2003 APR 30 - MAY 13 NEWS

BLOCK WARTIME LEGISLATION AND LET THE WORLD RETURN TO U.N. PRINCIPLES OF PEACE
JCP Chair Shii Kazuo in his Constitution Day speech called for the rules for peace to be reestablished following the Iraq war and for the wartime legislation to be foiled. more

NORTH KOREA'S 'PHYSICAL DETERRENCE' IS DANGEROUS
JCP Chair Shii Kazuo says North Korea must abandon its reliance on its so-called "physical means of deterrence" and begin to build peaceful relationships with neighboring countries. more

FOREIGN CAPITAL WILL PROFIT FROM INDUSTRIAL REVITALIZATION CORP.
The new government-backed organization, established to buy up banks' bad loans ostensibly to help rebuild failing companies, has begun its full-fledged operations. more
WARTIME LEGISLATION
* Diet tense on contingency bills (May 5)
* Activities in opposition to wartime legislation develop locally (May 13)
* Wartime laws allow Japan-U.S. joint operations overseas: government (May 10)
* Airline workers' refusal to comply with orders under contingency laws punishable: Cabinet deputy chief (May 9)
* Japan can supply weapons to U.S. Forces: government (May 13)
* Privacy bills passed through Lower House (May 7)

IRAQ WAR -Anti-war protests-
* JCP runs one of the best-visited websites carrying war-related information (April 30)
* 800 high school students say 'No' to war cooperation (May 6)
* Journalists discuss media and peace (May 12)

IRAQ WAR -U.S. Forces-
* US nuclear and non-nuclear aircraft carriers enter Yokosuka (May 12)

IRAQ WAR -SDF-
* SDF must stop refueling activities for U.S. ships: JCP (May 7)

CONSTITUTION DAY
* May 3 Constitution Day rallies focus on defense of Article 9 (May 6)
* JCP Shii: Block wartime legislation and let the world return to U.N. principles of peace (May 6)

CORRUPTION
* JCP Dietmember reveals SDF officers' embezzlement of tax money (May 8)
* Business leaders to prepare guidelines for bribing politicians (May 13)

ECONOMY
* Foreign capital will profit from IRCJ (May 9)

JOB SECURITY & WORKERS' RIGHTS
* May Day rallies focus on struggle to block adverse revision of labor laws and wartime legislation (May 2)
* JCP chair: No future for forces destroying peace and living conditions (May 2)
* Many NEC workers say they want to end 'discretionary' work system (April 30)
* National trade union centers urge MPs to oppose adverse labor law changes (May 8)

CHILDREN AND EDUCATION -Children's Day-
 For a society embracing U.N. convention on rights of child - Akahata editorial, May 5 (excerpt)

CHILDREN AND EDUCATION -National universities-
* Professors are opposed to corporate universities (May 8)

CHILDREN AND EDUCATION -Education law-
* Internet vote on education law begins (May 9)
* Many local assemblies are against or cautious about plan to change education law (May 12)

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
* Annual peace march starts in Tokyo (May 7)
* Gensuikyo prepares for 2003 anti-nuclear world meeting (May 13)
* Hiroshima angered by U.S. move to develop small nuclear weapons (May 12)

NORTH KOREA
* North Korea's 'physical means of deterrence' is dangerous: Shii (May 1)

JCP
* Fuwa's book on 'history textbook' issue published in China (May 10)

ELECTIONS
* JCP town mayor elected in western Japan (May 1)
* Candidate Ota for Tokushima governor starts campaigning (May 2)


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