Rally held for Iju victory in Okinawa

A rally to unite to work for Iju Tadayuki’s victory in the House of Councilors election took place on June 7 in Naha City in Okinawa, calling for the unconditional return of the U.S. Futenma base. Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo took part in the rally.

Political distortion remains under new PM: Shii

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo stated on June 4 that the two major political issues will not be erased just because the government head has changed, in response to the appointment of Prime Minister Kan Naoto. The following are excerpts of Shii’s speech at a meeting of the JCP House of Representatives members: