Japan Press Weekly

Shii: Important thing is whether CDPJ is serious about seeking electoral cooperation with pro-Constitution opposition parties

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, “Discussions on electoral cooperation will not start unless the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan expresses its intent to cooperate with the JCP.”

  1 year after fatal shooting of ex-PM Abe

It has been one year since former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo was shot to death on July 8 during his canvassing speech in Nara City (Nara Pref.). Violent acts of this kind, no matter what reason there may be, are ill-justified.

PM Kishida wants to make Japan NATO associate member

It is reported that NATO is discussing with the Japanese government the possibility of opening of a liaison office in Tokyo, and PM Kishida is hoping to host a NATO office and to make Japan "an associate member of NATO".

PM Kishida wants to make Japan NATO associate member

 1 year after fatal shooting of ex-PM Abe

Shii: Important thing is whether CDPJ is serious about seeking electoral cooperation with pro-Constitution opposition parties

Rise in tax revenues from sales tax pushes up total in national tax revenues

Shii comments at 1st anniversary of ex-PM Abe's death

Japan's ASDF participates in US-led multinational air mobility drill

JCP and migrant workers’ union agree to work together to improve controversial foreign trainee program

Shii: Gov’t should not use IAEA report to force ocean release of tritium-tainted Fukushima water

Zenroren and KCTU issue joint statement opposing ocean release of tritium-tainted Fukushima water

37% of all 1,788 local assemblies in Japan call for Japan's participation in UN no-nuke treaty