US military-related expenses paid by Japan amount to more than one trillion yen (March 5, 2024)
Shii talks with Indonesian ambassador (March 5, 2024)
Environment Minister: Japan will no longer shoulder US military’s PCB waste treatment (March 4, 2024)
Miyamoto: Study-now-pay-later program nothing to do with tuition-free higher education (March 3, 2024)
‘Bikini Day’ commemoration participants protest against Putin’s nuclear war warning to the West (March 2, 2024)
US military chopper flies at very low altitude over Saga airport runway (March 1, 2024)
Let’s step up campaign for a Japan without nuclear weapons! (March 1, 2024)
Gov’t keeps hidden documentation of deal with US over release of Japanese war criminals in exchange for settlement of US H-bomb test incident (February 29, 2024)
Compensation for noise pollution at US bases totals about \70.4 billion (February 29, 2024)
Fukushima citizens protest against 4th ocean discharge of radioactive Fukushima water (February 29, 2024)
‘Ishin’ lawmaker makes hate speech against foreigners on provisional release from detention as asylum seekers (February 28, 2024)
Kishida gov’t seeks to introduce contingency legislation forcing flower growers to plant potatoes (February 26 & 27, 2024)
\135.3 million in back taxes be levied if LDP slush funds are regarded as income (February 27, 2024)
Japanese banks invest or loan \7 trillion to N-weapons companies (February 25, 2024)
This week’s JCP international activities (February 22 & 25, 2024)
JCP creates center in Noto region to support quake-affected people (February 23, 2023)
Motomura: Revised ‘three principles’ allowing arms exports will increase likelihood of international conflicts (February 22, 2024)
Shiogama, Japan’s major tuna fishing port, was adversely affected by US H-bomb test 70 years ago (February 22, 2024)
Motomura demands that Japan resume its contributions to UNRWA (February 22, 2024)
No-confidence motion against minister having close ties with Moonies rejected (February 21, 2024)
Nagasaki ‘black rain’ victims urge gov’t to recognize them as ‘Hibakusha’ (February 21, 2024)
MSDF evades 1974 notice by calling worship of Yasukuni Shrine ‘history learning’ (February 20, 2024)
Unlike Japan, international standards for air accident investigations focuses on prevention of recurrence (February 20, 2024)
Majority of major countries put ban or restrictions on political donations from businesses and interest groups (February 19, 2024)
5.5 tons of radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuclear power plant (February 9 & 14, 2024)
Female non-regular government workers paid less than 40% of male regular government workers’ wages (February 18, 2024)
165 MSDF personnel also worshipped at Yasukuni Shrine (February 17, 2024)
‘With no added burden’ on people in tackling falling birthrate is false (February 16, 2024)
Interest in socialism growing among world’s youth (February 16, 2024)
Shiokawa demands that PM Kishida oust minister in charge of religions for ties with religious cult (February 15, 2024)
Tamura calls on Japanese gov’t to take action to prevent full-scale attack by Israel on Rafah (February 15, 2024)
Koike: Survey on LDP slush funds far from satisfactory (February 14, 2024)
Rallies to oppose ‘national origin myth’ holiday held at many locations in Japan (February 11 & 12, 2024)
JCP Takahashi calls for gov’t measure to enable Noto quake victims to stay at secondary evacuation sites (February 10, 2024)
Union calls on gov’t to increase number of flight controllers based on lessons learned from fatal Haneda Airport collision (February 8 & 10, 2024)
This week’s JCP international activities (February 6, 7, & 10, 2024)
Tamura talks with local organizations in quake-hit Noto region regarding industrial recovery (February 9, 2024)
JCP continues to be committed to return of all Chishima Islands to Japan (February 8, 2024)
JCP Kasai calls for Shika NPP on Noto Peninsula to be decommissioned (February 8, 2024)
Civil group asks JCP to work to create law to educate young people regarding accurate information about sexuality (February 7, 2024)
Reformist polls well against conservative rival in Kyoto City mayoral race (February 6, 2024)
Opposition-backed female candidate defeats LDP-endorsed incumbent in Maebashi City mayoral election (February 6, 2024)
LDP Sugita denies there was Korean forced labor in wartime Japan (February 5, 2024)
Shii criticizes US strikes on pro-Iran armed groups (February 4, 2024)
Abusive comments about women’s appearance and age made by LDP brass reveals LDP’s adherence to patriarchy and male domination (February 4, 2024)
JCP Secretariat Head Koike meets with Cambodian opposition party head (February 4, 2024)
JCP Chair Tamura demands direct support for wage hikes at SMEs (February 3, 2024)
Shii calls for putting recovery from New Year’s Day quake first and abandoning nuclear power and Osaka Expo (February 2, 2024)
Shii: PM Kishida does not understand situation in quake-hit Noto (February 2, 2024)
JCP Chair Tamura comments on PM Kishida’s policy speech (January 31, 2024)