Koike: ‘Same job same pay’ principle should be written into labor law

Japanese Communist Party Policy Commission Chair Koike Akira during an NHK debate program demanded that the central government add the “same job, same pay” principle to the Labor Standards Act.

BOJ’s minus rate policy underlines failure of Abenomics

Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Koike Akira commented, “Prime Minister Abe had insisted that Japan succeeded in getting out of the deflationary spiral. Ironically, the BOJ decision this time proves that Japan is still in the middle of a period of deflation.”

Shii issues statement on N. Korea’s ‘rocket’ launch plan

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on February 3 issued a statement concerning North Korea’s “rocket” launch plan.