Japan Press Weekly

(December 28, 2019)

SDF dispatch will increase tensions in the Middle East and is unacceptable: Koike

Due to New Year holidays, the next issue will appear on January 17, 2020.

(December 26, 2019)

Kisarazu mayor gives nod to ‘temporary’ deployment of Ospreys to local SDF base

(December 26, 2019)

Defense Ministry will fund Tsukuba University military-academia research

(December 25, 2019)

Bishops’ Conference in Japan urges gov’t to sign and ratify UN N-ban treaty

(December 24, 2019)

Shop owners form union to resist control by major platformer Rakuten

(December 24, 2019)

Performing artists stand up to gain eligibility for workers’ compensation insurance

(December 24, 2019)

Environment Minister under fire for his comment on Greta

(December 23, 2019)

Youth march for minimum wage hike to 1,500 yen across Japan

(December 23, 2019)

Labor think tank’s survey indicates need for better enforcement of ‘same work, same pay’ principle

(December 22, 2019)

Movement against possible US touch-and-go landings and takeoffs on small island spreads even to conservatives

(December 21, 2019)

2020 draft budget sacrifices people’s welfare and livelihoods to fund military buildup

(December 20, 2019)

Lawyers urge PM Abe to explain to victims about tie with shady business person who was invited to Abe-hosted party

(December 19, 2019)

Rape victim wins in court, giving boost to '#Me Too' movement

(December 19, 2019)

Metropolitan government should fulfill its financial responsibility for public hospitals: JCP Oyama

(December 18, 2019)

Japan drops to record-low of 121st place in global gender equality ranking

(December 18, 2019)

Appeals court rules non-disclosure of discount given on land sale to 'Moritomo' as illegal

(December 18, 2019)

Slow progress on women’s political empowerment widens Japan’s gender gap: Koike

(December 18, 2019)

Civil group opposing military-academia cooperation urges JAXA to never again participate in arms trade expositions

(December 18, 2019)

Yamagata court rejects plaintiffs’ claim for state responsibility in regard to 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown

(December 17, 2019)

JCP Koike: Japan in COP25 works against global effort to harness climate change

(December 17, 2019)

LDP’s attempt to block local referendum over SDF base construction in Ishigaki City foiled

(December 17, 2019)

Vietnamese students in Japan file damage suit against employment service provider’s fraudulent practices

(December 16, 2019)

Latest UN resolution calling for ratification of nuclear weapons ban treaty follows world trend

(December 14, 2019)

Abe sends all LDP chapters video message calling for constitutional revision

(December 14, 2019)

Elderly stage sit-in protest near Welfare Ministry

(December 13, 2019)

Ordinance penalizing hate speech enacted in Kawasaki City

(December 13, 2019)

IUCN Red List shows Okinawa Dugongs on edge of extinction

(December 13, 2019)

High court shuts its ears to ex-fishermen affected by US H-bomb tests

(December 13, 2019)

Ruling block’s tax reform plan will be beneficial only to large corporations

(December 12, 2019)

Increase in precarious employment will cause ‘race to the bottom’ in Japan’s labor standards

(December 12, 2019)

Dr. Nakamura's hands-on efforts for peace remembered at his funeral

(December 12, 2019)

Tokyo JCP urges governor to retract policy of cutting off funds for metropolitan hospitals

(December 11, 2019)

Abe Cabinet decision on ‘antisocial forces’ full of inconsistencies

(December 11, 2019)

Japan Buddhist Federation calls for cooperation in Hibakusha-led signature-collection campaign

(December 10, 2019)

Opposition parties’ collaboration makes epoch-making progress in extraordinary Diet session: Shii

(December 8, 2019)

Media uncritically reported former PM Nakasone’s death

(December 8, 2019)

Removal operation of US dummy bomb in Aomori suspended

(December 8, 2019)

A9A in Gifu town works so townspeople’s memories of war won't be forgotten

(December 8, 2019)

CPV delegation learns about JCP activities centering on Akahata in Kyoto

(December 7, 2019)

US flares fall on private land in Okinawa just 50m from house

(December 7, 2019)

2 years after US military’s part-drop accident on Okinawa kindergarten, parents make fresh call for flight ban

(December 6, 2019)

Dr. Nakamura embodied spirit of war-renouncing Article 9: Shii

(December 6, 2019)

Shii talks with CPV Central Committee Secretary Thang

(December 3, 2019)

Abe gov’t seeks to send SDF to Middle East without obtaining Diet approval

(December 2, 2019)

JCP Fujino calls for revision of Penal Code in order to protect mentally-handicapped from sexual abuse

(December 5, 2019)

Survey by broadcast workers’ union shows male-dominated TV industry

(December 5, 2019)

Disputed bills regarding Japan-US trade pact and teachers’ excessively long working hours forcibly enacted

(December 5, 2019)

Group to protect local public hospitals formed

(December 5, 2019)

Indonesian environmental NGO calls for end to Japan’s financing of coal-fired power plant in Indonesia