Top court voids unjust reshuffling by Northwest Airlines

The Supreme Court on September 10, upholding a lower court decision, invalidated the forcible transfer of five flight attendants to ground-work positions at Northwest Airlines Japan on the grounds that it is an abuse of power.

Shii;JCP will constructively engage with new government

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on September 10 held talks with Democratic Party of Japan President Hatoyama Yukio in the Diet to formally convey the JCP’s position of constructively engaging with the incoming DPJ-led government. The two leaders agreed to meet from time to time to exchange opinions.