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No. 2926
(July 13th 2026 Issue)
| Condemn Russia's air raids on Kyiv, slaughtering of Ukrainian people! Stop the revision of the Constitution! No to the sending of troops to the Strait of Hormuz! Down with the neo-fascist Takaichi government! Militants staged a spirited demonstration in Sapporo All-Hokkaido workers and students' united action, June 28th
(pic right) Militants raising cheers to fan their fighting spirit: solidarity rally [2] 'No to Resolute Dragon 26!' Protesters resolutely denounced the US-Japan joint military exercise Uruma, Okinawa, June 22nd  (pic) Protesters expressing anger by raising fists at US White Beach Naval Base 'Stop the constitutional revision! Down with the Takaichi government!' Workers, students and citizens raised a war cry in a rally and demonstration Nagoya, June 19th  (pic) Aichi Univ. and Nagoya Univ. students striving in the van to create a militant uplift in the rally Introduction of AI systems into command and control of the Self-Defence Forces under way [3] The Takaichi government feverishly launched out into establishing a production base for missiles and drones Chinese People's Liberation Army The purge of PLA leaders: conducted on an unprecedented scale Coercion to pledge absolute allegiance to Xi Jinping - Five Central Military Commission members purged out of seven - Intensification of intra-party / army strife [4] East Japan Railway Company Deterioration of technical ability in the field of maintenance and repair work What is disclosed by repeated 'power failure-related accidents' - Deterioration in technical ability on the part of on-site labour organizations as a result of outsourcing - The tradition of the 'struggle to secure driving safety' broken [5] The course of action submitted prior to the 93rd regular convention of the General Federation of Private Railway and Bus Workers' Unions No to the distortion of workers' movement into mere campaigns for 'creating an attractive transit industry', for demanding 'investment in people'! Stop the revision of the Constitution! Bring down the neo-fascist Takaichi government! I. Let us fight in opposition to the leadership that restrains our wage raise demands! II. Now is the time for trade unions to stand at the front of the struggle to stop the constitutional revision! [6] Learning from Comrade Wakahara's article (published in The Communist No. 332) What does it mean, to make Marxism 'indigenous'? Poetry Overturn the world covered in darkness! TOP |
No. 2925
(July 6th 2026 Issue)
| Overseas Appeal for the 64th International Antiwar Assembly in Japan Stop Trump and Netanyahu's war! Shatter Putin's war! Break through the danger of the outbreak of a world war with the international unity of working people! The Executive Committee for the 64th International Antiwar Assembly I. The US and Israel's military attacks against Iran - Stop all the atrocities perpetrated on Palestinians II. Russia's aggression and Ukrainian people's resistance III. Transformation of the World Structure IV. Let us besiege the warmongers with the unity of the people of the world! See the full text [2] The Trump Administration hurrying to put military production on a war footing - The United States' stock of missiles is'exhausted' as a result of armed attacks on Iran - Trump claimed tremendous increase in the defense budget, instructed munitions monopolies to dramatically step up arms production - Car manufacturing monopolies also requested to expand their arms production The Trump administration imposing destitution and famine on Cuban people Don't allow US imperialism's invasion of Cuba! [3] A'Road Map for the Resuscitation of Japan's Shipbuilding Industry' : intended for the restoration of'militarist Japan' - Drastic doubling in the number of building ships, especially warships - Reorganization / integration of shipbuilding companies and building of state-run arsenals -- Exporting Japanese vessels to Asia-Pacific countries; expanding Japanese bases for the maintenance of US ships -- Don't let them exact sacrifices from workers! [4] For a militant promotion of electric workers' movement! Denounce the union leaderships' agreement on the ultra-low wage increase ! Condemn the labour aristocrats for distorting shunto into labour-management consultations aimed for a'virtuous circle of the economy'! 1. Labour aristocrats of the JEIC [Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Unions] justified the increase in pay differentials 2. No to their cooperation in the promotion of rationalization dependent on AI digitization! 