April 3, 2026

Japan Press Weekly No. 3453

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

IN THIS ISSUE

Female JCP member elected Kiyose City mayor

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16215

An independent female candidate backed by concerned citizens and opposition parties, including the Japanese Communist Party, won the Kiyose City mayoral election, defeating the incumbent supported by the Liberal Democratic and "Komeito" parties.

Japan abstains on UN resolution calling for slavery reparations

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16216

Japan's decision to go against the global opinion denouncing slavery is likely due to its failure to sincerely address the issue of the Japanese military "comfort women" system during its past colonial rule.

JCP at the late Chair Fuwa's funeral vows to keep moving forward

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16217

The funeral of Fuwa Tetsuzo, former Central Committee chair of the Japanese Communist Party, took place at the Shinjuku Bunka Center in Tokyo. He passed away on December 30, 2025, aged 95.

CONTENTS

POLITICS

PM Takaichi aims to revise Article 9 presumably in order to respond to US demands for SDF dispatch without restrictions

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16218

JCP Daimon demands that Japan create system to make own choice in 550-billion-dollar investment in US

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16219

JCP Kira urges gov't to apply tuition-free program to all high school students regardless of their nationality https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16220

Female JCP member elected Kiyose City mayor

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16215

US FORCES

Okinawa Prefectural Assembly adopts unanimous resolution protesting against US military aircraft's emergency landing

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16221

US military fighter jets stationed at Misawa also sent to Middle East

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16222

SOCIAL ISSUE

Gov't science and technology plan may involve further utilization of universities for military purposes

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16223

Japan abstains on UN resolution calling for slavery reparations

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16216

Gov't forces national museums and galleries to 'generate revenue'

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16224

PEACE

Japan's and South Korea's progressive political parties and NGOs jointly oppose US-Israeli military operations in Strait of Hormuz

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16225

JCP

JCP at the late Chair Fuwa's funeral vows to keep moving forward

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16217

Shii meets with Iranian ambassador at JCP head office

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16226

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