2 trillion yen diverted recovery funds could have 200,000 houses fixed

The amount of the state’s post-disaster reconstruction budget diverted into projects unrelated to reconstruction is as much as 2 trillion yen, which could be used to distribute 10 million yen each to 200,000 houses needed to be repaired in areas affected by the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami on March 11, 2011.

Principle of ability to pay taxes becomes topic of debate in Europe and US

The Japanese Communist Party is calling for the creation of a new tax on the rich. The move to impose further tax payments on the wealthy and large corporations according to their ability to pay has also become a topic of debate in some European countries and the United States since last year.

JCP issues general election policy

The Japanese Communist Party published a 10-point proposal as its general election platform, clearly showing how to change Japan’s political direction to people-oriented policies.