'All Okinawa Council' wins IPB's Sean MacBride Peace Prize

The "All Okinawa Council against Henoko New Base" has won a Sean MacBride Peace Prize 2017 awarded by the International Peace Bureau (IPB).

Discriminatory remarks by LDP lawmakers reveal party’s true nature

The LDP General Council chairman asserted that a state guest’s same-sex partner should not be invited to a banquet in the Imperial Court and said that such a relationship does not agree with Japan’s traditional values, receiving much criticism.

Board of Audit: Finance Ministry’s 90% discount on land deal for Moritomo inappropriate

The Board of Audit acknowledged that the Finance Ministry’s decision to offer a 90% discount on a national land deal to the school corporation “Moritomo Gakuen” was inappropriate.