June 11, 2025

Japan Press Weekly No. 3416

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

IN THIS ISSUE

Tamura in kick-off speech appeals for need of JCP advance in Upper House election to push for a lower sales tax https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15830

The official 17-day campaign period started on July 3 for the House of Councilors election in which how to protect people's livelihoods from rising prices is the biggest issue.

Xenophobia keeps people away from finding real solution to their hardships

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15831

In the House of Councilors election campaign, a far-right, xenophobic trend is arising as shown by the "Japanese first" slogan of the radical right-wing populist party "Sanseito" and the LDP's election promise to achieve a "zero illegal foreigners" goal.

Call for 'nuclear sharing' between SDF and US military unforgivable

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15828

With a possible "Taiwan contingency" in mind, a former government bureaucrat and a former top officer of the Self-Defense Forces have made a "nuclear sharing" proposal aimed at collaborative operations involving nuclear weapons between the SDF and the U.S. military.

CONTENTS

POLITICS

Call for 'nuclear sharing' between SDF and US military unforgivable

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15828

Tamura attends party leaders' pre-election debate centering on sales tax cut

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15829

Tamura in kick-off speech appeals for need of JCP advance in Upper House election to push for a lower sales tax https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15830

Xenophobia keeps people away from finding real solution to their hardships

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15831

US FORCES

US airman in Okinawa arrested for assaulting his girlfriend

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15832

National gov't did not inform Okinawa gov't of over one-third of US soldier arrests

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15833

US Marine arrested for choking Japanese man

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15834

SOCIAL ISSUE

JCP Yamashita stresses need for global cooperation to scientifically combat climate change

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15835

JCP Kira opposes proposal to exclude foreign Phd students from gov'ts living expense support program

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15836

Japan remains lowest among G7 countries in gender equality

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15837

JCP

Ogata attends Rosa Luxemburg Foundation-hosted international conference

https://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=15838

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