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2009 NOVEBER 18 - NOVEMBER 24
Shii says itfs time for government to end subservience to the U.S. Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticizes Prime Minister Hatoyama Yukio for stating that he will take seriously the conclusion to be reached by the ministerial-level Japan-U.S. working team on the issue of the planned relocation of the U.S. Futenma base to the Henoko district of Nago City in Okinawa.
Government budget screening cuts even things people need To increase life-related budgets, a large cut in military spending of 5 trillion yen is essential. However, screening team members target minor items such as PR and recruiting activities of the Self-Defense Forces. Major military budget items like expenditures for helicopter aircraft carriers and missile defense-related projects are left untouched.
Corporate internal reserves doubled in 10 years In the last 10 years, companiesf internal reserves have doubled and reached 428.6 trillion yen, according to a labor think tank. It stresses the need to release these funds reserved with the sacrifice of workers and small- and medium-sized firms in order to strengthen domestic demand.
