2001 DEC 26-2002 JAN 8 JPS NEWS

JCP as true mainstream will bring its value into play in a time of turmoil -- Speech by JCP Chair Shii Kazuo

Shii says 'mystery ship' incident is wrongly used to justify wartime legislation

Crimes by U.S. soldiers increasing in Okinawa

New U.S. base in Nago will have fortified attack functions

Coalition party senior officials see government draft budget as negative to economy

Union members encourage NTT workers to fight against restructuring

Agency system in culture will strengthen government control on art and culture--Akahata editorial, December 26, 2001 (excerpts)

Government must effectively regulate sharp increase in agricultural imports

New U.S. base in Nago will have fortified attack functions

Court orders government to pay compensation for overseas Hibakusha

Year-end emergency loans to smaller businesses must be secured

High school students take 5,000 antiterrorism signatures to government

Former leprosy patients and government reach agreement on steps toward final settlement

*Japanese Communist Party Central Committee 3rd Plenum