii on 9th General Assembly of ICAPP in Kuala Lumpur

At the recent ICAPP General Assembly, the JCP delegation expressed partial reservations concerning a part of the adopted declaration dealing with the issue of nuclear weapons. JCP Chair Shii talked about what happened at the conference.

Shii slams North Korea for N-weapons test

North Korea on September 9 conducted its fifth nuclear test since October 2006. Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo issued a statement condemning North Korea’s act.

Ex-US servicemen: we’ll inform fellow Americans about Okinawans’ anti-base movement

Defense Ministry to boost subsidies for military research projects

Met with storm of protests gov’t has to airlift heavy equipment for US helipad site in Takae

USMC Jungle Warfare Training Center has nothing to do with Japan’s defense: JCP Okinawa local assembly person

Yamato City residents commemorate victims of 1964 US military jet crash into metal factory

Iroren holds international symposium focusing on nurses working night shifts

Kagoshima governor again presses Kyuden to stop operations of Sendai NPP

 Drastic measures needed to reduce 90K children waiting to enter authorized daycare centers

JCP Tokyo assemblypersons’ group submits proposal calling for more authorized childcare centers

Tokyo gov’t fails to take countermeasures against soil pollution at new fish market site

Visually impaired persons urge gov’t to subsidize installation of safety gates at station platforms

Hibakusha signature petition campaign attracts attention of foreign visitors at Tokyo tourist spot

Hibakusha stage sit-in protest against North Korea’s nuclear test

Shii slams North Korea for N-weapons test

Interview with Shii on 9th General Assembly of ICAPP in Kuala Lumpur

This week’s JCP international activities