Japan Press Weekly

(September 16, 2023)

Japan-ROK, ROK-Japan parliamentarians' unions adopt joint statement

(September 16, 2023)

Shii delivers commemorative speech marking 101 years since JCP founding

(September 15, 2023)

Civil Alliance again calls on opposition parties to unite to counter LDP-Komei coalition

(September 15, 2023)

Tokyo residents urge gov’t not to conduct test on reuse of contaminated Fukushima soil in Shinjuku Gyoen Park

(September 14, 2023)

\431 billion already spent for only 15% of landfill work for Henoko base project

(September 14, 2023)

PM Kishida in cabinet reshuffle neglects his responsibility to cut LDP-Moonies connections

(September 14, 2023)

JCP listens to needs of sex abuse victims in the film industry

(September 14, 2023)

Ogata talks with outgoing Cuban ambassador to Japan

(September 13, 2023)

JCP hears from victims of sexual abuse by founder of male J-pop idol agency

(September 12, 2023)

Jichiroren survey shows 80% of nurses at municipal hospitals 'want to quit'

(September 12, 2023)

Zenroren women’s section resolves to work even harder to achieve gender equality

(September 9, 2023)

JCP Iwabuchi: Gov’t should stop ocean release and instead examine better ways to safely dispose of Fukushima wastewater

(September 8, 2023)

Sitting ex-LDP Dietmember arrested for bribery

(September 8, 2023)

40% of light truck drivers will give up their businesses due to implementation of sales tax invoice system: union survey

(September 8, 2023)

DYLJ local calls on gov't to provide more support for college students

(September 8, 2023)

Ogata and Kasai attend reception celebrating 78th anniversary of Vietnamese independence

(September 7, 2023)

LDP/Komei in closed-door talks agree to allow Japan’s export of next-gen fighters being developed in trinational project

(September 7, 2023)

Anti-US alliance org demands site investigations into PFAS contamination

(September 7, 2023)

Okinawa-elected opposition lawmakers urge gov’t to abandon plan to deploy SDF anti-ship missile unit to Uruma City

(September 6, 2023)

JCP parliamentarians urge Defense Ministry to keep GSDF Ospreys grounded

(September 5, 2023)

Supreme Court virtually okays soft-ground improvement work for new US base in Okinawa

(September 5, 2023)

Candidate who confirms policies with JCP elected as Tachikawa City mayor

(September 5, 2023)

Over 360K signatures opposing implementation of sales tax invoice system submitted

(September 4, 2023)

Ceremony held to remember 1923 Kameido Incident

(September 4, 2023)

Opposition-backed incumbent Iwate governor wins 5th term in election

(September 3, 2023)

Defense Ministry requests record-high budget allocation of 7.7 trillion yen

(September 2, 2023)

Akahata editor in people's movements: all workers have right to strike

(September 2, 2023)

Memorial services held for Korean victims of the massacre 100 years ago

(September 1, 2023)

Unions urge Labor Ministry to take measures to eliminate hospital doctors’ excessively long working hours

(August 31, 2023)

JCP in Osaka calls for cancellation of cost-prohibitive 2025 World Expo

(August 31, 2023)

Shii sends telegram of condolence over death of Chilean Communist Party president

(August 30, 2023)

JCP demands withdrawal of plan to deploy US military landing craft unit to Yokohama

(August 29, 2023)

Koike: Kishida gov’t should stop ocean discharge of Fukushima water and hold consultations with Chinese gov’t

(August 29, 2023)

Gov’t should fully investigate and offer formal apology for 1923 Korean massacre

(August 29, 2023)

Shii talks with new Vietnamese ambassador to Japan

(August 25, 2023)

Zenroren launches 2 campaigns toward year's end

(August 25, 2023)

French teachers at Athenee Francais go on strike to demand indefinite employment contracts

(August 25, 2023)

Japan starts releasing radiation-tainted Fukushima water into ocean

(August 24, 2023)

Citizens hold protest against ruling coalition’s hasty move to end Japan’s ban on arms exports

(August 24, 2023)

JCP Koike attends memorial for ex-POWs who died in Siberia and Mongolia

(August 24, 2023)

JCP submits proposal calling on gov’t to improve Japan’s food self-sufficiency rate as a vital task

(August 23, 2023)

Shii: Stop Releasing Contaminated Water into the Sea

(August 20 & 22, 2023)

JCP Koike: Ocean release of ALPS-treated water will be breach of promise

(August 20, 2023)

JCP Chair on the joint statement by Japan, US, and South Korea: JCP opposes move to create a new military framework

(August 20, 2023)

Shii attends 70th anniversary celebration of Min-iren

(August 19, 2023)

Cross-party assemblymembers of Tokyo's 3 cities protest against emergency landing of US aircraft

(August 19, 2023)

JCP demands that gov't ensure foreigners' right to work, health, and education

(August 17, 2023)

'Ishin' party identifies with pro-Yasukuni forces

(August 16, 2023)

107 rightwing Dietmembers visit war-glorifying Yasukuni Shrine on day of WWII end

(August 16, 2023)

Over 60% of municipal governments provide citizens’ personal data without their consent to SDF