JCP candidate opposing casino development wins in Tomakomai City assembly by-election

Calling for using taxpayers’ money to improve citizens’ livelihoods rather than to promote casino development, Japanese Communist Party candidate Hara Keiji has won in the city assembly by-election in Hokkaido’s Tomakomai City.

JCP Nihi demands inheritance rights for diverse couples

Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Councilors Nihi Sohei has called into question the inheritance rights which apply only to relatives and legally-registered spouses.

Let's stop 'zero-overtime-payment' system from coming into force!

The package of "work-style reform" bills, including a "high-level professionals" system or the so-called the "zero-overtime-payment" system which has been under fire for endangering the lives of workers, became law on June 29.