Japan Press Weekly

  Tokyo gubernatorial race putting coronavirus at top of agenda officially starts

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, in order to have the Tokyo government play a role in protecting Tokyo citizens’ lives and livelihoods and improving their well-being, the July 5 gubernatorial election is very important.

2 sitting Dietmembers arrested for vote buying

Former Justice Minister Kawai Katsuyuki and his wife Anri, both sitting Dietmembers who have recently left the Liberal Democratic Party, were arrested on the charge of vote buying during last year's election.

Shii protests the closing of Diet session without sufficiently discussing anti-coronavirus measures

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticized the ruling parties for having forcibly ended the session apparently to fend off the opposition parties' questioning over problems within the Abe government.

Shii protests the closing of Diet session without sufficiently discussing anti-coronavirus measures

2 sitting Dietmembers arrested for vote buying

 Tokyo gubernatorial race putting coronavirus at top of agenda officially starts

Abe gov't avoids debate over issues of North Korean abduction and Russian-held northern territories

Court: Cabinet has legal obligation to respond to Dietmembers’ request for convocation of Diet session

Opposition and ruling parties agree on parliamentary discussion of corona-related issues during Diet recess

JCP Koike criticizes PM Abe for wanting to have capability to attack enemy bases

USMC with China in mind beefs up Iejima facilities in Okinawa

JCP Miyamoto files with Defense Ministry protest against part-drop accident of US Osprey aircraft

Fire occurs at hazmat facility in US Kadena base in Okinawa

Government workers despite cuts in workforce and budget fight hard against COVID-19 crisis

JMITU wins compensation for lost income of corona-affected contract workers at NTT subsidiary

Expert: Government’s new coronavirus contact-tracing app arouses privacy concerns

Shii and teachers’ union agree on need to reduce class sizes at public schools as part of anti-corona efforts

Civil group in Akita provides support for corona-affected Vietnamese students studying in prefecture

Hiroshima High Court overturns lower court decision and recognizes 5 Hibakusha as A-bomb disease patients