Japan Press Weekly

(January 19, 2022)

Allowing women to be Emperor is rational from constitutional point of view: JCP Koike

(January 19, 2022)

Tonga undersea volcanic eruption provides opportunity for Japan to re-examine its disaster preparedness

(January 19, 2022)

Court orders police to delete personal data of innocent man

(January 18, 2022)

JCP Shii calls on JCP Dietmembers to engage in Diet debates by offering counterproposals regarding diplomacy and economy

(January 18, 2022)

Ex-KLM Japanese CAs win nullification of their dismissals

(January 16&18, 2022)

JCP denounces repeated ballistic missile launches by N. Korea

(January 17, 2022)

JCP Dietmembers talk directly with young people

(January 15, 2022)

US military helicopter makes emergency landing on an island in Okinawa Prefecture

(January 15, 2022)

Minimum hourly wage hike to 1,500 yen would increase Japan’s GDP by 22.5 trillion yen: Labor think tank

(January 14, 2022)

Labor unions declare the start of this year's 'shunto' wage-bargaining negotiations

(January 9 & 13, 2022)

Amid public criticism for causing omicron surge, US Navy destroyer’s call at Otaru Port cancelled

(January 13, 2022)

JCP Kasai attends New Year party of South Korean residents

(January 12, 2022)

JCP Koike: Gov’t should take measures to hasten COVID-19 booster rollout

(January 12, 2022)

Court judgement nullifying NEC subsidiary worker’s dismissal finalized

(January 10, 2022)

During pandemic, young people develop awareness of need for shift from neoliberalism

(January 6, 7, & 9, 2022)

Japan gov't under Japan-US alliance still insists that omicron infections are not spreading from US bases

(January 8, 2022)

Japan and US in 2-plus-2 talks turn their back on peaceful resolution of conflicts

(January 7, 2021)

JCP Chair Shii comments on joint statement of 5 N-weapon states

(January 6, 2021)

Yomiuri Shimbun faces protest from journalists opposing its intent to align with Osaka gov't ruled by ultra-hawkish political party

(January 5, 2022)

Shii demands urgent gov’t measures against spread of omicron variant

(January 5, 2022)

PM Kishida’s visit to Ise Shrine violates constitutional principle of separation of state and religion

(January 5, 2022)

JCP Chair Shii gives New Year address

(January 3, 2022)

JCP Vice Chair Tamura on web radio: JCP will stick to opposition parties’ collaboration in July Upper House election

(January 3, 2022)

Let us swim against adverse tide to realize abolition of nuclear weapons

(December 30, 2021)

Shii holds online meeting with CPV executive

(December 28, 2021)

Shii issues letter of request to 10th NPT Review Conference

(December 26, 2021)

Yet another US Marine stationed at Camp Hansen arrested for drunk driving

(December 25, 2021)

Kishida gov’t 2022 budget draft will adversely affect general public

(December 25, 2021)

US soldiers enter Japan without being PCR tested

Due to the New Year holidays, the next issue will appear on January 7, 2022

(December 24, 2021)

Hegemony is still a major unsolved global issue even 30 years after collapse of Soviet Union

(December 23, 2021)

PM Kaifu was cautious about sending Japanese forces to Gulf region in 1990s for constitutional reasons

(December 22 & 23, 2021)

Drunken US servicemen arrested in Okinawa and in Yokosuka

(December 22, 2021)

Shii: In extra Diet session, Kishida gov’t exposed as being more dangerous than Abe/Suga gov’ts

(December 22, 2021)

Japan will pay over 1 trillion yen over next 5 years to give ‘sympathetic’ financial support for US military in Japan

(December 22, 2021)

Hibakusha submit 657K signatures calling for Japan's participation in antinuke pact

(December 21, 2021)

Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election results far from reflecting citizens’ opinions

(December 21, 2021)

Gender gap in average annual wage is 2.4 million yen in Japan

(December 21, 2021)

Supplementary budget generous for arms buildup and for specific firms enacted

(December 20, 2021)

JCP supporters hold exchange meeting

(December 18, 2021)

COVID-19 cluster erupts at USMC Camp Hansen in Okinawa

(December 18, 2021)

Religious figures take to streets to increase public support for JCP

(December 17, 2021)

Akamine: politicians should focus on fixing reality to meet all stipulations of the Constitution, not on constitutional revision

(December 17, 2021)

Gov’t forcibly terminates lawsuit over suicide of ex-Finance Ministry official who was forced to falsify ‘Moritomo’-related documents

(December 15 & 17, 2021)

Financial aid for the needy to buy heating oil realized, pressed by JCP

(December 16, 2021)

Over 50 Nobel laureates call for 2% cut in world’s military spending

(December 15, 2021)

US process of building military bases in US-occupied Okinawa violated Hague Land Warfare Ordinance

(December 12 & 14, 2021)

DYLJ holds 45th Congress amid upturn in the number of new members

(December 14, 2021)

JCP Koike: Gender quota system should be introduced in political arena

(December 12 & 14, 2021)

JCP holds memorial service for 199 activists