JCP intervention puts a stop to drug maker’s downsizing plan

As a reaction triggered by the Japanese Communist Party’s effort in the Diet, a major pharmaceutical company canceled its plan to transfer its workers, who were targeted in its downsizing scheme, to an outplacement company to find a new job.

Osaka governor calls for debate on Japan’s N-arms or perfect collective self-defense right

In reaction to Donald Trump alluding Japan’s nuclear buildup, the Osaka governor suggested that Japan should discuss whether it can exercise the right to collective self-defense without restraint or possess nuclear weapons.

Yamashita to high school students: power of youth can change politics

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Yamashita Yoshiki had the chance to talk to the young audience at an event hosted by an NPO consisting of high school students.