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2006 NOVEMBER 22 - NOVEMBER 28 NEWS


EDUCATION MINISTRY SEEKS TO INDOCTRINATE CHILDREN IN PATRIOTISM WITH KIMIGAYO
JCP Inoue stressed that the ministry policy to inculcate the belief that Kimigayo is beautiful and that children must respect Japan as an objective to be achieved in compulsory education is state indoctrination. [MORE]

SIGNATURE COLLECTION PROGRESSING IN YOKOSUKA FOR REFERENDUM ON U.S. CARRIER HOMEPORTING
A signature collection drive is underway in Yokosuka City, petitioning the city to enact an ordinance to conduct a referendum on the planned permanent deployment of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the U.S. Yokosuka Naval Base in 2008. [MORE]

DEBATING JAPAN'S POSSESSION OF NUCLEAR ARMS WILL ISOLATE JAPAN IN INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY
As the only nuclear-bombed country, Japan bears a special responsibility to lead the effort to call on the world to abolish nuclear weapons. Only the assertion and activities based on this position will enable Japan to urge North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons programs. [MORE]



DIET
- Opposition and ruling parties agree to resume Diet discussions (November 22, 2006)
- Raise public opinion to scrap bill to adversely revise Fundamental Law of Education in Upper House -- Akahata editorial, November 23, 2006
- Education ministry seeks to indoctrinate children in patriotism with Kimigayo (November 28, 2006)
- National government asked local governments to mobilize participants in town meetings (November 28, 2006)


MILITARY
- MSDF sub collides with tanker (November 22 & 23, 2006)
- Signature collection progressing in Yokosuka for referendum on U.S. nuclear-powered carrier homeporting (November 27, 2006)


NUCLEAR
- Debating Japan's possession of nuclear arms will isolate Japan in international community -- Akahata editorial, November 25, 2006


BUDGET
- Do not allow government to abandon livelihood protection -- Akahata editorial, November 24, 2006


LABOR
- Government makes a proposal for labor contract bill to severely undermine labor legislation (November 22, 2006)


TOKYO
- Governor Ishihara misusing Tokyo government for his own personal benefit -- Akahata editorial, November 26, 2006


JCP
- JCP Chair Shii dines with Pakistani ambassador (November 22, 2006)
- Ichida attends Lebanon's National Day reception (November 22, 2006)
- Shii to visit Vietnam (November 25, 2006)
- Shii meets with Principal Hong Kong Economic and Trade Tokyo Representative (November 28, 2006)






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