Arguments in support of ‘attack on enemy bases’ go against Constitution: JCP Shii

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticized the opinion arising from the government and ruling Liberal Democratic Party officials asserting that preemptive attack capability is necessary in view of the North Korean nuclear test.

JCP calls for Diet to summon former Foreign Ministry officials to testify about secret Japan-U.S. nuclear deal

Kyodo News reported that four former Japanese vice foreign ministers testified that they had had access to a “secret accord between Japan and the United States regarding the handling of nuclear weapons.”

LDP and DPJ will call for cutting Lower House seats

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party and the opposition Democratic Party are calling for a deeper cut in the number of Diet seats, trying to show the public that they are seeking to cut wasteful expenditures and make it easy to persuade the public to agree with a consumption tax increase.