Japan Press Weekly

(December 13, 2018)

More than 110,000 Miyagi voters seek local vote on Onagawa NPP

(December 13, 2018)

Japan opposes UN resolution calling to promote UN nuclear weapons ban treaty

(December 12, 2018)

Abe gov’t to allow SDF to possess aircraft carrier in violation of the Constitution

(December 11, 2018)

Extraordinary Diet session materializes failure of Abe’s high-handed policies

(December 11, 2018)

Ex-Nissan chair Ghosn rearrested

(December 11, 2018)

Settlement of wartime forced labor issue is possible

(December 9, 2018)

Abe gov't forcibly enacts controversial bills

(December 9, 2018)

Nationwide peace actions held to protect Article 9 on 77th anniversary of start of Pacific War

(December 7 and 8, 2018)

2 US military aircraft collide with each other and crash into sea off Kochi

(December 8, 2018)

174 foreign trainees died in eight years

(December 8, 2018)

Court prohibits rightist group from disrupting screening of film on ‘comfort women’

(December 7, 2018)

85% of runaway Vietnamese trainees conned out of unfair commissions to come to Japan

(December 5 and 6, 2018)

Upper House committee passes bill on water privatization

(December 6, 2018)

Japan swimming against global tide of return to public management of water services

(December 6, 2018)

Foreign workers in building industry under special measures scheme used as cheap labor

(December 5, 2018)

Japan to give up export of nuclear power plant to Turkey

(December 5, 2018)

A Sharp factory in Japan fired 3K foreign workers within one year

(December 4, 2018)

67% of ‘runaway’ foreign trainees paid less than Japan’s minimum wage

(December 4, 2018)

This week's JCP international activity

(December 3, 2018)

Defense Ministry creates war scenario estimating survival rate of SDF personnel at 30%

(December 2, 2018)

SDF-US military integration promoted in Saitama

(December 1, 2018)

US military personnel in Japan enjoy ‘SOFA-protected’ driving privileges

(December 1, 2018)

LDP depends on political donations from corporations more than ever

(December 1, 2018)

JCP closely connected with general public: JCP financial report

(November 30, 2018)

COP24 tasked with creating rules to achieve Paris climate goals

(November 30, 2018)

Rookie nurse’s suicide recognized as caused from overwork

(November 30, 2018)

Korean top court orders Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay damages to wartime forced laborers

(November 29, 2018)

Ghosn’s arrest brings Japan’s criminal justice system to attention of foreign media

(November 29, 2018)

High-ranking S. Korean official visits memorial of prewar Japanese lawyer

(November 28, 2018)

Okinawa to hold prefectural referendum over Henoko base project in February 2019

(November 28, 2018)

JCP Inoue criticizes Japan-sponsored UN resolution for accepting delay in abolition of nuclear weapons

(November 28, 2018)

Residents of 2011 nuclear crisis-hit town sue utility and gov't

(November 27, 2018)

Japan should join global efforts to tackle ocean plastic pollution

(November 26, 2018)

Study session at US base for Okinawa public school teachers under fire for intent to lower Okinawans' resistance to US military presence

(November 25, 2018)

JCP Koike attends public debate on excessively long working hours of doctors

(November 25, 2018)

Osaka promotes move to invite casinos behind bid to host World Expo 2025

(November 23, 2018)

Abe Cabinet calls it ‘free childcare program’ while imposing lunch fees

(November 22, 2018)

Is JCP more conservative than LDP?: satellite TV program

(November 22, 2018)

Restoration of victims’ honor and human dignity will lead to true settlement of the ‘comfort women’ issue: JCP

(November 21, 2018)

JCP Kasai opposes bill to approve Japan-EU EPA

(November 21, 2018)

Gov't aims to abolish national guidelines for after-school care program

(November 21, 2018)

Ghosn's salary, though underreported, 140 times higher than average Nissan worker

(November 20, 2018)

Ghosn the 'Cost Cutter'

(November 15&20, 2018)

Business community leader expresses concern over PM Abe’s eagerness to increase acceptance of foreign workers

(November 20, 2018)

Nissan Chairman Ghosn arrested for falsifying financial reports

(November 20, 2018)

This week’s JCP international activity

(November 18, 2018)

Low altitude flights of US aircraft accepted even without SOFA stipulation

(November 18, 2018)

US military uses ports, airports, and highways in Japan for free under SOFA

(November 17, 2018)

Civil Alliance and opposition forces begin discussing collaboration in 2019 Upper House election

(November 17, 2018)

Japan should promote localized renewable energy generation