‘Conspiracy bill’ submitted to Diet, provoking public anger

The Abe Cabinet approved the so-called “conspiracy bill” and submitted it to the Diet, immediately provoking fierce protests at various locations across the country.

Several politicians suspected of engaging in Moritomo Gakuen scandal

President of the scandal-tainted school corporation Kagoike Yasunori testified under oath before the Diet, revealing in detail the involvement of several politicians as well as Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s wife in a series of fishy deals surrounding his new school.

Shii holds talks with chair of antinuke UN conference

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo visiting New York City held talks with the president of the UN conference to establish a legally-binding accord banning nuclear weapons and exchanged views on how to make the conference a success.