Gov’t should take measures to handle responsibly people with dementia

A health and welfare ministry survey found that the number of unidentified persons taken into protective custody at welfare facilities or hospitals, as of the end of May, came to 346 and that 35 of them have dementia.

Nationwide actions take place on International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

On September 26, the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, various kinds of anti-nuke actions took place at more than 100 locations across Japan.

Shii at JCP lawmakers’ assembly calls for Diet action to counter Abe’s policies

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on the first day of the 187th extraordinary Diet session at a JCP Dietmembers’ assembly called for Diet debates that will contribute greatly to public movements countering PM Abe’s policies harming the nation.