Japan Press Weekly

JCP and CDPJ agree to ‘cooperate and join forces’ in next general election

Japanese Communist Party EC Chair Tamura Tomoko and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Izumi Kenta agreed to “cooperate and join forces” in the upcoming general election in order to defeat the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Defense Minister visits Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of end of WWII

Prime Minister Kishida on August 15 made cash offerings at Yasukuni Shrine as LDP president, and three Cabinet Ministers, including the Defense Minister, also visited the shrine, the ideological symbol of prewar/wartime Japanese militarism.

Public anger drives PM Kishida to not run for LDP presidency

Japanese Communist Party Chair Tamura Tomoko and Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Izumi Kenta agreed to “cooperate and join forces” in the upcoming general election in order to defeat the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Public anger drives PM Kishida to not run for LDP presidency

Defense Minister visits Yasukuni Shrine on anniversary of end of WWII

LDP lawmaker resigns for allegedly defrauding state-paid secretary’s salary

JCP and CDPJ agree to ‘cooperate and join forces’ in next general election

Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’ Memorial Day event held in Tokyo

Anti-nuclear power group in Kagoshima demands shut down of Sendai NPP following Hyuga-nada quake

Japanese and S. Korean religious groups issue joint statement calling for protecting Japan’s pacifist Constitution

JCP Koike at Gwangbokjeol ceremony calls for removal of system for revocation of permanent residency status

JCP Kira meets online with Danish youth activist

Shii sends condolences on death of ex-chief minister of West Bengal