2005 JULY 20 - JULY 26 NEWS

CAN JAPAN BE PROUD OF LACKING REFLECTION ON THE WAR OF AGGRESSION?
The 'Society for History Textbook Reform" touts its New History Textbook as a "textbook that helps Japanese children's sound growth as Japanese citizens with pride and awareness.' [more]

PROTECT CITIZENS FROM GUNFIRE
Enraged by live-fire exercises that the U.S. forces carried out at their 'urban warfare' training complex, Okinawans are making a desperate call for the training complex to be removed. [more]

JCP LEADERS CALL FOR REDOUBLING EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE PARTY ADVANCE
The Japanese Communist Party held a speech assembly in Tokyo to mark its 83rd founding anniversary with JCP Executive Committee Chair Shii Kazuo and JCP Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi as the main speakers. [more]

WWII
'Retention of national polity' and 'retention of Japan-U.S. Security Treaty': 60 years since the Potsdam Declaration -- Akahata editorial, July 26, 2005

Can Japan be proud of lacking reflection on the war of aggression? -- Akahata editorial, July 24, 2005

U.S. FORCES
Live-fire exercises
* 'Don't shoot us': 10,000 Okinawans attend rally (July 20, 2005)

Protect citizens from gunfire -- Akahata editorial, July 21, 2005
* An Okinawan town mayor is disgusted by government reluctance to take issue with U.S. (July 22, 2005)

U.S. FORCES
NLP
* Five Hiroshima Prefecture mayors oppose relocating U.S. carrier aviation to Iwakuni (July 22, 2005)

SDF
* Revised SDF Law allows DA chief and unit commander to order to 'intercept' missile (July 23, 2005)

ASBESTOS
* JCP calls for flexibility in the application of labor insurance for asbestos-linked patients (July 20, 2005)
* JCP calls for immediate nationwide checkup of damage from asbestos (July 21, 2005)

POSTAL PRIVATIZATION
* U.S. told Japan what to do with Japan Post privatization (July 26, 2005)

SCANDAL
* Koizumi Cabinet members received money from construction firms charged with bid-rigging (July 23, 2005)
* Japan Public Highway Corporation vice president arrested over bid-rigging (July 2005)

POLITICAL PARTIES
State subsidies

End subsidies for political parties now -- Akahata editorial (excerpts), July 22, 2005

POLITICAL PARTIES
Opposition
* Japan now needs an opposition party: Shii on TV news show (July 25, 2005)

ELDERLY PEOPLE

Medical insurance for elderly must not be based on disinformation -- Akahata editorial (excerpts), July 20, 2005

MOTHERS' CONGRESS
* 6,500 women discuss tasks for ensuring peaceful and safe future (July 24 & 25, 2005)

ELECTION
* JCP makes advance in local assembly elections (July 26, 2005)

JCP
JCP leaders call for redoubling efforts to achieve JCP advance (July 21, 2005)