Japan Press Weekly

Amid coronavirus crisis, number of women non-regular workers decreases by 1 million

The coronavirus pandemic has severely affected workers, especially women workers. It was recently found in government data that the number of women non-regular workers decreased by one million in the last two months.

JCP Shii & CDPJ Edano talk with young people on politics in post-corona world

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on May 28 appeared on an online event along with head of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Edano Yukio and answered to questions from young people about politics after the coronavirus pandemic.

Abolition 2000 and IPB endorse August ‘Peace Wave’ action

A global network consisting of more than 2,000 antinuke peace organizations in its latest annual general meeting unanimously resolved to endorse a “Peace Wave” action which was called for by the Japan Council against A and H Bombs.

JCP Shii & CDPJ Edano talk with young people on politics in post-corona world

Abe should stop submissively buying US-made weapons and spend more for coronavirus countermeasures

‘Super city’ bill without privacy protection enacted

Shii comments on gov’t-proposed 2nd supplementary budget

Campaign period for Okinawa Prefectural Assembly officially begins

JCP lawmaker calls for medical-centric ODA

 Cabinet should never again attempt to influence prosecution authority

Amid coronavirus crisis, number of women non-regular workers decreases by 1 million

Hotel managers file lawsuit demanding withdrawal of unfair dismissals during coronavirus crisis

Union stands up against unfair dismissals by Udon-noodle chain under pretext of corona crisis

Agency worker at Honda subsidiary: Knowing nothing about workers' rights, we are treated like doormats

Newspaper workers' union: news industry must make self-reform efforts

127 global environmental NGOs urge Japanese banks to withdraw from coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam

Abolition 2000 and IPB endorse August ‘Peace Wave’ action

120 young Japanese in online event hear Hibakusha testimony

Shii condemns China’s imposition of national security legislation on Hong Kong

Shii criticizes US withdrawal from WHO amid global efforts to combat COVID-19