3. Let us denounce all the treacheries of the labour aristocrats and rebuild a militant labour movement! [5] Hokkaido Let us oppose the abolition / reduction of regular route bus services, along with fare increases, by the managements of bus companies! - Workers and residents are undergoing destruction of the foundations of their livelihood - After suffering intensified labour, bus drivers are obliged to change jobs - Managements have ventured on the training of foreign bus drivers Topics The Takaichi-led neo-fascist government is plunging headlong towards the mobilization of workers in arms production [6] Revision of the 'three security-related documents' Bring to light the Takaichi government's intention! Part 3 The Takaichi-led LDP cries out for the'securing of war sustainability on a yearly basis' A'drastic bolstering of the defense industry' called for by the Takaichi government A dash for arms export and joint development with overseas companies TOP |
No. 2924
(June 29th 2026 Issue)
| No to the dispatch of Japanese troops to the Strait of Hormuz! Stop the revision of the Constitution! Down with the Takaichi government that pushes forward the constitutional revision, a gigantic arms buildup, oppressive rule and impoverishment on the toiling people! - Fight back against the authoritarian suppression of the anti-constitutional revision, antiwar struggles! - Stop the introduction of a neo-fascist constitution! Don't allow this country to be a military power! - Smash the aggression against Iran! Pulverize the aggression against Ukraine! - Create mighty struggles under the banner 'anti-Constitutional revision, antiwar / anti-Ampo [US-Japan military alliance] and anti-Takaichi government'!
Militant students calling on rally participants to oppose war, Ampo and fascism! [2] Stop the constitutional revision! No to the making of the Southwest Islands a military fortress!' 'Overthrow the Takaichi government!' Voices echoed Workers and students' united action in Okinawa June 14th - 'Spread our flames of passion against the constitutional revision, against war, against Ampo from the island of nuclear bases!': keynote address - Overturn the 21st century world plunged into darkness: a representative of the Marxist Student League  (pic) 'Stop the constitutional revision! No to the aggression against Iran!' Militant workers and students raising a war cry, June 14th JRCL distributed leaflets among workers and citizens coming from across Kyushu to an anti-constitutional revision rally Sasebo, June 13th  (pic) 'No to the turning of whole Kyushu into a military base!' Participants held a demonstration in the main street of Sasebo [3] Feature articles The constitutional revision at the word of Takaichi Deal a crushing blow to the attempts to reorganize Japan into a warfare state! 'Japanese style democracy' that accedes to the '2600 years of the Imperial reign'!? A line of long-range missiles held ready to attack across Japan A bad revision of the health care system sacrificing the underprivileged [4] The extremely reactionary nature of 'Sanae-nomics' Part 2 Takaichi's policy of 'proactive finances' designed to 'revive the militarist Japan' - What is meant by 'responsible proactive finances'? - The policy of 'increasing national prosperity and military strength' combined with the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance - A 'new industrial policy' to vie with China - 'While the nation becomes strong, its people vanish'!! [5] Series Workers struggling in the workplace Anger whipped up into flame Postal workers' struggle No to the reduction in personnel and intensification of labour caused by the reorganization of bases for collection and delivery! Let us smash the offensive of rationalization with the unity of workers! JFE Steel What lies at the bottom of the crane accident in the ironworks in Kawasaki - Condemn the fatal falling accident that killed and injured five workers! - Sacrificed by the growth strategy of the JFE Steel [6] Kaleidoscope The revision of the Personal Data [Non-] Protection Law Tightening surveillance by making full use of AI All cockroaches, unite! Indian youths, struggling with difficulty in finding jobs, rose in indignation Tickets are 300,000,000 yen each!? 'World Cup soccer for the rich' mirrors class divisions visualized Tungsten shock Xi-led China blocks the narrow path of semiconductor manufacturing TOP |
No. 2923
(June 22nd 2026 Issue)
