Japan Press Weekly

JCP issues statement on Upper House election results

The Japanese Communist Party Standing Executive Committee issued a statement regarding the results of the July 10 House of Councilors election.

  Make 2022 antinuke World Conference an opportunity to further develop TPNW meeting’s major achievement

The 2022 World Conference against A and H Bombs will be held in-person in the A-bombed cities of Hiroshima (August 4-6) and Nagasaki (August 9) for the first time since the pandemic began.

Shii comments on ex-PM Abe’s murder, expressing his condemnation of violence against democracy

JCP Chair Shii Kazuo in his comment expressed his strong condemnation of the killing of Abe during his campaign speech by saying that the use of violence to suppress the freedom of speech is tantamount to an act of destroying democracy.

Cabinet uses 3.67 million yen daily in secret funds with no receipts

Root cause of power crisis is LDP-Komei government’s nuclear power-centric energy policy

Shii comments on ex-PM Abe’s murder, expressing his condemnation of violence against democracy

JCP secures 4 seats, down 2 from its pre-election strength

Stray bullet from US camp in Okinawa found at nearby private home

Okinawa-elected opposition parliamentarians demand suspension of US military’s live-fire drills

JCP in civil group’s survey: Reproductive health and rights are human rights

JCP gains highest level of citizens’ support among political parties in achieving UN global education goal

 Make 2022 antinuke World Conference an opportunity to further develop TPNW meeting’s major achievement

JCP Ogata talks online with head of CPV external relations commission

JCP issues statement on Upper House election results