JCP Kira urges gov’t to crack down on ‘black corporations’

Japanese Communist Party lawmaker Kira Yoshiko on February 6 urged the government to crack down on abusive labor practices by so-called “black corporations”.

State secrets law acts as obstacle to examination of gov’t conduct in Japanese hostage crisis

The state secrets protection law and the Japanese version of the National Security Council have obviously interfered with the investigation into government conduct leading to the brutal killing of two Japanese nationals by the “Islamic State” group.

Shii calls on gov’t to review its handling of recent ISIL hostage crisis

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on February 5 at a press conference criticized Prime Minister Abe Shinzo for refusing to review the government handling of the recent Japanese hostage crisis by the so-called “Islamic State” (ISIL).