June 12, 2026

Japan Press Weekly No. 3462

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

IN THIS ISSUE

PM Takaichi restricts journalists' questions, depriving public of their right to know

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16322

A foreign journalist said, "Prime Minister Takaichi has not answered any questions from the foreign media since taking office." Another reporter also said, "She is imposing significant restrictions on questions."

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FIFA tainted by greed, depriving soccer fans of their right to watch games

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16323

FIFA set record-high prices for the 2026 World Cup and created a profit-driven system with no checks and balances. It is depriving football fans of their right to watch the games. The fans are being sacrificed for profit.

US citizens call on Japanese gov't-funded bank to stop investing in problematic LNG project in Texas

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16324

A group of U.S. citizens living near an LNG plant in Texas, in which a Japanese government-funded bank and Japan's large corporations are investing, demanded a halt to the investment as accidents and air pollution caused by the plant continue to endanger residents' lives.

POLITICS

Yamazoe: Japan should uphold the rule of law and oppose US military intervention in Cuba

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16325

Supplementary budget for FY2026 enacted without specific livelihood support measures

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16326

LABOR

Unionized Google worker seeks official recognition of his mental illness as caused by excessive work under PIP

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16327

PEACE

DSA sends message in solidarity to anti-base Okinawans

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16328

SOCIAL ISSUE

Opposition parties protest against tight police security imposed on rallies near Diet

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16329

75% of medical institutions face care staff shortages: Iroren survey https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16330

PM Takaichi restricts journalists' questions, depriving public of their right to know

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16322

JCP Dietmembers participate in 'Tokyo Pride'

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16331

US citizens call on Japanese gov't-funded bank to stop investing in problematic LNG project in Texas

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16324

FIFA tainted by greed, depriving soccer fans of their right to watch games

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16323

JCP

Ogata speaks at meeting on Marxism in China

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=16332

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