Tokyo Governor’s new party is rightwing constitutional revisionist

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko newly launched the Hope Party (Kibo no To) and emphasized that her new political party is “free of political shackles”. However, her party’s member lineup features those with questionable fetters.

Deputy PM Aso: Japan may shoot refugees fleeing from possible contingency on Korean Peninsula

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira in a street speech in Fukuoka Prefecture referred to Aso’s remark and said, “As the Deputy Prime Minister, it is totally irresponsible for Aso to talk about ‘gunning them down’.”

JCP Koike: JCP advance and success of opposition/citizens alliance needed to end Abe politics

With PM Abe calling for a snap general election, Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira on a TV political debate program “The JCP will call on voters to deliver a severe verdict to Abe’s high-handed handling of politics.”