1 in 6 South Sudan-dispatched SDF members suffered from insomnia

An ex-SDF official in an Akahata interview said, "Tremendous strain and constant fear in South Sudan may have caused them to suffer from sleeplessness. I'm worried that the number of PTSD-related suicides among the returned personnel may increase."

JCP Koike at Korean party offers his wishes for success of Winter Games in PyeongChang

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira in his congratulatory speech at a New Year reception for Korean residents in Japan, offered his wishes for the success of the PyeongChang Games as a "celebration of peace" as well as a celebration of sports in which North Korea will also participate.

ICAN chief in Nagasaki: Japanese gov’t should be fully aware of inhumane nature of nuclear weapons

The executive director of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN delivered a lecture in Nagasaki City and underscored the need to pressure the Japanese government to sign and ratify the UN treaty banning nuclear weapons.