JCP Koike calls on gov’t to buy COVID-19 antibody testing kits rather than implementing ‘Abenomask’ plan

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira on the BS-TBS news program severely criticized the government for its off-the-wall anti-corona measure distributing two cloth face masks per household.

Compensation for loss of income essential for gov’t emergency coronavirus measures: JCP

The Japanese Communist Party released urgent requests, including a request for loss-of-income benefits, in response to the government move to declare a state of emergency.

Koike: Public explanation regarding emergency declaration and adequate compensation needed

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira stressed the need to offer compensation to people to make up for potential losses caused by specific measures taken under the declaration of a state of emergency.