Japan Press Weekly

99% of Japanese subsidiaries in Cayman Islands are shell companies: JCP Daimon

Japanese Communist Party parliamentarian Daimon Mikishi revealed that almost all Japanese subsidiaries in the Cayman Islands are dummy companies, urging the government to levy duties on them appropriately.

Koike: joint opposition candidate’s fight in Hokkaido by-election raises hopes for victory in future elections

Following the House of Representatives by-election in Hokkaido, Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira said that opposition parties’ joint candidate put up a strong fight and this achievement will provide a legacy for the future.

JCP Motomura demands gov’t support for Kyushu quake victims to secure housing

Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Representatives Motomura Nobuko urged the government to provide accommodation, including public housing units, to survivors of the continuing earthquakes hitting Kumamoto and Oita prefectures.

Political parties, with exception of JCP, continue to accept state subsides amid ongoing quake disaster in Kyushu

Opposition parties-proposed bill to increase childcare allowances rejected in Lower House

JCP Kokuta opposes bills to slash number of Diet seats

Urgent support for SMEs in quake-hit region in Kyushu needed

JCP Motomura demands gov’t support for Kyushu quake victims to secure housing

Koike: joint opposition candidate’s fight in Hokkaido by-election raises hopes for victory in future elections

US Kadena AB leaked harmful materials 13 times over 6 years

4 opposition parties jointly submit a bill to regulate working hours

Use of foreign trainees to cover Japan’s labor shortages is unacceptable: JCP Shimizu

High court recognizes suicide of city bus driver as work-related

Uniformed SDF officers have drafted proposals disregarding traditional gov’t constitutional interpretations

JCP in Nirasaki urges mayor to not give citizens’ personal information to SDF

JCP Kumamoto & civil groups work to prevent ‘economy class syndrome’

UN human rights expert shows concern over independence of the press in Japan

91% of imported food left uninspected

NRA declares aged reactors at Takahama NPP meet safety standards

Amid growing criticism, Tokyo governor takes another luxurious overseas trip

Ex-leprosy patients reject apology from Supreme Court over special courts

Top 40 Japanese billionaires double value of their assets under Abe government

99% of Japanese subsidiaries in Cayman Islands are shell companies: JCP Daimon

This week’s JCP international activities