90 years of daily Akahata, 'It teaches me about the world'

February 1 is the day that Akahata was first started publication 90 years ago. Sugihara Sachiko, 77, who lives in Ogaki City in Gifu, recalls, "I read it feverishly." She said she still remembers how excited she was on her first reading of Akahata.

JCP Koike in Diet interpellation raises 'health inequality' issue

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira in interpellation at the House of Councilors plenary session questioned Prime Minister Abe on behalf of the JCP regarding the issue of "health disparities".

Shii to Abe: Gov’t should slash financial support for US military instead of slashing welfare benefits

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo in a plenary meeting of the House of Representatives demanded the withdrawal of Abe’s plan to slash welfare benefit payments.