Japan Press Weekly

All 5 JCP candidates win in Tokyo’s Hino City Assembly election

All five Japanese Communist Party candidates won in Tokyo’s Hino City Assembly election. The number of JCP seats in the assembly increased by two from its pre-election strength of three.

Archbishop & A-bomb hospital honorary director in Nagasaki: deterrence is false peace

The Archbishop of the Nagasaki Archdiocese and the honorary director of Japan Red Cross Nagasaki Atomic-bomb Survivors Hospital had a public open conversation on the theme of roles that civil society are taking to realize the elimination of nuclear weapons.

New US NPR will enhance likelihood of bringing-in nukes into Japan: JCP Fujino

JCP lawmaker Fujino Yasufumi at a House Budget Committee meeting said that the new Nuclear Posture Review the U.S. Trump administration recently published will increase the likelihood of the bringing-in of U.S. nuclear weapons into Japan.

New US NPR will enhance likelihood of bringing-in nukes into Japan: JCP Fujino

Koike criticizes Abe for seemingly egging Seoul on to adopt militaristic posture

Abe puts chill on Seoul-Pyongyang talks

 Abe's rhetoric about 'shape of country' is dangerous

US military aircraft should not fly over childcare center: Okinawa parents to Abe gov’t

Yokosuka-based USS RR crew suspected of drug deals in Japan

Cabin crew union urges Labor Ministry to instruct KLM to comply with Japan’s labor law

Abe admits discretionary work system won't contribute to reducing working hours

Criminal complaints filed against universities over labor law violation

Local residents voice concern over gov’t plan to set up missile defense facility in their community

Japanese progressive farmers stand in solidarity with world's peasants

Gunma prefecture’s request for removal of monument to Korean victims of Japan’s forced labor is illegal: Court

Civil groups in symposium criticize sale of Tokyo-owned land at bargain basement prices

Japanese and foreign teachers exchange experiences on struggles against stronger control over teachers

Archbishop & A-bomb hospital honorary director in Nagasaki: deterrence is false peace

Taxpayers: Tax agency head who gives false testimony in Diet should be ousted!

Gov’t attempt to continue ‘different dimension’ easy money policy will trap Japanese economy in hell

All 5 JCP candidates win in Tokyo’s Hino City Assembly election