A lot of bad policies by ex-Tokyo governor Ishihara

Ishihara Shintaro has abandoned his position as the Tokyo metropolitan governor two years and a half before his term expires. He was a figure who ruthlessly discarded welfare programs while eagerly promoting large development projects.

Japan hampers international efforts to ban nukes

The governments of 34 countries have recently issued an initiative calling on all the countries of the world to intensify their efforts to outlaw nuclear weapons and achieve a world free of nuclear weapons. Japan, however, refused to join the efforts.

Shii urges US Embassy Minister-Counselor to remove all US bases from Japan

JCP Chair Shii Kazuo in talks with U.S. Embassy Political Minister-Counselor Robert Luke on October 29 protested against the recent rape of a woman by U.S. sailors and the forcible deployment of Ospreys in Okinawa, and demanded the complete withdrawal of U.S. bases from Japan.