Japan’s high-ranking diplomat agreed to US proposal on nuclear facility construction in Okinawa

During the U.S. Obama administration’s compilation process of a new Nuclear Posture Review in 2009, Japan's high-ranking diplomat gave a supportive comment on the construction of a nuclear storage site in Okinawa. This came to light in Akahata's scoop.

Japan expected Obama administration to maintain and enhance US nuclear capability

Japan expected the U.S. Obama government to maintain and enhance nuclear capability in terms of both “quantity and quality” and to not reduce nuclear weapons, Akahata exclusively reported at its top page feature.

JCP welcomes the agreement to hold a summit meeting between the North and the South

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and a South Korean special envoy held a meeting on March 5 and agreed to hold a summit meeting in late April. Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on March 7 issued a statement welcoming this move.