| Feature articles The constitutional revision at the word of Takaichi Deal a crushing blow to the attempts to reorganize Japan into a warfare state! A frantic rush to the revision of the national referendum law, to the formulation of draft provisions of a revised Constitution The introduction of a state-of-emergency clause designed to invest the cabinet with full powers Destruction of Article 9: the total negation of Japan's 'renunciation of war' and 'non-possession of war potential'  (pic) 'Stop the constitutional revision! Crush Ampo! Smash the aggression against Iran!' Okinawan workers and students held a heated rally on July 14th (Details will appear in next issue) [2] A plot to enact an antiespionage law, today's version of the repressive Maintenance of the Public Order Act Total removal of the ban on arms exports and a command to expand military production Arms sales to allied and partner countries Cooking up a 'crime of damaging the national flag'; with the aim of excluding 'unpatriotic people' Tanka Poems The Rising Sun flag, saturated with the blood of a soldier [3] The ultimate 'insider trade' Greedy Trump profiteering from the aggression against Iran A state-involved group fraud committed by the US government Subjected to a storm of criticism, the Anti-Weaponization Fund was obliged to withdraw, but instead... Stop the constitutional revision! Down with the Takaichi government!'  JRCL distributed leaflets to workers and citizens at the station (pic below)Many protesters rallied at Sapporo station in solidarity with the action around the Diet Building in Tokyo May 29th, Sapporo, Hokkaido (pic left)''No to the constitutional revision' Workers, students and citizens raising voices in front of the station
[4] Accelerating yen's decline, accelerating inflation: Takaichi's policy forces toiling people to suffer destitution The extremely reactionary nature of 'Sanae-nomics': a commentary in dialogue - A terrible price rise and its cause - Why is it that the yen is continuing to fall? - Who makes profits with the yen's decline? - Those who are sacrificed are workers and people in the low income bracket - A policy to accelerate inflation reinforced with 'high-pressure economic theory' [5] Hyndai Motor, South Korea The trade union opposes the introduction of AI robots into the production line - The management is pushing forward with expanded production in the US - No to the South Korean government's criticism of the struggle of the Hyndai Union Topics Aggression against Iran, naphtha in short supply ... Don't allow the Takaichi government to impose poverty on working people! [6] Revision of the 'three security-related documents' Bring to light the Takaichi government's intention! Part 2 A 'picture of Hell' with the US-Japan joint use of drones -The anti-human nature of the 'building of asymmetric defense capacity' 'Strengthening of sea-lane defense on the side of the Pacific' The LDP's proposal to put the country on a war footing against China - Defense of the US main-force units coming from the US mainland Okinawa Rank-and-file JCP members are giving vent to their pent-up indignation against the Shii-Tamura leadership They have quite a bit of sympathy with the JRCL's anti-Ampo struggles Conscientious members of the JCP! Break away from your leadership and join with us in our struggle! TOP |
No. 2922
(June 15th 2026 Issue)
| Create a torrent of struggles to stop the revision of the Constitution! Denounce the labelling of peace education as a 'violation of the Fundamental Law of Education'! Frustrate all attempts to establish an antiespionage law! Bring down the ultra-reactionary Takaichi government! - No to the introduction of a state-of-emergency clause! Shatter the strengthening of repression against dissidents! - Don't allow the infusion of Japanese nationalism! - Stop the dispatch of the Japanese military to the Middle East! No to Japan's increase in arms exports! [1-2] Condemn the Netanyahu regime's bloody massacre of Lebanese! The fanatic Zionist is desperate to 'build Greater Israel' [2] 'We're determined to prevent the revision of the Constitution!' Antiwar Youth Committee in Fukuoka stood up, May 26th
