March 20, 2026

Japan Press Weekly No. 3451

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IN THIS ISSUE

Yamazoe: Japan should demand an end to war, not send SDF ships to Hormuz Strait as requested by US President Trump

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16192

JCP Policy Commission Chair Yamazoe Taku, regarding U.S. President Trump's request for Japan to dispatch warships to the Strait of Hormuz, argued that Japan's Self-Defense Forces must not participate in any act that violates international law.

Tamura: Gov't should ban use of US bases in Japan for US-Israeli war on Iran

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16193

In the ongoing war on Iran, it has been reported that two Aegis-guided missile destroyers stationed at the U.S. Yokosuka base (Kanagawa Pref.) were deployed to the Arabian Sea to engage in military operations against Iran.

PM Takaichi should demand withdrawal of Trump's unconstitutional tariffs

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16194

With the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the premise for a Japan-U.S. tariff agreement no longer exists. At the Japan-U.S. summit, Prime Minister Takaichi should stand firm and demand that President Trump withdraw his unilateral tariff demands.

CONTENTS

POLITICS

JCP Koike: Gov't should not cut financial support for 3/11 disaster-hit regions

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16195

How will Japan, which relies on Middle East for 90% of its oil, respond to President Trump?

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16196

JCP Tatsumi urges gov't to withdraw plan to introduce tax increase aimed at funding military buildup

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16197

PM Takaichi should demand withdrawal of Trump's unconstitutional tariffs

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16194

Tamura: Gov't should ban use of US bases in Japan for US-Israeli war on Iran

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16193

Yamazoe: Japan should demand an end to war, not send SDF ships to Hormuz Strait as requested by US President Trump

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16192

SOCIAL ISSUE

Lessons learned from Fukushima nuclear disaster: Quake-prone Japan should get rid of nuclear power generation

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16198

JCP in Ibaraki calls for withdrawal of prefecture's plan to offer cash for tip-offs on undocumented foreign workers

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16199

JCP Tatsumi demands apology from heckler who calls him a 'communist spy'

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16200

PEACE

Local residents: Don't fire long-range missiles from Fuji!

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16201

JCP

JCP EC chair attends general meeting of Japan-ROK parliamentary league

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16202

JCP EC Chair Tamura meets with Iranian ambassador to Japan

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16203

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