Shimbun Akahata
LATEST ARTICLES BY Shimbun Akahata
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World
Japanese Communist lawmaker slams Israel’s Gaza aid blockade, demands Tokyo take action
June 4, 2025JCP lawmaker Kami Tomoko says Tokyo must immediately suspend negotiations on an economic partnership with Israel and instead impose sanctions and up its own supply of aid.
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Japanese Communists defend decision excluding Israel from atomic bomb peace ceremony
August 15, 2024Israel’s military assault in Gaza is deeply unpopular in Japan, where the majority of people are strongly anti-war.
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At Tokyo Pride, Japanese Communists link up equality of gender and sexuality
July 5, 2023Red MPs were out on the streets talking up the JCP’s positions.
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Corporate donations to Japan’s ruling party driving government’s anti-China military buildup
May 15, 2023Kishida is joining in the U.S. effort to encircle China.
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LGBTQ gains: Japanese Communist Party introduces marriage equality bill in parliament
April 13, 2023The ruling Liberal Democratic Party, ridden with paternalistic and heteronormative “family values,” is hampering the establishment of marriage equality legislation.
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Japanese youth oppose government’s military buildup in conjunction with U.S.’ anti-China campaign
April 4, 2023Hundreds marched in Tokyo demanding PM Kishida abide by the constitution’s anti-war Article 9.
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Japanese government plans to steal health care money for military budget
December 19, 2022Hospital workers are protesting the scheme.
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At Tokyo Pride, Japanese Communist Party pledges fight for LGBTQ equality law
April 28, 2022Party chair Shii Kazuo said the Communists plan to put forward a same-sex marriage recognition measure in the parliament.
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