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2008 JUNE 18 - JUNE 24


JCP member elected to 4th term of Tokyofs Komae City mayor
In a close race for Tokyofs Komae City mayor, Yano Yutaka, a Japanese Communist Party member, won a fourth term on June 22 by defeating by a large margin two candidates, one backed by the Liberal Democratic and Komei parties, and the other by the Democratic Party-Seikatsusha Network.


Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries
Seafood, essential for the eating habits of the Japanese, is in the face of crisis due to the fuel price hike. Nationwide suspension of fishing has been decided by 12 fisheries organizations, including the Japan Fisheries Association and the National Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations.


DPJfs quest for closer relations with business world
The DPJ is asking corporations, business organizations, and company unions for cooperation in holding a fundraiser at a Tokyo hotel on July 14 in preparation for the next House of Representatives general election.


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POLITICS
JCP lawmakers wage good fight: JCP Shii on closed Diet session
DPJfs quest for closer relations with business world
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CONSUMPTION TAX
Fukuda says time is ripe for decision to increase consumption tax rate
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U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN
U.S. Navy publishes manga in PR campaign for incoming nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington
Stop U.S. military erealignmentf in Japan: Akahata editorial
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SDF
Ruling bloc team issues interim report on permanent law for SDF mission abroad
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OKINAWA
Okinawans mark 63rd anniversary of Battle of Okinawafs end
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POVERTY
Cross-party lawmakers demand an end to policy restraining expenditure on social services
Anti-poverty network requests government to stop cutting social services costs
Government panel on social security apparently suggests imposing greater financial burdens on the public
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SUICIDES
Social uneasiness increases suicides
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LABOR
Unions stage action demanding minimum wage increase to 1,000 yen
Zenroren holds a symposium on foreign trainees program
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AGRICULTURE/FISHERIES
Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries: Akahata editorial (excerpts)
Fishermen call for state support
JCP Chair Shii attends symposium on rebuilding Japanfs agriculture
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HIBAKUSHA
Nagasaki court orders government to revoke its rejection of certification of A-bomb disease patients
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TOKYO
JCP criticizes Tokyo for plan to squander 1 trillion-yen on Olympic-related projects
JCP urges Tokyo governor to come up with energy-saving plan
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EARTHQUAKE
JCP requests government swiftly take relief measures for quake victims
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JAPAN-CHINA
Japan and China agree on joint gas development
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ELECTION
JCP member elected to 4th term of Tokyofs Komae City mayor




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