Japan Press Weekly

Opposition parties propose motion to recompile 2nd supplementary budget

Opposition parties, including the JCP, jointly introduced a motion to recompile the second supplementary budget draft in order to divert the funding needed for measures to support SMEs, healthcare services, and people's livelihoods.

Shii in discussion on 2nd supplementary budget calls for increasing preparedness for renewed surge in COVID-19 cases

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticized government measures in the second supplementary budget draft as insufficient in terms of efforts to prepare for a potential second wave of coronavirus infections.

2nd supplementary budget for coronavirus countermeasures enacted

The Japanese Communist Party voted against the 32 trillion yen budget which includes the reserve fund of 10 trillion yen on the grounds that the reserve fund is too large.

2nd supplementary budget for coronavirus countermeasures enacted

Shii in discussion on 2nd supplementary budget calls for increasing preparedness for renewed surge in COVID-19 cases

Opposition parties propose motion to recompile 2nd supplementary budget

Corporate internal reserves should be used to maintain jobs and support contractors during COVID-19 crisis: expert

Japan Bar Association demands that anti-coronavirus expert panel take minutes of meetings

Okinawa governor criticizes resumption of US base construction work in Henoko

Aegis Ashore deployment plan should be abandoned altogether: JCP Kokuta

Death of sushi restaurant manager recognized as work-related

English teachers for children win direct employment by private academy

 Government should hurry to provide support to single-parent families hit especially hard by coronavirus

Many hospitals demand compensation for coronavirus-caused loss of earnings without delay

UN human rights experts urge Japan not to make hasty decision on ocean release of radioactive Fukushima water

International human rights NGO proposes law revision to criminalize 'sex without consent'

30K signatures submitted for use of Tokyo park for memorial service for Korean victims of 1923 massacre

Anti-poverty group: Utilize Olympic village as lodging for people who lost places to live due to COVID-19 crisis

 Government should improve disaster evacuation as part of coronavirus countermeasures