Japan Press Weekly

(March 4, 2018)

Japan expected Obama administration to maintain and enhance US nuclear capability

(March 4, 2018)

JCP Dietmember questions creation of tourist tax of \1000 per departure

(March 2, 2018)

6-party unification forces PM Abe to give up expansion of discretionary work system

(March 2, 2018)

Bikini Day rally held in Shizuoka

(March 2, 2018)

Evening school teachers and students in Chiba call for maintaining school meals

(March 1, 2018)

Where do 'sincere responses' and 'harmonious Diet proceedings' go?

(March 1, 2018)

18,000 children’s applications for admission to public nurseries rejected: JCP Tokyo assemblypersons’ group

(March 1, 2018)

Osaka governor and Osaka mayor push ahead with questionable merger of local public universities

(March 1, 2018)

JCP Chair sends congratulatory message to Nepal's new Prime Minister

(February 28, 2018)

Local labor relations authority recognizes Nissan Motor's unfair labor practice

(February 28, 2018)

Wheel chair users criticize their municipality’s plan to slash welfare taxi program

(February 27, 2018)

Union succeeds in having dismissal plan canceled at national institute

(February 27, 2018)

Gov’t should stop imposing ‘Hinomaru’ and ‘Kimigayo’ on children

(February 25 and 26, 2018)

Shii at SDP convention: Let’s work to field joint opposition candidates in Upper House election

(February 25, 2018)

Symposium held to talk about 'Me Too' movement

(February 25, 2018)

Rally calls for remembering Bikini tragedy and demands abolition of nuclear weapons

(February 24, 2018)

Sign boards opposing freedom of expression removed in Kanagawa

(February 23, 2018)

Shii: Gov’t should give up submitting pro-business ‘work-style reform’ bill to Diet

(February 22 & 23, 2018)

JCP in Aomori protests dumping of fuel tanks by US military jet

(February 21&23, 2018)

JCP Koike talks with heads of 2011 disaster-affected municipalities

(February 23, 2018)

Parents make request to Dietmembers for more childcare centers

(February 23, 2018)

Professional baseball lotto could affect fair play in games: Akahata

(February 22, 2018)

6 opposition parties agree to unite against Abe’s labor deregulation move

(February 22, 2018)

Ocean research lab to JCP: we will retract decision to discontinue fixed-term contracts

(February 22, 2018)

Osaka court judges Japan Post’s discrimination against fixed-term workers to be unfair

(February 21, 2018)

JCP Takahashi criticizes Abe gov’t for falsifying data in order to expand system increasing unpaid overtime

(February 21, 2018)

US military jet dumps fuel tanks into lake in Aomori

(February 21, 2018)

This week’s JCP international activity

(February 20, 2018)

All 5 JCP candidates win in Tokyo’s Hino City Assembly election

(February 20, 2018)

Abe's rhetoric about 'shape of country' is dangerous

(February 20, 2018)

Japanese and foreign teachers exchange experiences on struggles against stronger control over teachers

(February 18 & 19, 2018)

Archbishop & A-bomb hospital honorary director in Nagasaki: deterrence is false peace

(February 18 &19, 2018)

Civil groups in symposium criticize sale of Tokyo-owned land at bargain basement prices

(February 17, 2018)

Taxpayers: Tax agency head who gives false testimony in Diet should be ousted!

(February 17, 2018)

Gov’t attempt to continue ‘different dimension’ easy money policy will trap Japanese economy in hell

(February 15&17, 2018)

Criminal complaints filed against universities over labor law violation

(February 15, 2018)

New US NPR will enhance likelihood of bringing-in nukes into Japan: JCP Fujino

(February 15, 2018)

Yokosuka-based USS RR crew suspected of drug deals in Japan

(February 15, 2018)

Local residents voice concern over gov’t plan to set up missile defense facility in their community

(February 15, 2018)

Cabin crew union urges Labor Ministry to instruct KLM to comply with Japan’s labor law

(February 15, 2018)

Abe admits discretionary work system won't contribute to reducing working hours

(February 15, 2018)

Japanese progressive farmers stand in solidarity with world's peasants

(February 15, 2018)

Gunma prefecture’s request for removal of monument to Korean victims of Japan’s forced labor is illegal: Court

(February 14, 2018)

Koike criticizes Abe for seemingly egging Seoul on to adopt militaristic posture

(February 14, 2018)

Abe puts chill on Seoul-Pyongyang talks

(February 14, 2018)

US military aircraft should not fly over childcare center: Okinawa parents to Abe gov’t

(February 13, 2018)

Last message of Nagasaki Hibakusha before his death translated into 8 languages

(February 13, 2018)

Stand up like Takiji to oppose anti-people gov’t: JCP Koike in rally to commemorate death of Kobayashi Takiji

(February 12, 2018)

Gov’t policy to downsize Meteorological Agency hinders volcano monitoring

(February 10 & 11, 2018)

Shii hopes PyeonChang Games will lead to global peace