Shii explains to press JCP proposal on North Korea issue

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on NHK’s “Sunday Debate” program proposed ways to tackle the issue of North Korea’s nuclear weapons development and stressed the need for diplomatic negotiations.

Far-right wing school corporation collects donations under name of ‘Abe Shinzo’

A private school corporation tainted with scandals concerning acquisition of national land, which is closely connected with Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s wife, had collected donations using the name of PM Abe.

Over 1,000 Japanese killed by US military since formation of Japan-US alliance

The number of mishaps and crimes caused by U.S. military personnel stationed in Japan between 1952 and 2016 totals more than 210,000, and nearly 1,100 Japanese people were killed in them.