Japan Press Weekly

JCP candidate wins mayoral election in Hyogo

In the mayoral election of Ichikawa Town in Hyogo Prefecture, a Japanese Communist Party candidate defeated the incumbent. With this, the number of JCP mayors in the prefecture increased to two.

Nagasaki mayor & Hibakusha urge PM Abe to withdraw war bills

In the Peace Memorial Ceremony for victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Hibakusha and the Nagasaki City mayor expressed their opposition to the Abe government-proposed war legislation.

Shii holds talks with French CP leader

JCP Chair Shii Kazuo held talks with French Communist Party national secretary Pierre Laurent at the JCP head office in Tokyo. They confirmed that the two parties will develop their cooperation and solidarity relations in regard to common global tasks.

Nagasaki mayor & Hibakusha urge PM Abe to withdraw war bills

Maritime SDF documents conflict with gov’t argument regarding constitutionality of war bills

Okinawans granted one-month suspension of Henoko construction work

Hiroshima Hibakusha request Abe to withdraw war bills

 Gov’t tries to lure universities to participate in military research projects by offering enticement of subsidies

Experts of Middle East publish appeal in opposition to war bills

Tokyo JCP to Olympic Minister: Don’t demolish public housing complex to build Olympic stadium

2015 nationwide anti-nuke peace march reaches Hiroshima

International meeting of 2015 anti-nuke World Conference ends

2015 anti-nuke World Conference in Hiroshima calls for withdrawal of war bills

2015 anti-nuke World Conference finishes with Nagasaki rally

Shii holds talks with French CP leader

JCP candidate wins mayoral election in Hyogo

Shii on web news site talks about cooperation among opposition parties