Japan Press Weekly

Sapporo district court recognizes ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

The Sapporo District Court ruled that not allowing same-sex couples to get married violates Article 14 of the Japanese Constitution which stipulates "equality under the law".

Private school in Miyazaki received \24 million in state subsidies after repeated wining/dining of education lawmaker and official

Akahata exclusively reported that a private school in Miyazaki Prefecture had received about 24 million yen in government subsidies after the school repeatedly wined and dined a vice education minister and an administrative vice-minister of education.

  State of emergency lifted despite 1K new COVID positives daily

The 2.5-month-long state of emergency could not contain the pandemic, representing the failure of the Suga government's anti-coronavirus measures. What is lacking in the government countermeasures is a comprehensive testing strategy.

JCP Tamura: Mobilization of 10K medical workers to Summer Games will hamper nation’s fight against COVID-19

Japan-US ‘2+2’ talks confirm strengthening of alliance to counter China’s growing influence

 State of emergency lifted despite 1K new COVID positives daily

Private school in Miyazaki received \24 million in state subsidies after repeated wining/dining of education lawmaker and official

Court recognizes dismissal of contract lecturer by private high school as unfair labor practice

Calling for better wages and end to discrimination against non-regular workers, postal workers go on strike

JCP Fujino urges gov’t to improve safeguard measure for Vietnamese trainees

Sapporo district court recognizes ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

Mito District Court orders suspension of Tokai Daini nuclear power plant

JCP Yamazoe criticizes immigration authorities for disregarding foreign detainees’ lives even amid pandemic

Gensuikyo protests UK gov’t decision to increase its nuclear warheads

Shii calls for international community to unite against 2021 Maynmar coup d’etat

 China should not carry out electoral reform that deprives Hong Kongers of their right to free elections