Japan Press Weekly

May Day rallies take place at 369 locations across Japan

“Let us advance the social struggle to repel the increasing poverty and disparities and form a majority of the public in opposition to adverse revision of the Constitution by advancing grassroots movements!” JCP Chair Shii said.

On Abe’s dangerous move towards constitutional revision: JCP Shii on Constitutional Day

JCP Chair Shii said, “We should not underestimate the danger. This move, however, is dramatically widening the gap between the Abe Cabinet and the public and the gap between the cabinet and the world.”

Cabinet establishes advisory council to pave the way for exercising collective self-defense right

“The U.S. invaded Vietnam and Nicaragua, and the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan under the pretext of exercising the right of collective self-defense. The right of collective self-defense is an argument to justify aggressions,” JCP Secretariat Head Ichida said.

 For whom did Abe say the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty is ‘irreplaceable’?

Japanese and U.S. ministers agree on intelligence cooperation to enable Japan to wage wars together with the U.S.

JCP May Day slogans

May Day rallies take place at 369 locations across Japan

Maritime SDF deployment to Indian Ocean extended for half year

Lower House begins discussions on extension of SDF deployment to Iraq

ASDF mission in Iraq almost entirely devoted to supporting US forces

Defense Ministry considers SDF dispatch to Afghanistan

Gensuikyo launches movement calling on Japanese government to declare Japan ‘nuclear weapon-free’

Proposal for a Declaration of a Nuclear Weapon-Free Japan

Commencing 50th annual nationwide peace marches for a nuclear-free world

Shii discusses JCP’s political tasks in preparation for Upper House election

At public hearings speakers call for careful discussion on constitutional revision procedure bill

Cabinet establishes advisory council to pave the way for exercising collective self-defense right

Constitutional revision procedure bill is in a mess: JCP Shii

On Abe’s dangerous move towards constitutional revision: JCP Shii on Constitutional Day