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2006 MAY 17 - MAY 23 NEWS DIET BEGINS DISCUSSING BILL TO ALLOW GOVERNMENT TO CONTROL EDUCATION Lower House began discussing a government bill to adversely revise the Fundamental Law of Education. Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Ishii Ikuko in her questioning on behalf of the JCP said, "We firmly oppose the adverse revision of the law which was enacted on the basis of the remorse for Japan's war of aggression and is inseparable from the Constitution." [MORE] 2,000 ATTEND RALLY TO OPPOSE NATIONAL REFERENDUM BILL Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi emphasized that the public does not want the national referendum bill to lead to an adverse revision of the Constitution to enable Japan to fight wars abroad. [MORE] U.S. PLANS AEGIS DESTROYER VISIT TO SUKUMO BAY PORT The U.S. forces are requesting the Japanese government to give them free access to Japan's civil seaports in the event of war, because they want to have a grip on as many footholds as possible from which U.S. strike forces can be rapidly deployed anywhere in the world. [MORE] EDUCATION LAW - Diet begins discussing bill to allow government to control education  - A night school student and Fundamental Law of Education -- Akahata 'Current' column- Actions held nationwide to block revision of the Fundamental Law of Education CONSTITUTION - 2,000 attend rally to oppose national referendum bill U.S. MILITARY REALIGNMENT - U.S. will maintain 10,000 U.S. Marines in Okinawa even after relocation to Guam - Japan to pay 80 million yen per U.S. housing unit in Guam - U.S. request for Aegis destroyer's visit to Sukumo Bay Port shows its intention to incorporate the Japanese port into its war strategy - Kanagawa people protest against noise pollution caused by U.S. carrier aircraft - Don't deploy U.S. carrier fighter wing to Iwakuni: 5 cities in Hiroshima IRAQ - JCP Ichida calls for swift withdrawal of SDF units from Iraq MEDICAL INSURANCE 'REFORM' - Bill to adversely revise medical services rammed through Lower House committee AGRICULTURAL 'REFORM' - JCP demands a farm policy that increases food self-sufficiency rate GRAYING SOCIETY  - Government plan to stop Japan's birthrate falling will not work -- Akahata editorial (excerpts)LABOR - Excessive workload caused worker's suicide: court ODA - Redirect Japan's ODA to humanitarian purposes -- Akahata editorial (excerpts)BUSINESS CIRCLES - Business world working closely with Koizumi government NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION - Shikoku Conference against A and H Bombs held A-bomb disease - Government appeals court decision recognizing Hibakusha's disease as A-bomb related ELECTION - JCP Shii in a rally calls for major advance in elections  JCP- Fuwa to visit China for theoretical meeting with CPC - JCP Ogata holds talks with Moroccan ambassador - Fuwa attends dinner with China's ambassador - Akahata festivals held in Osaka, Hyogo, Nara - Fuwa leaves for Beijing |
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