Japan Press Weekly

Abe sends all LDP chapters video message calling for constitutional revision

The Liberal Democratic Party is urging all its organizations to actively use a video message from PM Abe at various party meetings and rallies, and the party will subsidize expenses necessary for video screenings such as for projector rental.

LDP’s attempt to block local referendum over SDF base construction in Ishigaki City foiled

The Liberal Democratic Party in the Ishigaki City Assembly in Okinawa suffered a defeat in its attempt to block citizens’ demand for a referendum in regard to the Abe government plan to construct a Self-Defense Forces base in the city.

JCP Koike: Japan in COP25 works against global effort to harness climate change

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Koike Akira criticized the Japanese government for "working against the joint global effort by presenting no specific targets despite being required to do so by the international community".

Abe sends all LDP chapters video message calling for constitutional revision

Abe Cabinet decision on ‘antisocial forces’ full of inconsistencies

Increase in precarious employment will cause ‘race to the bottom’ in Japan’s labor standards

Vietnamese students in Japan file damage suit against employment service provider’s fraudulent practices

LDP’s attempt to block local referendum over SDF base construction in Ishigaki City foiled

JCP Koike: Japan in COP25 works against global effort to harness climate change

Dr. Nakamura's hands-on efforts for peace remembered at his funeral

Tokyo JCP urges governor to retract policy of cutting off funds for metropolitan hospitals

Ordinance penalizing hate speech enacted in Kawasaki City

IUCN Red List shows Okinawa Dugongs on edge of extinction

High court shuts its ears to ex-fishermen affected by US H-bomb tests

Elderly stage sit-in protest near Welfare Ministry

 Ruling block’s tax reform plan will be beneficial only to large corporations

Japan Buddhist Federation calls for cooperation in Hibakusha-led signature-collection campaign

 Latest UN resolution calling for ratification of nuclear weapons ban treaty follows world trend