2002 APR 14 - APR 23 JPS NEWS

BLOCK 'WAR-NATION LEGISLATION' MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC FOR U.S. WARS
Following the Koizumi Cabinet's approval of three contingency bills to be put to parliamentary discussions, the JCP called for a national struggle against the legislation. (April 17)

JCP CANDIDATE ELECTED TO HEAD YUZAWA CITY IN AKITA
Yuzawa City in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita has become the tenth Japanese municipality to be led by a JCP member as mayor. (April 22)

PRIME MINISTER KOIZUMI VISITS YASUKUNI SHRINE
The surprise visit came only four days after the government submitted to the Diet three wartime bills. (April 22)

JCP proposes free medical care for preschool children (April 18)

Lawyers voice opposition to wartime legislation (April 22)

Okinawans express concern over wartime legislation (April 23)

Prime minister visits Yasukuni Shrine (April 22)

Gensuikyo movement to focus on opposition to U.S. nuclear war policy and Japan's wartime legislation (April 23)

Government must take responsibility for increasing unemployment -- Akahata editorial, April 22 (excerpts)

JCP May Day slogans published (April 22)

JCP candidate elected to head Yuzawa City in Akita (April 22)

Japan-Korea Association calls for permanent diplomatic channel with N. Korea (April 24)

Anachronism of giving war priority -- Akahata editorial, April 17

Local credit unions urgently rally at JCP call (April 18)

Police gives higher scores to political intelligence than criminal arrests (April 18)

Wartime legislation will override non-nuclear Kobe Formula (April 19)

Upper House president resigns (April 20)

Setting up channels for talks with North Korea is necessary for probe into alleged abduction: JCP (April 19)

Airline Union criticizes government for using civil aircraft to transport SDF (April 17)

Opposition parties demand government stop using secret funds (April 19)

Koizumi Cabinet's war bills meet with backlash in and out of Japan (April 18)

Diet must probe scandals before discussing war bills: JCP Shii (April 19)

Contingency bills are only the beginning (April 18)

Block 'war-nation legislation' mobilizing the public for U.S. wars: JCP issues appeal (April 17)

5,000 people rally to stop bills for Japan going to war (April 20)