Japan Press Weekly

  Culture Day, the day of freedom and peace

November 3 in Japan is the "Day of Culture". Declaring "the love of freedom and peace and the promotion of culture", the national holiday was established in 1948 in honor of the postwar Constitution which was issued on this day two years earlier.

Court nullifies Emirates’ dismissal of three female workers

Three Japanese female workers who were unfairly dismissed by Emirates, one of the world’s top five airlines, won a court order nullifying their dismissals.

Shii criticizes Abe & Trump for sticking to hard-line stance toward North Korea

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at a press conference commented on the summit meeting held between Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo and U.S. President Donald Trump.

Shii criticizes Abe & Trump for sticking to hard-line stance toward North Korea

Revisionist-occupied Diet finally convenes session

JCP resolves to block constitutional amendment at opening of Diet session

Shii in statement: PM Abe should urge President Trump to engage in talks with N. Korea

JCP agrees on opposition to Article 9 revision with CDPJ

Shii: Retract gov't proposal to cut opposition parties' Diet interpellation time

LDP received huge political donations from scandal-tainted companies

40,000 people surround Diet in defense of Article 9

JCP Yamazoe in JCI-hosted forum opposes Article 9 amendments

US military deploys F-35As to Kadena base in defiance of local opposition

Osprey’s mishap rate increases 1.7 times in five years

Court nullifies Emirates’ dismissal of three female workers

Revised foreign trainee program falls short of getting rid of human rights abuses

 Culture Day, the day of freedom and peace

NJWA lead women to actively participate in politics and society

JCP Koike speaks at medical association gathering