JCP Yamazoe questions presidents of Tohokushinsha and NTT in regard to wining-and-dining scandals

JCP Yamazoe Taku questioned the Tohokushinsha Film Corp president and the NTT president, who were called to the Upper House as unsworn witnesses, about the recently-exposed wining-and-dining scandals involving the government officials.

Union’s strike succeeds in forcing NTT to promise to provide equal treatment to non-regular workers

In response to a JMITU strike, NTT announced that it will narrow the gap between regular and non-regular workers in terms of paid leaves and allowances in line with JMITU demands.

Nippon TV's responsibility under question for airing discriminatory joke targeting Ainu

JCP Kami Tomoko promised the head of an Ainu association that the JCP will demand an apology for and reflection on the history of discrimination against the Ainu and on the past government policy of forced assimilation.

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