January 16, 2026

Japan Press Weekly No. 3442

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/

IN THIS ISSUE

70% of UN member states: Nuclear war would cause catastrophic damage to humanity

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16095

Humanity continues to face the danger of the use of nuclear weapons. The problem is that nuclear-armed states are expanding their nuclear arsenals and using them as a means to intimidate other countries.

JCP holds street speech to condemn US invasion of Venezuela

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16097

JCP Secretariat Head Koike Akira said, "Let us declare that we will never tolerate any move aiming for the return to a world ruled by force." He also criticized the Takaichi administration for failing to lodge an objection against the U.S. invasion.

Raise of Japan's military spending to 3.5% of GDP to satisfy Trump would impose annual burden of 170,000 yen per capita

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16096

The U.S. Trump administration calls on Japan to raise its military spending to 3.5% of GDP. Calculated based on the GDP data for 2024, 3.5% amounts to

21 trillion yen, meaning the annual burden on the general public would exceed 170,000 yen per person.

POLITICS

70% of UN member states: Nuclear war would cause catastrophic damage to humanity

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16095

US holding on to Okinawa while receiving \373 billion from Japan for construction of USMC base in Guam

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16098

Raise of Japan's military spending to 3.5% of GDP to satisfy Trump would impose annual burden of 170,000 yen per capita

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16096

JCP holds street speech to condemn US invasion of Venezuela

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16097

ECONOMY

While annual real wage falls by \750,000 from its peak, large companies'

internal reserves rise to 581 trillion yen

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16099

LABOR

Pro ball players' union is 'for the future of professional baseball'

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16100

JCP

JCP Vice Chair Ogata talks with Cuban ambassador to Japan

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16101

JCP EC Chair Tamura attends New Year party celebrating Mindan's 80th founding anniversary

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16102

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