Japan Press Weekly

Ogata speaks at the European Left’s Congress

A delegation of the Japanese Communist Party led by its Vice Chair Ogata Yasuo took part in a congress of the Party of the European Left held in Austria’s Vienna on December 9-11.

Shiokawa: Legal restraints on running for public office and campaigning are too strict in Japan

JCP representative Shiokawa said that various restrictions on candidacy and election campaigning the Public Offices Election Act imposes are a serious problem from the standpoint of democracy and the guarantee of people's suffrage.

Extraordinary session of the Diet closes

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira asked for his impression after the 69-day extraordinary session of the Diet ended, said that certain results were achieved though the overall result was not yet adequate.

 Gov’t should take action without delay to help livestock farmers survive skyrocketing production costs

Nationwide action held to oppose Kishida gov’t’s huge military buildup and constitutional revision

Public hospital workers’ unions protest Kishida gov’t attempt to use hospitals’ reserve funds for military buildup

Extraordinary session of the Diet closes

Draft outline of 3 key security documents proposes introduction of 'IAMD' system

Amid doubts over effectiveness, bill regarding relief of Unification Church victims enacted

JCP opposes revision bills to relevant laws due to possibility of increasing forced psychiatric hospitalizations

Shiokawa: Legal restraints on running for public office and campaigning are too strict in Japan

Hospitals using two-shift work system increases to record high: union survey

Elderly people stage sit in to protest against heavier out-of-pocket hospital fees

Sit-in protest by people with disabilities takes place against support bill package

Single-parent families need public help in securing child support from ex-spouses

Ainu people demand removal of parliamentary vice minister notorious as hate speech monger

Ogata speaks at the European Left’s Congress