Japan Press Weekly

(December 25, 2009)

Shiseido illegally dismissed temporary workers

( December 25, 2009)

Consumers call for cut in consumption tax on daily goods

( December 25, 2009)

Child-rearing allowance extended to fathers with dependent children

(December 24, 2009)

64% of temps at Japan Post earn less than 2 million yen a year

(December 23, 2009)

High court upholds that ex-vice defense chief Moriya is guilty

(December 16 & 22, 2009)

Government’s arrangement of imperial audience is criticized

(December 22, 2009)

PM Hatoyama denies his involvement in illegal donation scandal

( December 22, 2009)

Tokyo governor again made luxurious overseas trips

(December 21, 2009)

Rate of medical checkups drops among elderly aged 75 and older

( December 21, 2009)

COP15 ends up in failing to adopt legally binding accord Akahata editorial (excerpts)

( December 20, 2009)

DPJ government pursuing further defense build-up - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

( December 20, 2009)

Rodo-soken holds symposium on 20th anniversary

( December 20, 2009)

4 Kyoto-based religious bodies protest against Obama

( December 19, 2009)

GinowanAssembly demands return of U.S. Futenma base site

( December 19, 2009)

DPJ is urged to investigate fund-raising for Ozawa

( December 19, 2009)

Constructors have succumbed to pressure from Ozawa’s aide to give donations

( December 19, 2009)

Top court recognizes Panasonic illegally use of temporary worker

( December 19, 2009)

Government panel starts discussing tighter rules on use of tems

( December 18, 2009)

What must be done to deal with crisis of jobs ? - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

( December 18, 2009)

Welfare ministry to propose health insurance for high school students

(December 18, 2009)

JCP Shii attends Kazakhstan’s Independence Day reception

(December 17, 2009)

Lawyer calls U.S. new base in Nago illegal under U.S. law

(December 17, 2009)

Shouts of ‘Give us jobs!’ echo throughout Tokyo

(December 17, 2009)

Citizens’ group petitions budget for protecting people’s livelihoods

( December 17, 2009)

JCP calls for relief measures for former leprosy patients

(December 16, 2009)

Ruling parties decide to shelve Futenma base issue

(December 16, 2009)

JCP Chair Shii holds talks with China’s Vice President Xi

(December 15, 2009)

PM urged to negotiate with U.S. for unconditional withdrawal of Futenma base

( December 15, 2009)

Okinawans call for transfer of U.S. serviceman suspected in hit-and-run

( December 15, 2009)

PM Hatoyama urged immediate measures to improve employment situation

( December 15, 2009)

Tokyo court rejects Tokyo air-raid victims’ claim

(December 13, 2009)

LDP focuses on constitutional revision

( December 13, 2009)

U.S. urges Japan to resolve Futenma issue by Dec. 18th

( December 13, 2009)

Fudanren in convention calls for boosting women’s solidarity

(December 12, 2009)

Court ruling: Anti-U.S. helipad sit-ins are not sabotage

( December 12, 2009)

Sit-in held to protest against closure of three metropolitan children’s hospitals

( December 11, 2009)

PM Hatoyama says different things on different days about Futenma base

(December 11, 2009)

JCP and Mayor agree to demand unconditional removal of Futenma base

( December 11, 2009)

7 female temporary workers fight against Shiseido’s dismissal

( December 10, 2009)

Okinawans say they felt threatened by foreign minister

(J December 10, 2009,)

JCP lawmakers meet with groups of disabled

( December 10, 2009)

‘Green Wave’ action ends

( December 9, 2009)

Business circles laid groundwork for construction of authoritarian state

( December 8, 2009)

Bill banning constitutional interpreters from speaking in the Diet

( December 8, 2009)

Pianist Nakamura Hiroko and others protest cuts in budget for culture

( December 8, 2009)

JCP Chair Shii holds talks with visiting Cuban Foreign Minister Rodriguez

(December 7, 2009)

Full-time employment will help stimulate economy and ease poverty

( December 7, 2009)

49 environmental groups demand new base plan at Henoko be scrapped

(December 7, 2009)

Defense Academy chief makes gaffe in criticizing opponents of new U.S. base construction

( December 4 & 6, 2009)

U.S. military refuses to hand over four children of U.S. servicemen allegedly involved in attempted murder