Kasai criticizes EPA with UK for leading to limitless liberalization of Japanese rice market (November 13, 2020)
Labor Ministry urges large firms to pay leave allowance to non-regular workers due to labor union and JCP efforts (November 13, 2020)
Gov’t should hurry to improve COVID-19-related measures before compiling 3rd supplementary budget[Editorial] (November 12, 2020)
Despite pandemic situation, total assets of Japanese billionaires top 20 trillion yen (November 12, 2020)
Miyagi governor agrees to reactivate Onagawa NPP without obtaining residents’ consent (November 12, 2020)
JCP Miyamoto in Diet deliberation calls for giving top priority to safety in gov’t COVID-19 vaccination program (November 11, 2020)
World's scientists call on nuclear-weapons states to join N-ban treaty (November 11, 2020)
Shii comments on 2020 US presidential election (November 10, 2020)
Women's rights NGOs in Japan call for lifting Japanese women's rights to international levels (November 10, 2020)
Okinawa governor angry at high frequency of crimes by US soldiers even under pandemic situation (November 10, 2020)
Japan should seek to build relationship on equal footing with next US administration (November 8, 2020)
Chiba citizens rally to demand cancellation of SDF Osprey deployment (November 8, 2020)
Opposition parties submit bill to improve gov’t subsidy program for SME workers[Editorial] (November 7, 2020)
Number of takeoffs and landings of US military aircraft at Yokota AB hits record high (November 7,2020)
DYLJ calls for gov’t action to reduce students’ burden of paying tuition fees during corona crisis (November 6, 2020)
JCP in Kanagawa urges Defense Ministry to continue providing US Osprey flight information (November 6, 2020)
Shii protests against Chinese ships' intrusions into Japan's waters (November 6, 2020)
Block PM Suga’s attempt to adversely revise Constitution[Editorial] (November 5, 2020)
Nearly 10 billion yen in back pay for overtime paid in FY 2019 (November 5, 2020)
Shii in weekly magazine interview talks about Suga’s rejection of 6 SCJ nominees (November 4, 2020)
US military’s use of off-base hotel arouses much fear among Miyazaki citizens of spread of COVID-19 (November 4, 2020)
LDP rejects over 130K signatures demanding resignation of LDP lawmaker who insulted rape victims (November 4, 2020)
'No' vote on Osaka Metropolis plan shocks not only 'Ishin no Kai' but LDP and Komei as well (November 3, 2020)
Two A-bombed city assemblies adopt statement calling on Japan to be party to UN N-ban treaty (October 28 and November 3)
Osaka citizens in referendum hand down 'No' to city split-up plan (November 2, 2020)
Gov’t should work to revive arts and culture from devastation of COVID-19[Editorial] (November 2, 2020)
Koike in Diet interpellation presses PM Suga to depart from support for coal-fired power generation (October 31, 2020)
JCP urges Justice Ministry to eliminate human rights violations in immigration detention center (October 31, 2020)
PM Suga fails to clearly respond to Diet questioning by JCP Shii (October 30, 2020)
What does wartime ‘Emperor organ theory incident’ teach us today? (October 30, 2020)
PM's 'SCJ members are only from specific universities' remark is not true (October 29, 2020)
Suprapartisan Dietmembers seek to have Diet declare climate emergency (October 29, 2020)
Gov’t coronavirus-related rent support program improved as demanded by JCP (October 29, 2020)
PM Suga creates straw man to dodge accountability for his rejection of SCJ nominees (October 28, 2020)
JCP Yamazoe finds that foreign detainees temporarily released from detention center are banned from working (October 28, 2020)
Chief Cabinet Secretary: Japan will not sign nuclear weapons ban treaty (October 27, 2020)
JCP Shii calls for Diet efforts to push Suga gov’t to participate in UN N-ban treaty (October 27, 2020)
Suga in policy speech exposes fact that he has no clear strategy to address pressing issues (October 27, 2020)
Hibakusha celebrate news that UN nuclear weapons ban treaty will take effect starting next January
(October 26, 2020)
Monumental UN treaty banning nuclear weapons finally to come into force[Editorial] (October 26, 2020)
JCP Chair issues statement to welcome the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons set to take effect (October 26, 2020)
At FCCJ, 6 professors rejected by PM Suga for membership to SCJ speak of unconstitutionality of PM's act (October 24, 2020)
Tokyo High Court backs legal system forcing married couples to use same surnames (October 24, 2020)
PM Suga’s refusal of SCJ nominees recalls imperial government suppression of academic freedom (October 23, 2020)
Support program for coronavirus-hit SME workers should be improved: JCP Miyamoto (October 23, 2020)
Job losses for women non-regular workers amid COVID-19 may cause sharp rise in women suicides (October 23, 2020)
Prime Minister’s Office constantly monitors TV news programs (October 22, 2020)
Number of women suicides increases amid COVID-19 (October 22, 2020)
Gov’t should not place priority on underground expressway project before public safety[Editorial] (October 22, 2020)
PM Suga edits out his accounts placing importance on government recordkeeping in revised edition of his book (October 21, 2020)