2004 NOVEMBER 24 - NOVEMBER 30 NEWS


JAPAN'S SUBSERVIENCE WILL POSE A NEW DANGER
The realignment of U.S. forces in Japan will mean establishing readiness to drag Japan into U.S. wars, which even overrides the terms of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.

YOUNG PEOPLE BEGIN TO ACT TO SECURE JOBS
Young people are not to blame for the present high unemployment rate and the increase in the number of non-regular workers among young people, but large companies and the Koizumi government are.

GOVERNMENT PANEL CALLS FOR MASSIVE TAX INCREASE
The government tax panel cites the need to end the fiscal crisis as the pretext for a massive tax increase. Such an increase, however, will only slow d
own the nation's economy and finance.


POLITICS
Diet

* JCP Shii calls for Diet session to be extended to discuss Iraq matter (November 29)

POLITICS
Constitution

* Cinema people set up Article 9 Association (November 26)
* 4,000 people in Hokkaido listen to lecture on Article 9 (November 26)

POLITICS
Money politics

* Diet must summon witnesses to probe into covert donation to LDP Hashimoto faction: Shii (November 25)
* Business circle to buy security policy with money-for-politics (November 25)

POLITICS
Tax increase

* Government tax panel calls for massive tax increase (November 26)
* Ruling parties put forward plan to 'save money' at the cost of people's well-being and education (November 27)
* Let us foil consumption tax increase plan with grass roots movement (November 30)


WWII
Stopping Yasukuni Shrine visits is only option for Koizumi -- Akahata editorial, November 29 (excerpts)
* Education minister praises textbooks for neglecting Japan's wartime atrocities (November 30)


JAPAN-U.S. MILITARY ALLIANCE
Japan's subservience will pose a new danger -- Akahata editorial, November 24


U.S. FORCES
* Local protest arises against use of civil airport by U.S. Marines in Okinawa (November 29)
Don't use Yokosuka as homeport of U.S. nuclear carrier -- Akahata editorial, November 30 (excerpts)


IRAQ WAR
* JCP lawmakers urge Koizumi to stop supporting U.S. attack on Fallujah (November 27)


PEACE MOVEMENT
* Annual anti-base conference ended (November 24)
* 13,000 people share songs for peace at Japan Song Festival in Okinawa (November 25)


LABOR
* Metropolitan labor office searches major electrical appliance retailer for failure of overtime pay (November 26)
Young people begin to act to secure jobs -- Akahata editorial, November 28 (abridged)
* High suicide rate among the self-employed 20 (November 30)


JCP IN QUAKE-HIT AREAS
* JCP organizes volunteers to help quake victims reconstruct their lives (November 24)


JCP
* Fuwa speaks on the vitality of 'Capital' (November 25)
* Shii talks with Tokyo University students (November 25)
* Fuwa receives Venezuelan ambassador leaving Japan (November 25)
* Shii holds talks with Vietnam Peace Committee vice chair (November 25)
JCP sends message to Portuguese Communist Party congress




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