Japan Press Weekly

(June 9, 2020)

Opposition parties jointly propose bill to ban sexual harassment at work

(June 9, 2020)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences decides to refuse government subsidies for military research

(June 7 & 8, 2020)

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

(June 8, 2020)

Government should be accountable for corruption allegation regarding coronavirus-related subsidy program

(June 8, 2020)

JCP opposes Education Ministry’s move to impose higher tuition on national university students

(June 5, 2020)

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

(June 5, 2020)

JCP releases proposal regarding ways to revive social and economic activities under continued coronavirus risk

(June 5, 2020)

Government compiles support measures covering a wide range of sports clubs

(June 5, 2020)

110K signatures submitted for minimum wage hike and for demand to protect workers’ livelihoods from corona recession

(June 4, 2020)

JCP Shiokawa calls for lowering 10-trillion-yen reserves in supplementary budget

(June 4, 2020)

Non-regular workers account for half of coronavirus-caused dismissals

(June 4, 2020)

Let us work to create a society without racial discrimination through international solidarity

(June 3, 2020)

JCP issues urgent proposal on reopening of schools

(June 3, 2020)

US soldier and base worker in Okinawa indicted for armed robbery

(June 3, 2020)

Almost half of welfare facilities for disabled suffer loss in income due to corona crisis

(June 2, 2020)

120 young Japanese in online event hear Hibakusha testimony

(June 1, 2020)

Agency worker at Honda subsidiary: Knowing nothing about workers' rights, we are treated like doormats

(May 31, 2020)

Amid coronavirus crisis, number of women non-regular workers decreases by 1 million

(May 31, 2020)

JCP lawmaker calls for medical-centric ODA

(May 31, 2020)

Cabinet should never again attempt to influence prosecution authority

(May 31, 2020)

Shii criticizes US withdrawal from WHO amid global efforts to combat COVID-19

(May 30, 2020)

JCP Shii & CDPJ Edano talk with young people on politics in post-corona world

(May 30, 2020)

Campaign period for Okinawa Prefectural Assembly officially begins

(May 29, 2020)

Shii comments on gov’t-proposed 2nd supplementary budget

(May 29, 2020)

Hotel managers file lawsuit demanding withdrawal of unfair dismissals during coronavirus crisis

(May 29, 2020)

Union stands up against unfair dismissals by Udon-noodle chain under pretext of corona crisis

(May 29, 2020)

Shii condemns China’s imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong

(May 28, 2020)

‘Super city’ bill without privacy protection enacted

(May 28, 2020)

127 global environmental NGOs urge Japanese banks to withdraw from coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam

(May 27, 2020)

Abolition 2000 and IPB endorse August ‘Peace Wave’ action

(May 27, 2020)

Abe should stop submissively buying US-made weapons and spend more for coronavirus countermeasures

(May 27, 2020)

Newspaper workers' union: news industry must make self-reform efforts

(May 26, 2020)

Koike: Gov’t should stay vigilant against coronavirus even after ending nationwide state of emergency

(May 26, 2020)

Abe Cabinet approval rating hits record low

(May 26, 2020)

PM’s Office allegedly minimizes punishment of prosecutor for illegal mahjong gambling

(May 25, 2020)

JCP Chair protests police suppression of civil demonstrations in Hong Kong

(May 24, 2020)

US military helicopters conduct flight in formation above childcare center in Okinawa

(May 23, 2020)

Gov’t should use quarantine data of US forces in Japan to protect Japanese people’s lives and health: JCP Kokuta

(May 23, 2020)

JCP calls for enhancing nation’s testing and healthcare capacity in preparation for 2nd wave of COVID-19 cases

(May 23, 2020)

Theater, music, and cinema industries jointly call on gov't for more support

(May 22, 2020)

JCP Shii: International community should unite to control COVID-19 pandemic

(May 22, 2020)

Kurokawa’s resignation over illegal gambling exposes unjustness of Cabinet decision to extend his tenure as senior prosecutor

(May 22, 2020)

662 lawyers accuse PM Abe of violating election law and political fund law

(May 22, 2020)

Shii calls on gov't to change its stance on arts and culture

(May 21, 2020)

Opposition parties will oppose passage of constitutional referendum bill during current session

(May 21, 2020)

JMITU members urge their employers to secure jobs and wage payments during COVID-19 crisis

(May 21, 2020)

Kyuden faces local criticism for giving priority to business-as-usual over anti-coronavirus efforts

(May 20, 2020)

90% of general public in survey call for lowering consumption tax rate

(May 20, 2020)

Koike discusses online with Professor Nakano coronavirus crisis and Japan’s politics

(May 19, 2020)

Gov't gives up its plan to pass bill regarding top prosecutors' age of retirement during current Diet session