Japan Press Weekly

(November 6, 2020)

Shii protests against Chinese ships' intrusions into Japan's waters

(November 5, 2020)

Block PM Suga’s attempt to adversely revise Constitution

(November 5, 2020)

Nearly 10 billion yen in back pay for overtime paid in FY 2019

(November 4, 2020)

Shii in weekly magazine interview talks about Suga’s rejection of 6 SCJ nominees

(November 4, 2020)

US military’s use of off-base hotel arouses much fear among Miyazaki citizens of spread of COVID-19

(November 4, 2020)

LDP rejects over 130K signatures demanding resignation of LDP lawmaker who insulted rape victims

(November 3, 2020)

'No' vote on Osaka Metropolis plan shocks not only 'Ishin no Kai' but LDP and Komei as well

(October 28 and November 3)

Two A-bombed city assemblies adopt statement calling on Japan to be party to UN N-ban treaty

(November 2, 2020)

Osaka citizens in referendum hand down 'No' to city split-up plan

(November 2, 2020)

Gov’t should work to revive arts and culture from devastation of COVID-19

(October 31, 2020)

Koike in Diet interpellation presses PM Suga to depart from support for coal-fired power generation

(October 31, 2020)

JCP urges Justice Ministry to eliminate human rights violations in immigration detention center

(October 30, 2020)

PM Suga fails to clearly respond to Diet questioning by JCP Shii

(October 30, 2020)

What does wartime ‘Emperor organ theory incident’ teach us today?

(October 29, 2020)

PM's 'SCJ members are only from specific universities' remark is not true

(October 29, 2020)

Suprapartisan Dietmembers seek to have Diet declare climate emergency

(October 29, 2020)

Gov’t coronavirus-related rent support program improved as demanded by JCP

(October 28, 2020)

PM Suga creates straw man to dodge accountability for his rejection of SCJ nominees

(October 28, 2020)

JCP Yamazoe finds that foreign detainees temporarily released from detention center are banned from working

(October 27, 2020)

Chief Cabinet Secretary: Japan will not sign nuclear weapons ban treaty

(October 27, 2020)

JCP Shii calls for Diet efforts to push Suga gov’t to participate in UN N-ban treaty

(October 27, 2020)

Suga in policy speech exposes fact that he has no clear strategy to address pressing issues

(October 26, 2020)

Hibakusha celebrate news that UN nuclear weapons ban treaty will take effect starting next January

(October 26, 2020)

Monumental UN treaty banning nuclear weapons finally to come into force

(October 26, 2020)

JCP Chair issues statement to welcome the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons set to take effect

(October 24, 2020)

At FCCJ, 6 professors rejected by PM Suga for membership to SCJ speak of unconstitutionality of PM's act

(October 24, 2020)

Tokyo High Court backs legal system forcing married couples to use same surnames

(October 23, 2020)

PM Suga’s refusal of SCJ nominees recalls imperial government suppression of academic freedom

(October 23, 2020)

Support program for coronavirus-hit SME workers should be improved: JCP Miyamoto

(October 23, 2020)

Job losses for women non-regular workers amid COVID-19 may cause sharp rise in women suicides

(October 22, 2020)

Prime Minister’s Office constantly monitors TV news programs

(October 22, 2020)

Number of women suicides increases amid COVID-19

(October 22, 2020)

Gov’t should not place priority on underground expressway project before public safety

(October 21, 2020)

PM Suga edits out his accounts placing importance on government recordkeeping in revised edition of his book

(October 21, 2020)

LDP local lawmaker retracts his anti-LGBTQ remarks, but shows no sign of remorse

(October 20, 2020)

Casino law should be abolished as preconditions for 'huge profits' are gone

(October 20, 2020)

Tokyo gov’t promotes casino development in guise of private initiative

(October 20, 2020)

JCP-backed candidates win in 2 local elections

(October 19, 2020)

JCP in Fukuoka: Staffing agency Pasona should pay the city back fee of 1 billion yen for corona-related projects

(October 19, 2020)

Hokkaido citizens hold lecture meeting to oppose nuclear waste disposal site project

(October 18, 2020)

Making an offering to Yasukuni by PM Suga represents Japan's favorable view on its past wartime aggression

(October 18, 2020)

170 bullets found in ex-US military training site in Okinawa

(October 16, 2020)

Shii in protest against coercion by state will boycott Nakasone funeral

(October 16, 2020)

Top court rules unequal treatment of non-regular postal workers to be unreasonable

(October 15, 2020)

Advisors to PM Suga side with the strong and are crushing the weak

(October 15, 2020)

Only 4% of budget for support program paid to coronavirus-hit workers

(October 13 & 14, 2020)

Scholars express concern over Osaka split-up scheme

(October 14, 2020)

Supreme Court OKs unequal treatment of regular and non-regular workers

(October 14, 2020)

Fukushima nuclear accident victims: Gov’t arrogantly requests top court to reverse Sendai High Court decision

(October 14, 2020)

News media sending staff to PM Suga’s off-the-record breakfast meeting face fierce public criticism