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2007 MARCH 28 - APRIL 3

Shii in campaign speeches emphasizes that struggles for great cause will have important bearings on the future

The JCP chair spoke about the recent development of the JCPfs opposition party diplomacy and in that connection how important the 85 years of the JCP is as well as the JCPfs current role in national and local politics.

 

Education ministry orders revision of war history in textbook

The education ministry ordered school textbook publishers to delete from history textbooks an account that the former Imperial Army had forced Okinawans to commit mass suicides during the Battle of Okinawa in the Pacific War.

 

Bill to implement U.S. military realignment only to deepen Japanfs aberrations

Pouring a large amount of tax money into the U.S. military realignment scheme is tantamount to helping the U.S. in wars in direct violation of the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution.


DIET

- Ruling coalition submits to Diet a revised bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

- Bill to implement U.S. military realignment only to deepen Japanfs aberrations -- Akahata editorial

- Cabinet decides to extend Iraq special measures law

 


EDUCATION

- Education ministry orders revision of war history in textbook

- Tokyo punishes another 35 teachers for refusing to stand for Hinomaru and                 Kimigayo

 


YASUKUNI

- Government deeply involved in enshrinement of war criminals at Yasukuni

 


MILITARY

- Government implementing BMD program to be used as shield in U.S. preemptive attack strategy

- U.S. forces concealed toxic substance leaks at U.S. Yokota Base

 


NUCLEAR

- Electric power companies report 97 of irregularity cases at N-plant operations

 


LABOR

- Court orders major insurer to cancel its plan to abolish field salesperson system

 


DISASTER

- Earthquake hits Noto Peninsula

 


JCP

- Shii in campaign speeches emphasizes that struggles for great cause will have important bearings on the future

- JCP chair exchanges views with NPC vice chair on improving Japan-China ties

- Ogata meets with president of China Society of History of Sino-Japanese Relations

- JCP and German Rosa Luxemburg Foundation set about theoretical exchanges




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