China's leadership still doesn't reflect on 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown

Asked by reporters about the 31st anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, "The Tiananmen Square massacre is not just a thing of the past but is related to China's current problems."

Demonstrators in Tokyo and Osaka: Discrimination can happen to us, too

In response to the "Black Lives Matter" movement spreading from the United States to the rest of the world, anti-racism demonstrations took place in Tokyo and Osaka.

All 7 JCP candidates win in Okinawa pref. assembly election

All seven Japanese Communist Party candidates won in the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly election. Forces supportive of anti-base Governor Tamaki Denny won 25 seats in total, securing the majority in the 48-member assembly.