Japan Press Weekly

(January 29, 2017)

Abe is trying hard to cover up issue of increasing poverty

(January 29, 2017)

Co-op in Fukuoka applies ‘same work, same pay’ principle

(January 28, 2017)

Japan Press Weekly reaches milestone of 3,000th issue

(January 27, 2017)

Shii: Abe gov’t should abandon ‘Japan-U.S. alliance first’ approach

(January 27, 2017)

Contrary to what Abe claims, business cessations hit record-high

(January 26 & 27, 2017)

Zenroren resolves to fight for substantial wage hikes for all workers

(January 26, 2017)

JCP: Tokyo governor partially reflects citizens’ demands in her budget draft

(January 26, 2017)

Only 2 nations have anti-‘conspiracy’ laws related to UN anti-crime treaty

(January 26, 2017)

JCP Koike: PM Abe is held responsible for retired bureaucrats’ parachuting scandal

(January 26, 2017)

JCP Koike calls for economy benefitting the 99%

(January 26, 2017)

Use of 1% of internal reserves will create 490,000 new jobs

(January 26, 2017)

Labor Ministry council okays gap in regional minimum wages

(January 25, 2017)

Shii pushes Abe to withdraw SDF from South Sudan and give up on introducing ‘conspiracy bill’

(January 24, 2017)

Abe gov’t since its first term promoted golden parachutes for bureaucrats

(January 22&24, 2017)

US military copter makes emergency landing on farm road in Okinawa

(January 19 & 24, 2017)

Odawara City employees insult welfare recipients

(January 24, 2017)

LDP-turned-JCP candidate wins city assembly election

(January 19-23, 2017)

Education Ministry illegally offers ‘parachuting’ support to its retired officials

(January 23, 2017)

Labor bureau instructs KEPCO president to stop forcing workers to work long hours

(January 22, 2017)

JCP Chair Shii issues statement on Trump’s presidency

(January 22, 2017)

Meiji Univ. puts full-page ad opposing military research in major dailies

(January 21, 2017)

PM Abe spurs legislators to change peace Constitution

(January 21, 2017)

Shii calls on JCP parliamentarians to conduct Diet discussions making full use of 27th Congress resolution

(January 21, 2017)

Tokyo will hold ex-Gov. Ishihara accountable in court on Toyosu market issue

(January 20, 2017)

JCP Koike on Emperor’s abdication issue: Diet discussion fully reflecting public opinion is necessary

(January 19 & 20, 2017)

2017 spring struggle for 20,000 yen monthly wage hike begins

(January 20, 2017)

Sponsor of TV program slandering anti-US base protesters has ties with rightwing extremists

(January 19, 2017)

JCP 27th Congress resolution raises banner of opposition coalition gov’t

(January 19, 2017)

Nouminren calls for overthrowing Abe gov’t for destroying domestic agriculture

(January 19, 2017)

Keidanren sticks to its collapsed policy regarding wage increase

(January 19, 2017)

Labor Ministry instructs 6,659 business entities to rectify breaches of labor laws

(January 18, 2017)

War laws will require commercial transport companies and engineers to go to battlefields

(January 18, 2017)

MX TV has so-what attitude toward criticism for televising unfounded rumors about protests against US helipads in Takae

(January 17, 2017)

Farmers resolve to keep fighting until Abe gov’t fully gives up on TPP

(January 17, 2017)

Richest get richer, poor get poorer: international NGO report

(January 17, 2017)

Tokyo JCP demands drastic review of plan to move Tsukiji market to Toyosu

(January 17, 2017)

Protect visually-impaired persons from falling from station platforms

(January 16, 2017)

Historic JCP Congress attracts wide attention

(January 16, 2017)

Shii in draft resolution report calls for utilizing wisdom and power for success in opposition parties’ cooperation

(January 15, 2016)

Gov’t explanation on anti-conspiracy bill resembles prewar explanation on similar law

(January 15, 2017)

Benzene 79 times higher than legal limit detected in Tokyo’s proposed new fish market site

(January 14, 2017)

Abe promotes sale of coal-fired plants

(January 13 and 14, 2017)

‘Evil corporation award’-winning company takes it out on union

(January 12 & 14, 2017)

Education ministry puts brake on firing of part-time university teachers

(January 13, 2017)

‘Conspiracy bill’ will punish citizens for their thoughts and beliefs

(January 13, 2016)

Parents worrying about children’s future debts avoid ‘scholarship’ loans

(January 13, 2017)

This week’s JCP international activities

(January 12, 2017)

Large majority of local bar associations oppose ‘conspiracy bill’

(January 12, 2017)

Militarization of economy will lead to collapse of Japan: economics professor

(January 12, 2017)

Mitsubishi Electric referred to prosecutors for violation of work hour rules