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  • Henoko listed among Mission Blue’s ‘Hope Spots’

    The U.S. environmental NGO Mission Blue recently announced that the coastal area in the Henoko/Oura Bay, where the Abe government is bulldozing through reclamation work for the construction of a new U.S. base, has been registered as a “Hope Spot”.

  • Dispute over 2020 Olympic marathon resulted from commercialism within IOC

    The present situation was derived from growing concern that to hold the Olympic Games in extreme summer heat is harmful to athletes’ health and performance. Essentially, it is the IOC that is to blame.

  • editorial  It is essential to protect constitutional right to freedom of expression

    November 3 is Culture Day, a national holiday to cherish freedom and peace and promote culture. Currently, under the Abe government, various incidents have arisen that threaten the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.
  • POLITICS

  • Okinawa: Abe gov’t should urge US military to stop holding parachute drills at Kadena AB

  • JCP Miyamoto urges Welfare Ministry to retract its proposal to slash number of public hospitals

  • Concerned citizens publish statement calling for cancellation of planned arms trade fair

  • Justice minister resigns over his wife's possible violation of election law
  • US FORCES

  • Plaintiffs bring Iwakuni base noise ruling to Supreme Court

  • US sailor aboard USS Ronald Reagan arrested for drunken driving
  • LABOR

  • Largest builders' union in Japan resolves to apply all their skills in post-disaster reconstruction work
  • SOCIAL ISSUES

  • editorial It is essential to protect constitutional right to freedom of expression

  • Dispute over 2020 Olympic marathon resulted from commercialism within IOC

  • Henoko listed among Mission Blue’s ‘Hope Spots’

  • JCP comments on issue over 2020 Olympic marathon

  • Okinawa-elected opposition party lawmakers urge gov’t to work to restore World Heritage site of Shurijo Castle

  • Opposition party-citizens cooperation hampers use of private-sector English tests for university entrance exams: JCP Kasai

  • Shinfujin in convention calls for gender equality and a new government
  • JCP

  • JCP Tamura discusses with young people ways to promote their political participation


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