Sustainable economic development impossible in a society with huge inequality

In FY 2017, a record high of 530 executives in listed companies received a salary of 100 million yen or more. The highest earner is the former Sony CEO who received 2.7 billion yen. The gap between top executives and rank-and-file workers is growing.

US casino lobby boasts it educated Japanese lawmakers to work for casino legalization

“The passage of legislation in Japan that makes possible the development of integrated resorts is truly historic.” Geoff Freeman, President and CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), which represents the U.S. casino industry, stated just after the enactment of the law to legalize casinos in the Japanese parliament at the end of 2016.

151 persons join JCP on its 96th anniversary

A total of 151 people nationwide decided to join the Japanese Communist Party on July 15, the 96th anniversary of the JCP founding.