Japan Press Weekly

Shii in 97th anniv. speech calls on pro-constitution forces to hold discussions on coalition government

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo proposed holding discussions among the pro-constitution forces on establishing a coalition government consisting of the current opposition parties.

PM Abe’s speech in Nagasaki ceremony copy-pasted from text for Hiroshima ceremony

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo only said that he will work to build a bridge between nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states without saying anything about the N-ban treaty just as he did in his speech at the Hiroshima memorial ceremony.

Nagasaki Day rally demands that Japan sign and ratify nuclear weapons ban treaty

The Nagasaki Day rally of the World Conference against A and H Bombs 2019 called for the Japanese government to sign and ratify the UN treaty banning nuclear weapons as well as a further growth in antinuke grassroots movements before 2020.

PM Abe’s speech in Nagasaki ceremony copy-pasted from text for Hiroshima ceremony

Abe shuts his ear to Hibakusha’s call for Japan’s ratification of UN N-ban treaty

Violations of work hour rules by transportation firms increase for fourth year in row

Majority of Aichi Triennale artists call for reopening of ‘shuttered’ exhibition

 Public call for legalization of same-sex marriage is growing

Tokyo JCP protests against Transport Minister’s decision on new Haneda flight routes

Number of elderly experiencing asset seizure due to arrears in public health insurance premium increases eightfold

Nagasaki Day rally demands that Japan sign and ratify nuclear weapons ban treaty

Investment earnings of GPIF shows \8 trillion yen decrease

Hiroshima Day rally calls for strengthening international joint actions to achieve a world without nuclear weapons

Shii in 97th anniv. speech calls on pro-constitution forces to hold discussions on coalition government

Koike talks with representative of Austrian government