2003 FEB 12-FEB 18 JPS NEWS
JCP CALLS FOR INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO ACHIEVE PEACEFUL RESOLUTION
On the U.N. weapons inspectors' latest report on Iraq, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo emphasized that a peaceful resolution through continued and strengthened inspections is realistic and increasingly important. more
ACHIEVING FOOD SOVEREIGNTY IS ESSENTIAL
The Japanese government should demand that the present WTO agreement, which gives priority to international trade expansion, be revised. more
FAMILIES FIGHT FOR 'KAROSHI' TO BE CERTIFIED AS WORK RELATED
"Our common desire is that their deaths should not be for nothing," says Kashiwagi Taeko, a founder of an association helping families concerning the karoshi of their loved ones. more
WAR ON IRAQ
* JCP chair issues statement on latest report on U.N. weapons inspections on Iraq (shii statement) (February 15)
* 79% oppose U.S. war on Iraq (February 12)
* Let's join call for peace globally: 25,00 rally in Tokyo (February 15)
* 94 local assemblies adopt resolutions against war on Iraq (February 15)
* 'No war on Iraq' calls resound throughout Japan (February 17)
* Japan as subordinate ally is rallying support for U.S. war on Iraq (February 17)
* Komei secretary general says opposing war 'benefits enemy' (February 17)
* P.M. Koizumi: Don't send wrong message to Iraq (February 18)
Medical reform
* JCP chair says government policy ruins public health (February 13)
* JCP publishes proposal for improvement of nursing-care insurance system (February 14)
* Long-term care nursing home waiting lists are longer under new nursing care insurance system (February 18)
Agriculture
* Achieving food sovereignty is essential (February 13)
* JCP: WTO tariff cut proposal will destroy Japan's farming (February 14)
'NATIONAL FOUNDATION' DAY
* Meetings against 'National Foundation Day' held throughout Japan (February 12)
LABOR
* Families fighting for karoshi to be certified as work-related (February 12)
* Labor Ministry to give companies freedom to fire workers (February 14)
* Petrochemical workers win discrimination suit (February 17)
ANTI-NUCLEAR MOVEMENT
* Calls for 'No war, no nuclear weapons' resound around the world (February 12)
* Project to commemorate 50th anniversary of Bikini tragedy starts in March (February 13)
* A call for 2003 World Conference against A & H Bombs (February 14)
JCP -Fuwa-
* Fuwa won't run for next election (February 15)
JCP -International-
* JCP representative to attend nonaligned summit in Kuala Lumpur (February 18)
* Ogata meets with Lao ambassador (February 18)
* Ogata talks with Malaysian minister (February 18)
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