A JCP member again succeeds in winning reelection as Tokyo’s Komae City mayor

In a close race for Tokyo’s Komae City mayor, Yano Yutaka, a Japanese Communist Party member, won a fourth term on June 22 by defeating by a large margin two candidates, one backed by the Liberal Democratic and Komei parties, and the other by the Democratic Party-Seikatsusha Network.

Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries

Seafood, essential for the eating habits of the Japanese, is in the face of crisis due to the fuel price hike. Nationwide suspension of fishing has been decided by 12 fisheries organizations, including the Japan Fisheries Association and the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations.

DPJ’s quest for closer relations with business world

The DPJ is asking corporations, business organizations, and company unions for cooperation in holding a fundraiser at a Tokyo hotel on July 14 in preparation for the next House of Representatives general election.