2006 JULY 19 - JULY 25 NEWS

IN CELEBRATING JCP 84TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY SHII EMPHASIZES JCP'S VALUE
On the occasion of its 84th founding anniversary, the JCP held a speech meeting, in which Chair Shii gave a speech to 2,000 people in the audience, entitled, "The JCP that takes the high-road as a political party." [MORE]

DETAILS OF WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST A & H BOMBS ANNOUNCED
Gensuikyo Secretary General Taka said that this year's conference will be an opportunity to further develop the anti-nuclear peace movement on a global scale and to push the U.N. to abolish nuclear weapons. [MORE]

EMPEROR SHOWA IRKED BY YASUKUNI'S WAR CRIMINAL ENSHRINEMENT
JCP Chair Shii in a statement said that the revealed memo of Emperor Showa's words shows that the "Yasukuni" advocates' scenario and objectives are failing. [MORE]

WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST A & H BOMBS
- Details of World Conference against A & H Bombs announced

HISTORY/YASUKUNI
- Emperor Showa irked by Yasukuni's war criminal enshrinement
- Chief Cabinet Secretary unveils his peculiar view of history and Constitution

MILITARY
- SDF deployment in Iraq costs 76 billion yen
- Local mayors oppose PAC-3 deployment in Okinawa
- U.S. PAC-3 may be deployed anywhere in Okinawa in addition to Kadena
- Government chartered civil aircraft to bring GSDF units back from Iraq

MIDDLE EAST
- Suspend hostilities and take steps for peace -- Akahata editorial

LIVING CONDITIONS
- Let's fight back against government budget cuts -- Akahata editorial
- Disabled people hold rally demanding disability pension benefit
- Japan ranks No.2 in poverty rate among OECD countries

LABOR
- Japanese workers unpaid for over 200 hours of work a year
- JCP urges government not to appeal court decisions that meet tunnel workers' demand
- Government appeals court decisions that met tunnel wor kers' claim

MOTHER'S CONGRESS
- In 52nd Mothers' Congress participants are resolved to defend peace

POLITICS
- All parties except JCP get government subsidies while forcing the elderly to pay more in taxes

JCP
- In Celebrating JCP 84th founding anniversary JCP Chair Shii emphasizes JCP's value compared to other political parties
- Ogata attends Egyptian National Day
- JCP sends delegation to Congress of Communist Party of Venezuela