Japan Press Weekly

World Conference will focus on next step toward nuclear weapons-free world after adoption of N-ban treaty

The Organizing Committee of the World Conference against A and H Bombs announced the list of 105 overseas delegates from 22 countries as well as the schedule of this year’s Conference due to be held in Hiroshima and Nagasaki from August 3 to August 9.

Argument and counterargument: Akahata foreign editor on death of Liu Xiaobo

Chinese writer and democracy activist Liu Xiaobo, the 2010 Nobel peace prize winner, died on July 13. Akahata Foreign Editor Sugawawa Hiraku published a bylined statement on Liu’s death.

  JCP with 95-year history will continue to pioneer a better future

The Japanese Communist Party was inaugurated on July 15, 1922. The road that the party has taken to open up a new era while indomitably working for people’s interests, peace, and democracy is a hallmark in its 95-year history.

Abe gov’t has yet to respond to UN human rights expert’s inquiry about ‘anti-conspiracy’ law

Nationwide action to demand abolition of ‘anti-conspiracy’ law takes place

Bar associations across Japan call for revocation of anti-conspiracy law

Okinawa Pref. Assembly approves Gov.’s decision to sue national gov’t in order to block Henoko project

US military aircraft loses metal part during flight drill

Workers at front-line of Fukushima NPP decommission work experiencing illegal labor practices

Wartime newspapers volunteered to become war-promoting instruments

JCP urges Tokyo gov’t to restrict Dentsu participation in bidding

World Conference will focus on next step toward nuclear weapons-free world after adoption of N-ban treaty

Abenomics decreases tax revenues

Record-high number of executives receives over 100 million yen in annual wage

Nuclear weapons ban treaty examines Japan’s responsibility as A-bombed nation

Smaller countries play important role in producing antinuke UN treaty

Argument and counterargument: Akahata foreign editor on death of Liu Xiaobo

 JCP with 95-year history will continue to pioneer a better future

I will live my life as JCP member: newly-joined female student