WPLL newsletter “Umitsubame” No.1503
July 27, 2025 English version

💁This is the international edition of “Umitsubame” (The Petrel) — the political newsletter of the Workers Party for the Liberation of Labor (Japan). We aim to present a workers’ perspective on global affairs and call for international class solidarity. ✊Overthrow the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito administration, which promotes debt-dependent fiscal expansion and increased military spending! ✊Oppose all forms of discrimination, especially gender discrimination, ethnic discrimination, and wage discrimination! ✊Let's advance our struggle under the banner of “abolishing exploitation” and “liberating labor”! 💠 Contents & Summary 🟩Ruling Coalition Loses Majority Again — Populism on the Rise In Japan’s latest Upper House election, the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and Komeito suffered major setbacks, once again losing its majority following last year’s Lower House election. However, rather than benefiting opposition parties like the Consti...