‘Sushiro’ workers in Aichi and Miyagi go on strike

Workers at Sushiro, a nationally well-known chain of sushi restaurants went on strike in Yatomi City (Aichi Pref.), demanding higher hourly wages for all employees.

JCP Koike urges gov’t to consider imposing higher taxes on the rich

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira at a House of Councilors committee meeting demanded that Japan consider imposing higher taxes on the rich which has become a popular tax policy in the world.

Japan assumes ‘scenario’ where it cannot meet its CO2 reduction target

The government assumes a scenario in which Japan cannot meet its national reduction targets or nationally determined contribution (NDC) submitted to the United Nations.