Japan Press Weekly

(February 9, 2019)

Japanese NGOs pushing gov't to end gender inequality

(February 8, 2019)

Abe in annual convention says nothing about return of ‘four northern islands’

(February 8, 2019)

Shii welcomes Trump’s announcement about second meeting with Kim

(February 7, 2019)

Trump’s State of Union Address raises new concerns about further divisions in US society and the increase in military spending

(February 7, 2019)

Union protests Abe gov’t attempt to restrict journalists’ right to ask politically sensitive questions

(February 6, 2019)

Ex-Defense Academy student wins compensation due to harassment by senior students

(February 6, 2019)

Households face heavier national health insurance tax burden amid falling income

(February 6, 2019)

Weapons will be a relic of the past in a world where problems are resolved through dialogue

(February 5, 2019)

Government should take drastic measures to eliminate child abuse

(February 5, 2019)

Ruling parties refuse to summon witnesses in regard to falsified labor survey data

(February 5, 2019)

US petty officer arrested for tresspassing

(February 5, 2019)

Deputy Prime Minister under fire for his remark laying blame on women for Japan’s declining birthrate

(February 4, 2019)

JCP has the most female local assemblymembers among political parties

(February 3, 2019)

Issue of eugenics and disabled in modern Japanese society discussed in context of Nazi’s ‘T4 program’

(February 3, 2019)

US military yet again causes parachute-drop accident

(February 2, 2019)

Abe intends to force people to keep working as long as possible with insufficient pension benefits: Koike

(February 2, 2019)

Japan’s public pension fund records largest-ever loss of 15 trillion yen under Abenomics

(February 1, 2019)

Shii grills Abe on false monthly surveys and Japan-Russia territorial talks

(February 1, 2019)

Shii comments on Abe's responses in Diet interpellation

(January 31, 2019)

Abe shows hostility to public movements in support of Article 9 of the Constitution

(January 30, 2019)

Abe turns his back on measures to eliminate workplace harassment

(January 30, 2019)

Opposition parties on televised program discuss how to beat LDP

(January 30, 2019)

Revised ordinance will open door to ‘prefecture-wide’ referendum over Henoko base project

(January 30, 2019)

Top court determines punishment of ex-union leader to be illegal

(January 29, 2019)

Shii: Let us engage in Diet discussions leading to JCP advance in this year’s major elections

(January, 29, 2019)

Opposition leaders agree to take concrete steps toward fielding unified candidates in Upper House election

(January, 29, 2019)

PM Abe in policy speech unsuccessful at concealing his failure

(January 29, 2019)

Young Kyoto residents to city government: Don’t provide　our personal information to SDF

(January 27, 2019)

Funds local gov'ts have hoarded increased by 9.8 trillion yen in decade

(January 26, 2019)

Union wins revision of ‘36 agreement’ on overtime exceeding gov’t-set danger line for death from overwork

(January 26, 2019)

Consumption tax hike based on manipulation of statistics should be revoked

(January 26, 2019)

Mitsubishi Motors and Panasonic punished for violating law on use of foreign trainees

(January 25, 2019)

Over 130 constitutional scholars issue statement opposing Henoko base project

(January 24 and 25, 2019)

Tokyo governor breaks her pledge to use former Tsukiji site as food-centric theme park with market function

(January 24, 2019)

Abe in summit meeting with Putin fails to make progress on territorial issue

(January, 24, 2019)

National trade union centers criticize Keidanren for taking hostile stance toward wage hike demand

(January 24, 2019)

Keidanren’s policy on 2019 wage talks shows negative attitude to drastic pay increase

(January 23, 2019)

White House intends to respond to petition calling for halt to Henoko landfill work

(January 23, 2019)

JCP urges Defense Ministry to cancel planned relocation of FCLP to Mageshima Island

(January 23, 2019)

JCP Hatano investigates into cause of stream drying up near tunnel construction site

(January 19 & 22, 2019)

Labor survey allegedly falsified to support Abenomics

(January, 22, 2019)

Mayonnaise sea bottom will lead Henoko base project to dead end

(January, 21, 2019)

Student loan-induced bankruptcy on rise under Abe government

(January 17 & 21, 2019)

Worker-oriented reforms plus \25,000 wage hike will push up GDP by \34.8 trillion: Labor thinktank

(January 21, 2019)

Higher education costs parents at least \1.2million just to enroll their children in universities

(January 19, 2019)

JCP publishes platform for upcoming nationwide simultaneous local elections

(January, 18, 2019)

Physicians’ union: Labor Ministry proposes putting ceiling on doctors’ overtime which exceeds official gov’t-set danger line for ‘karoshi’

(January 16-18, 2018)

Official of UN agency on agriculture for first time speaks at Nouminren convention

(January 18, 2019)

Hitachi decides to 'freeze' nuclear power plant project in Wales

(January 16 & 17, 2019)

Citizens of Okinawa's 5 cities abstaining from Henoko vote demand equal opportunity to vote on the referendum