Japan Press Weekly

Shii issues statement on the Ukrainian problem

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo issued a statement on the Ukrainian problem, titled, "Russia should stop making military threats - the international community needs to pursue a diplomatic solution".

Expanded US airspace for training threatens safety of civil aviation

Japanese Communist Party representative Takahashi Chizuko at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting criticized the expansion of U.S. military temporary training airspace in Japan for threatening the safety of civil aviation.

JCP Yamazoe criticizes gov’t move to relax regulations on export of radioactive waste

Japanese Communist Party lawmaker Yamazoe Taku at an Upper House meeting on natural resources and energy demanded that the current rules associated with disposing of all radioactive waste inside the country in principle be maintained.

36% of fiscal 2022 budget draft for energy is allotted for nuclear energy sector

JCP Yamazoe criticizes gov’t move to relax regulations on export of radioactive waste

JCP Koike: CDPJ’s move to work with LDP’s supplementary force will create distrust in opposition parties

 US military in Okinawa arrogantly conducts military drills despite opposition

Expanded US airspace for training threatens safety of civil aviation

Teachers at English language school form union

Japan’s Defense Ministry trains military personnel from Myanmar

 Japan's 'National Foundation Day' has no historical grounds as it is based on mythology of fictitious emperor's enthronement

Cross-party Dietmembers petition PM Kishida on Japan’s efforts to support democratization of Myanmar

Shii issues statement on the Ukrainian problem