Japan Press Weekly

(July 12, 2023)

PFAS concentration 18 times greater than the allowable national limit is detected in US Atsugi base

(July 12, 2023)

Top court: Restriction on transgender employee’s use of restrooms illegal

(July 12, 2023)

Farmers group submits proposal to gov't on ways to improve self-sufficiency rate in food

(July 12, 2023)

Use 2023 World Conference as an opportunity to add more pressure on gov’t to participate in TPNW

(July 12, 2023)

Ogata talks with Nicaraguan ambassador

(July 11, 2023)

Zenroren and KCTU issue joint statement opposing ocean release of tritium-tainted Fukushima water

(July 9, 2023)

PM Kishida wants to make Japan NATO associate member

(July 7, 2023)

Shii: Important thing is whether CDPJ is serious about seeking electoral cooperation with pro-Constitution opposition parties

(July 7, 2023)

Shii comments at 1st anniversary of ex-PM Abe's death

(July 7, 2023)

Shii: Gov’t should not use IAEA report to force ocean release of tritium-tainted Fukushima water

(July 6 & 7, 2023)

37% of all 1,788 local assemblies in Japan call for Japan's participation in UN no-nuke treaty

(July 5, 2023)

Rise in tax revenues from sales tax pushes up total in national tax revenues

(July 5, 2023)

Japan's ASDF participates in US-led multinational air mobility drill

(July 4, 2023)

JCP Koike: CDPJ should retract its leader's remark denying coordinating selection of candidates with JCP for general election

(July 4, 2023)

Defense Ministry purchases 1.5 times more US arms under FMS than previous year

(July 2, 2023)

Civic group: Utilities and gov't using power shortage as excuse to promote nuclear and coal power generation

(July 1, 2023)

Okinawa sees sharp increase in number of arrests of US military personnel

(July 1, 2023)

Zenroren: Gov’t-proposed minimum hourly wage hike to 1,000 yen insufficient to cope with rising prices

(June 30, 2023)

Defense Ministry admits to leaks of PFAS out of US Yokota Air Base

(June 29, 2023)

Rally held to stop Japan from descending into yet again being a 'merchant of death'

(June 29, 2023)

Japan's delay stands out in G7 Ministerial Meeting on Gender Equality

(June 28, 2023)

JCP and Farmers movement agree to cooperate in efforts to change policies that worsen domestic agricultural crisis

(June 28, 2023)

Hibakusha call for suspension of plan to conclude agreement on sister ties between Hiroshima and Peal Harbor parks

(June 27, 2023)

JCP holds street campaign in support for 'Pride Month'

(June 27, 2023)

JCP urges Tokyo governor to protest against US military’s unannounced parachuting drills at Yokota AB

(June 26, 2023)

JCP 8th CC Plenum held

(June 25, 2023)

Ousting patriarchy advocates from political stage needed to realize gender-equal Japan

(June 24, 2023)

Kami: Int'l community would determine that Japan has become offensive military power

(June 23, 2023)

Okinawa marks 78th anniversary of end of Battle of Okinawa

(June 22, 2023)

Shii: 211th ordinary Diet session exposed unscrupulousness of 4-party coalition

(June 21 & 22, 2023)

Hidankyo calls for Hibakusha assistance law to be applicable also to 2nd-generation Hibakusha

(June 21, 2023)

On occasion of Blinken-Xi talks, both US and China should stop taking military action

(June 21, 2023)

JCP Kasai attends 35th anniversary reception of Hong Kong ETO

(June 20, 2023)

Gov't: Unaware of PFAS use at US military bases

(June 19, 2023)

Cross-party parliamentarians’ league formed to promote an organic school lunch program nationwide

(June 16 & 17, 2023)

LGBT bill far from eliminating discrimination becomes law

(June 17, 2023)

Revised Penal Code will criminalize sex without consent

(June 16 & 17, 2023)

Bill to set up fund for 43-trillion-yen military buildup enacted

(June 16, 2023)

JCP Nihi: Improvement of after-prison support needed to reduce recidivism of sex offenders

(June 15, 2023)

JCP submits revision bills to ensure women's reproductive decision-making rights

(June 15, 2023)

JCP Oyama demands that Tokyo gov’t provide students with free school lunch meals

(June 15, 2023)

JCP Koike attends party celebrating 60th year of KCCI Japan

(June 14, 2023)

JCP Nihi urges gov’t to conduct massive survey on sexual violence

(June 14, 2023)

Redevelopment project of Tokyo's 'sports mecca' goes against sports promotion

(June 13, 2023)

Shii at FCCJ expresses his determination to work hard to realize the JCP proposal for better Japan-China relations

(June 13, 2023)

1,500 young people march in pro-Constitution demonstration

(June 10, 2023)

Gov't bill ignoring asylum seekers' human rights enacted

(June 10, 2023)

JCP Kasai demands that gov’t establish diplomatic channel with N. Korea

(June 10, 2023)

90% of crimes committed by US servicepersons in 2022 not taken to court

(June 7 & 9, 2023)

JMITU calls for labor bureau’s instructions to stop Google Japan’s ‘maternity harassment’