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2003 MAY 21 - MAY 27 NEWS

SENDING JAPANESE SDF TO ASSIST IN MILITARY OCCUPATION
Prime Minister Koizumi, who has supported the lawless Iraq war, is now going so far as to send the SDF in support of U.S. occupation of Iraq, an act of belligerency. more

DESIRE TO JOIN GOVERNMENT MAKES DPJ ACCEPT WARTIME BILLS
Urged by the desire to be part of government, the DPJ accepted the unconstitutional wartime bills. It may have sold Japan's true national interests to the United States. more

JCP TO LAUNCH MEMBERSHIP/ AKAHATA READERSHIP DRIVE
'We increased the number of JCP seats when our campaign was joined by politically unaffiliated people but the JCP still falls short in the effort to make the party stronger,' JCP Chair Shii Kazuo said in the report to the JCP Central Committee 6th Plenum. more

JAPAN-U.S. SUMMIT
Sending Japanese Self-Defense Forces to assist in military occupation -- Akahata editorial, May 25

WARTIME LEGISLATION
* Contingency bills are designed to support U.S. wars: JCP Fudesaka (May 21)
* 7,000 protest against wartime bills (May 21)
* Cabinet chief presses for rights of collective self-defense to be authorized (May 23)
* Desire to join government makes DPJ accept wartime bills (May 24)
* 30,000 protest against wartime legislation (May 24)

Contingency legislation will allow SDF to use force in violation of the Constitution -- Akahata editorial, May 27

U.S. FORCES
* U.S. aircraft landing at Okinawa's civil airport protested (May 23)

BANKING AND INSURANCE
* Real financial revival is in withdrawing 'bad loan write-off' program: Shii (May 22)
* Cabinet approves reducing life insurance interest rates (May 24)

PRIVACY BILLS
* Upper house committee passes personal information bills (May 22)
* Privacy protection bills enacted (May 24)

UNIVERSITY BILL
* Government will wield its power over educational research (May 23)

SARS
* JCP demands increase in the number of quarantine officers (May 23)
* SARS-affected travel agencies ask JCP for help (May 27)

CORRUPT POLITICIANS
* Gang-related politician admits receiving money from another gang (May 22)
* Former Labor Minister Murakami gets jail term (May 21)

LABOR
* IBM Japan sued by employees (May 21)
* Bill to adversely change temps law passes lower house committee (May 22)
* Filipino workers underpaid (May 27)

AGRICULTURE
* Government stresses agricultural 'structural reform' based on market forces (May 21)
* Farmers' movement for safe food is in progress (May 26)

INJUSTICE
* JCP city assembly member in Oita fights unfair indictment (May 26)

JCP
* JCP Central Committee Plenum launches membership/ Akahata readership drive (May 26)

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