2010 SEPTEMBER 22 - SEPTEMBER 28

Japan Press Weekly

Japan Press Service Co., Ltd. is the only news agency providing information of progressive, democratic movements in Japan

2010 SEPTEMBER 22 - SEPTEMBER 28

Shii demands explanation for release of Chinese captain
Regarding the Naha Prosecutor’s Office in Okinawa decision to release a Chinese fishing boat captain, Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said that the prosecutor’s office should provide to the public a clear explanation as to information precipitating the arrest and how the decision to release the captain was made.

JCP 2nd CC Plenum aspires for deeper ties with people
The Japanese Communist Party held its 2nd Central Committee Plenum on September 25-27 at its head office in Tokyo. Chair Shii Kazuo delivered a report on the present political scene, party buildup, and future election strategy after summing up the results of the House of Councilors election and what lessons the JCP learned from that election.

Fallout from US nuclear tests reached extensive area of globe
Radioactive fallout from nuclear test explosions the United States conducted at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific in 1954 covered a vast area, including the U.S. and Japan, according to a U.S. declassified document.

POLITICS
Ichida: Revised budget must help support jobs and livelihoods

US FORCES
US F15 fighter jets fly to Futenma for training
50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance
Japan-US alliance and SDF -- Part I

SDF
GSDF uses private land for military exercise

WELL-BEING
Sharp decline in percentage of certified A-bomb disease patients
More than 1.9 million people live on welfare assistance

LABOR
With help from JCP, ex-spa hotel employees receive 5.4 million yen in unpaid wages
Dog training company pays unpaid wages

SCANDAL
Prosecutor arrested for falsifying data

INTERNATIONAL
Shii demands explanation for release of Chinese captain

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Fallout from US nuclear tests reached extensive area of globe

JCP
VCP delegation visits JCP head office
JCP 2nd CC Plenum aspires for deeper ties with people