Japan Press Weekly

Firm printing daily Akahata celebrates 70th anniversary

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo, speaking as a guest at the celebration, expressed his appreciation for Akatsuki for printing Akahata every day after the company started its operations 70 years ago with only 15 workers.

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Six years have passed since the powerful earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region. Having been away from their hometowns so long, disaster victims are facing ever more complex and ever more serious problems.

Don’t discard Fukushima victims for the sake of NPP restarts and exports: JCP Chair

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo, marking the 6th year since the Fukushima nuclear accident, expressed his firm determination to hamper the government from abandoning Fukushima disaster sufferers.

Don’t discard Fukushima victims for the sake of NPP restarts and exports: JCP Chair

 3/11 disaster victims still in need of government support

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Firm printing daily Akahata celebrates 70th anniversary