400K books saved from war damage

During the late stage of the Pacific War when the U.S. was intensifying bombing attacks on the Empire of Japan, Tokyo had people who risked their lives to protect about 400,000 books from fires.

JCP Yamashita criticizes Chinese fighter jet for flying too close to SDF aircraft

Criticizing an incident where a Chinese fighter jet flew close to Japanese military aircraft over international waters, Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Yamashita Yoshiki at a press conference said China should refrain from such actions.

Japan’s peace maintained by the Constitution, not by force: ex-defense official

A former high-ranking official at the national defense authorities warned in an interview with Akahata about Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s intent to allow Japan to use the right to collective self-defense.