Japan Press Weekly

JCP efforts contribute to lowering nursing-care costs of disaster victims

The Welfare Ministry decided to implement measures to reduce nursing-care costs imposed on victims of the 2011 Great East Japan Disaster. This is a result of joint efforts made by local residents and the Japanese Communist Party.

Electoral cooperation to repeal war legislation agreed upon among opposition parties

Leaders of the Japanese Communist Party and four other opposition parties reached an agreement to cooperate in the coming national elections in order to scrap the unconstitutional national security legislation.

5 opposition parties jointly submit a bill to abolish the war laws

The Japanese Communist, Democratic, Japan Innovation, People’s Life, and Social Democratic parties jointly submitted a bill to the House of Representatives, demanding the abolition of the security-related legislation.

5 opposition parties jointly submit a bill to abolish the war laws

Electoral cooperation to repeal war legislation agreed upon among opposition parties

Maritime workers stand up to gov’t policy to mobilize them for wars

JCP Miyamoto criticizes increase in ‘sympathy budget’ as extraordinary subservience of Japan to US

JCP and DPJ in Hokkaido will field joint candidate in Lower House by-election

Violence at UN camp in South Sudan verifies risk of SDF members ‘killing’ and ‘being killed’ in PKO missions

Shii attends SDP convention for first time in JCP history

28,000 people surround Diet building opposing US base construction in Okinawa

Late teens in nationwide concerted action call for end to war laws

US Army copter drops a window

JCP urges Osaka mayor to disallow US warship’s entrance into Osaka Port

Coffee shop worker reaches court-mediated-settlement over unfair dismissal

Olympus worker wins settlement in lawsuit over unfair treatment due to whistleblowing

Dismissal aimed at busting workers’ union is illegal: high court

Court decision convicting SDF of spying on the public is finalized

UN women’s rights committee criticizes Japan for trying to deny forcible recruitment of ‘comfort women’

Families of ex-Hansen disease patients in court call for society free from discrimination and prejudice

Young people in Japan are struggling with repayment of so-called ‘scholarship’ loans

Gov’t data provides evidence of failure of ‘Abenomics’

This week’s JCP international activity

Shii calls on all candidates and chairs of JCP prefectural committees to fight to win in Upper House race

JCP efforts contribute to lowering nursing-care costs of disaster victims