Japan Press Weekly

( June 19, 2009)

JCP chair criticizes using SDF to inspect North Korean cargo ships

( June 19, 2009 )

JCP demands that Peruvian indigenous people’s rights be protected

( June 19, 2009)

JCP abstains from voting on bill to define brain death as human death

( June 19, 2009)

JCP: Consensus must precede any decision to amend Organ Transplant Law

( June 19, 2009 )

JCP in Tokyo publishes proposal to improve services for the elderly

( June 18, 2009 )

Aso says consumption tax increase is essential for social services

(June 17 ,2009)

JCP; Deal with North Korea using non-military and diplomatic means

( June17, 2009 )

Experts say ‘anti-piracy’ bill offers no fundamental solution

( June 17, 2009)

Bill to give agribusiness freedom to use farmland enacted

(June 16, 17, 2009)

Japan Peace Committee to increase anti-U.S. base and nuclear arms campaign

(June 16, 2009)

Senior health ministry official arrested for involvement in abuse of postage discount system

(June 16, 2009)

Members of democratic medical institutions take active part in campaign for nuclear weapons abolition

(June 16, 2009)

For an increase in Japan’s birthrate

(June 14, 2009)

The need now is to move away from postal privatization

(June 13, 2009)

North Korea must listen to world opinion

( June 13-14, 2009)

Students rally demanding reduction of tuitions

(June 13, 14, 2009)

Leader of citizens’ opposition to homeporting of U.S. nuclear carrier runs in Yokosuka mayoral election

(June 12, 2009)

Shii criticizes DPJ for evading questions about Nishimatsu scandal involving Ozawa

(June 12, 2009)

Law to establish procedures for constitutional revision must be abolished

(June 12, 2009 )

Shii says draft U.N. resolution sets forth reasoned and calm measures against North Korea

(June 11, 2009)

JCP chair criticizes Aso’s mid-term goal for Japan’s emissions cut

(June 11, 2009)

Hidankyo calls for swift overall settlement of Hibakusha lawsuit

(June 11, 2009)

Law change sought for stronger control on taxis from deregulation

(June 11, 2009)

Shii meets with Ecuadorian ambassador

(June 10, 2009)

DPJ wants to be funded by corporations while proposing a ban on corporate donations

(June 10, 2009)

LDP and DPJ compete to remove Article 9

(June 10, 2009)

Government will not appeal Tokyo High Court ruling on Hibakusha

( June 9, 2009)

Government must prioritize power generation by turning to renewable energy sources

(June 9, 2009)

Japan’s low reduction targets are unacceptable to world: JCP Ichida

(June 9, 2009 )

JCP in Tokyo issues policy on SMEs

(June 8, 2009)

Budget for public works projects must not be diverted to U.S. forces in Japan

(June 7, 2009)

Number of households on welfare hits record high

(June 7, 2009)

Women members of Kyoto teachers’ union hold 1,000th monthly ‘6th and 9th day of action’

(June 6, 2009)

JCP Central Committee holds its 8th Plenum

(June 6, 2009)

Fuwa speaks about JCP-CPC theoretical exchange meeting

(June 5, 2009)

Labor bureau instructs Mazda to end illegal use of temporary workers

(June 5, 2009)

Aozora Bank illegally fires contract worker: JCP Daimon

(June 5, 2009)

Save children’s hospitals in Tokyo: JCP

(June 4, 2009)

LDP calls for Japan to have capability to attack enemy bases

(June 4, 2009)

Fixed-term contract workers sue Canon

(June 3, 2009)

JCP Inoue urges government to make ‘secret Japan-U.S. nuclear deal’ known

(June 3, 2009 )

JCP strives to win more seats in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election

(June 3, 2009)

Government space program goes against Article 9

(June 3, 2009)

Diet session extended in order to have undemocratic bills enacted

(June 2, 2009)

JCP calls for Diet to summon former Foreign Ministry officials to testify about secret Japan-U.S. nuclear deal

( June 2, 2009)

JCP Ichida says DPJ first must come clean about alleged illegal donations to its former leader

(June 2, 2009)

Nikai’s aides not prosecuted over Nishimatsu scandal

(June 2, 2009)

Government’s denial of ‘secret deal on nuclear weapons’ driven into a corner: Niihara

( June 2, 2009)

JCP Chair Shii congratulates new El Salvadoran President Funes

(June 1, 2009 )

‘Experts’ arguments that they support new U.S. base construction are dubious