JCP Koike on LDP presidential race: Abe's victory won't mean public approval of constitutional revision

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira, in commenting on the Liberal Democratic Party presidential election where constitutional amendments are becoming a key issue, said, "Abe's victory will not mean public approval of constitutional revision."

Ospreys will be officially deployed to US Yokota base in Tokyo in October

Japan’s Defense Ministry has announced that five U.S. CV-22 Ospreys will be deployed to the U.S. Yokota Air Base in suburban Tokyo in October. This will be the first-ever deployment of U.S. Ospreys to the Japanese mainland24

Japan must abandon nuclear fuel cycle project

The Japan Atomic Energy Commission has decided on a new basic policy regarding the use of plutonium which seeks to decrease Japan’s possession of this nuclear material. The nation’s nuclear policy was amended for the first time in 15 years.