Shii demands retraction of 'Ishin' party's proposal toward 'nuclear sharing' arrangement

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticized the Ishin party for making a dangerous proposal that has the potential to lead Japan to participate in a nuclear war, and demanded an immediate retraction of the proposal.

Shii comments on UN resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said that taking the UN resolution seriously, the Putin administration should immediately cease its military actions and pull out of Ukraine.

JCP demands that gov't provide humanitarian/financial support to Ukraine, not defense equipment

Japanese Communist Party Secretariate Head Koike Akira said, "Japan, with the war-renouncing Article 9 in its Constitution, should not provide defense equipment to Ukraine in its war with Russia and should restrict itself to non-military assistance."