Japan Press Weekly

  US Marines in Okinawa is forward-based assault force, not ‘deterrence’ force

The Abe government is pressing Okinawans to accept new U.S. military facilities which will support the Marines’ global assault function. Such a politically irresponsible stance is totally unacceptable.

Koike on Takeshima dispute: calm discussions required to find solution

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira commented on the event in which some of South Korean parliamentarians went to Takeshima Island, and criticized the act for unnecessarily increasing tensions between Japan and South Korea.

JCP issues statement on 71st anniversary of end of WWII

The Japanese Communist Party is determined to work hard together with the general public to pass on Japan’s post-war pacifist reputation to the next generation and hamper any attempt to open the path to become a war-fighting nation.

JCP issues statement on 71st anniversary of end of WWII

Koike on Takeshima dispute: calm discussions required to find solution

US Marines in Okinawa is forward-based assault force, not ‘deterrence’ force

JCP urges Tokyo governor to review Tsukiji fish market relocation

JCP: US Osprey flight damage on ecosystem should be surveyed

Defense Minister Inada reluctantly cancels her visit to Yasukuni due to ‘official overseas trip’

Abe shows no remorse over past war of aggression for 4 straight years

US soldiers carrying guns walk along farm road in Takae

Court nullifies dismissals of union workers at facility for disabled

JCP protests against secret filming of people by Oita police

Court denies validity of forced confessions in arson-murder case

Restart of Ikata NPP neglects residents’ safety

Abe’s economic policies force more SMEs to close down

Anti-nuke World Conference in Nagasaki calls on world to join Hibakusha-led signature drive

JCP Secretariat Head Koike at Korean ceremony: I’ll work to end hate speech