Japan Press Weekly

Lower House adopts resolution on human rights in China

The House of Representatives in its plenary session adopted a "resolution regarding the serious human rights situation in China such as in Xinjiang " with majority votes, including the Japanese Communist Party.

  IOC should encourage China to abide by Olympic Charter and end human rights abuses

Human rights abuses by the Chinese government in Hong Kong and the Uyghur Autonomous Region go against the Olympic Charter’s fundamental principles upholding human dignity.

JCP Miyamoto urges gov't to sincerely face historical fact of use of forced labor of Koreans at Sado gold mine

JCP representative Miyamoto Toru agreed that the gold mine deserves to be named a world heritage site. However, he added that Japan should sincerely face up to historical facts and admit to its use of forced labor of Koreans at the gold mine.

Lower House adopts resolution on human rights in China

 Inquest panel: 35 individuals should be indicted in vote-buying case involving ex-justice minister and his wife

JCP submits bill to abolish gov't subsidies to political parties

 Ex-PM Suga should disclose information regarding over 1.2 billion yen in Cabinet Secretariat ‘secret funds’

Japan provides top 3 US bases in asset value outside US

Japanese gov’t pretended not to know about US military’s pre-departure testing exemption policy

JCP Miyamoto urges gov't to sincerely face historical fact of use of forced labor of Koreans at Sado gold mine

Japan with 9 additional coal-fired power plants disregards Glasgow climate pact

Bar federation rally to demand justice reform for swift scheduling of retrials

JCP Yamazoe: Residence status be granted to Nigerian man appealing for retrial for his case

 IOC should encourage China to abide by Olympic Charter and end human rights abuses

Japan's ODA serves as financial resource for repression against Burmese citizens