Court recognizes Japanese Army’s involvement in wartime ‘mass suicides’

In a landmark ruling, the Osaka District Court said that the former Japanese military was “deeply involved in the ‘mass suicides’” that took place during the Battle of Okinawa in the final stages of the Pacific War.

JCP Chair urges the government to change its attitude toward budget policies

The FY 2008 budget bill became law after the House of Representatives exercised its constitutional right to override the rejection by the House of Councilors where opposition parties, including the Japanese Communist, Democratic, and Social Democratic parties, are the majority.

Fukuda Cabinet is at an impasse at its 6th month

In order to put an end to LDP politics and find an alternative, the only way is to fundamentally change its political stance, breaking away from its subservience to the United States and Japanese corporation.