(pic right) Appealing to workers, students and citizens in the busy street Don't allow the permanent deployment of US Army intermediate-range missiles in Japan! -The US and Japanese governments are to deploy US missiles in SDF Kanoya Base for a series of joint manoeuvres [3] Revision of the 'three security-related documents' Bring to light the Takaichi government's intention! Zealously advocating a 'drastic change to an AI-centred battle' - A sense of crisis: 'Japan's delay in the use of AI will lead to a fall in her combat strength' - To follow the road to a 'double suicide' with the falling militarist empire of America The 'AI staff' for the headquarters'? Fujitsu has launched the development of a military AI system - Tied up with Palantir Technologies, a munitions company soaked in the blood of Iranians - Sacrificing workers in favour of the survival of the ICT monopolies [4] The Xi Jinping regime hell-bent on AI development at the sacrifice of people's livelihood - A mad dash to AI development supported by the 'new type of whole nation ' - Dismissals / unemployment, surveillance of its people and environmental destruction [5] Kawasaki Heavy Industries Its worker, sent temporarily to another company in China, was driven into committing suicide from overwork - No to the bad revision of labour laws pushed forward by the Takaichi government! Rapidus The government is pouring another hefty amount of tax money into a national policy semiconductor manufacturer [6] Kaleidoscope Is this to defend the US dollar system? The Trump family's hard selling of crypto coins in Pakistan A 'nuclear umbrella' made in France The miniature de Gaulle is having his own way in the gap between Putin and Trump 'Shelters of the Japanese type'? The government plans to use private facilities to bring Japan into a warfare state TOP |
No. 2921
(April 13th 2026 Issue)
| Stop the revision of the Constitution! Down with the Takaichi government! Shatter the US-Israeli armed aggression against Iran! No to Japan's dispatch of troops to the Strait of Hormuz, its participation in the war! Crush the US-Japan Security Treaty!  (pic) Anti-constitutional revision rally in front of the Diet Building, May 29th - No to the nullification of Article Nine of the Constitution! No to the introduction of a state-of-emergency clause! - Let us advance the Iran antiwar, the Ukraine antiwar struggles! - Let us put up a gigantic struggle against constitutional revision, against war / Ampo, against the Takaichi government! Denounce the enactment of the law to create a state intelligence council! [2] 'No to the constitutional revision! Stop the sending of troops to the Middle East!' Angry voices reverberated in the streets of Osaka All-Kansai workers and students' united action, May 24th
(pic right) Solidarity rally The Takaichi government promoting bloody military cooperation with Israel - Tie-ups among military high-tech enterprises - Building of military cooperation to introduce 'new methods of waging war' [3] Condemn the Takaichi government's designation of peace education as 'violation of the Fundamental Law of Education'! - No to the state control of education in the name of the 'political neutrality of education'! - Pulverize the ultra-reactionary offensive that lays bare a sinister design to restore 'militarist Japan'! - Let us fight resolutely by denouncing the leaderships of the Japan Teachers' Union and the All Japan Teachers and Staffs Union for totally neglecting counteroffensives! No to the revival of military titles used by the former Japanese military in the Self-Defense Forces! [4] No to the exclusion of many of the drugs from the list of those covered by insurance! Denounce the passage of the revised Health Insurance Law! [5] The 19th Convention of the Japan Post Union The union's acceptance of pay cuts in shunto forces workers into hardships of life Let us reject the leadership's compromise in 2026 shunto! Denounce the JP Union leadership for giving full cooperation to the management on restructuring and rationalizing measures! The Postal Workers Committee of the JRCL - Fight back against the wage cut offensive and the bad revision of the personnel / wage systems! - By condemning union leaders' full cooperation to the management, establish an unwavering plan of action against restructuring and rationalization! - By overcoming the union leadership's distortion of struggles, create, from our workplaces, a solid movement to prevent Japan's participation in the war and the constitutional revision! Stop the revision of the Constitution! Stop Japan's sending of troops to the Strait of Hormuz! Bring down the neo-fascist Takaichi government! [6] Zyuganov's 'defiance': an old Stalinist's scream 'To die of losing livelihood or to die of overwork...' The number of those who make a living with gigs exceeds 200 million in China Far right AfD: fanning anti-immigrant feelings and extending its influence to former West Germany TOP |
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