Shii demands the mass resignation of Abe Cabinet

JCP Chair Shii in a leader-to-leader debate with PM Abe demanded Abe's resignation by stating, "You and your wife's involvement in the 'Kake Gakuen' and 'Moritomo Gakuen' scandals has become crystal clear."

Top court recognizes gaps between regular and non-regular workers as illegal

The Supreme Court issued rulings that the nonpayment of fringe benefits to contingent workers violates Article 20 of the Labor Contract Act banning “unreasonable differences” between regular and non-regular workers.

Law for gender equality in politics enacted

A law on the promotion of gender equality in politics was enacted. This is a step forward toward increasing the percentage of women in Japan’s political arena, which is currently near the lowest level in the world.