Japan Press Weekly

Forced dark-dying hair at school violates human rights: JCP Kira

Japanese Communist Party member of the House of Councilors Kira Yoshiko criticized the "student guidance" at an Osaka public high school for denying a female student's personal choice by repeatedly forcing her to dye her naturally-brown hair black.

  Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony major milestone toward achieving world without nuclear weapons

The ceremony for the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) for its efforts to have the UN treaty banning nuclear weapons adopted took place in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

Shii: US Trump administration should withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo, in regard to U.S. President Donald Trump recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, issued a statement strongly demanding an immediate retraction of this decision.

Opposition parties submit joint bills to end anti-conspiracy, casino laws

 On 76th anniversary of start of Pacific War, Japan needs to go back to roots of pacifism

Shii criticizes Abe for blindly following Trump

DYLJ congress resolves to become larger to influence politics

US military airplane drops cylindrical part on childcare facility near Futenma base

Okinawa prefecture demands grounding of US military aircraft after part found on premises of daycare nursery

SDF holds joint flight drills with nuclear-capable US military aircraft

Forced dark-dying hair at school violates human rights: JCP Kira

 End profit-oriented practices to wipe out corporate scandals

 Termination of subsidy for welfare facility meals will impose heavier burdens on disabled people

Indonesian group asks JCP for cooperation in efforts to oppose Japan-funded thermal power generation

Journalists should be freedom builders

 Nobel Peace Prize Award ceremony major milestone toward achieving world without nuclear weapons

Japan should urge N-powers to join UN N-ban treaty: JCP Inoue

Shii: US Trump administration should withdraw its decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital