Japan Press Weekly

Asked by press, Shii comments on situation in Afghanistan

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, "The huge mistake the U.S. made with its retaliatory war has been proven after 20 years."

Yokohama mayoral race results represent voters’ verdict of ‘No’ to casinos and to Suga administration

In the Yokohama mayoral election, a joint candidate of concerned citizens and opposition parties beat the pro-casino incumbent and the PM Suga-backed candidate by a wide margin.

  Cancel Paralympics and schoolchildren-participation project

As the infection situation is becoming much more serious than at the time of the Olympics, the mobilization of school students to go and see the Paralympic Games will further increase the risk of spreading infections.

Suga gov't extends COVID-19 state of emergency while refusing to hold extraordinary Diet session

Japanese pensioners: Gov’t in violation of ILO convention reduces pension payouts

 Cancel Paralympics and schoolchildren-participation project

National research institutions’ unions resolve to push gov’t to increase budget for basic research

Yokohama mayoral race results represent voters’ verdict of ‘No’ to casinos and to Suga administration

US MV-22 Osprey drops panel while in flight in Okinawa

80 NGOs: Gov’t should accept UN special rapporteur’s request for onsite survey of Fukushima evacuees

Asked by press, Shii comments on situation in Afghanistan

Shii talks with Vietnamese ambassador to Japan