Japan Press Weekly

(April 17, 2017)

Machida city gov’t refuses to accept statue to commemorate US crash tragedy

(April 16, 2017)

US military bullets found at dam construction site in Okinawa

(April 16, 2017)

Nationwide action for minimum wage hike to 1,500 yen takes place

(April 15, 2017)

Collapse of Toshiba proves pro-nuclear power policy at impasse

(April 8, 2017)

Only 4hrs after Trump’s Syria strike order, Abe expresses ‘support’

(April 14, 2017)

Union workers rally to scrap anti-conspiracy bill

(April 14, 2017)

Unfairly dismissed Japanese Brazilians with help from union fight against Toyota supplier

(April 14, 2017)

Saga citizens protest against assembly’s consent to Genkai NPP restart

(April 13, 2017)

Japan-India nuclear deal should not be ratified: expert

(April 13, 2017)

Ogata speaks at international meeting opposing expansion of military buildup in outer space

(April 12, 2017)

JCP talks with bereaved families about ways to eliminate deaths from overwork

(April 12, 2017)

Religious persons in rally: Don’t torment Syrians!

(April 12, 2017)

Abe’s wife not in the Diet but on Facebook page argues against criticism of her involvement in ‘Moritomo’ scandal

(April 11, 2017)

Possessing capability to attack enemy base would escalate military tension and goes against constitutional spirit

(April 11, 2017)

Abe gov’t moves to put Japan’s seed production into hands of multinational agribusinesses

(April 11, 2017)

JCP Koike: Tillerson’s reference to US Syria strike as a message to North Korea is dangerous

(April 11, 2017)

30 years after privatization of Japan National Railway, safety becomes secondary

(April 9, 2017)

Japan PEN: We’ll keep gov’t from violating our freedom of expression

(April 9, 2017)

30% of male hospital doctors work more than 60 hours a week: Labor Ministry

(April 9, 2017)

US strike on Syria may destabilize Middle East: Foreign affairs expert

(April 8, 2017)

Shii reports on historic UN conference to create N-ban treaty

(April 8, 2017)

Shii comments on US military attack on Syria

(April 7, 2017)

Rally takes place to protest against start of Diet discussion on ‘conspiracy bill’

(April 7, 2017)

Shii demands resignation of Reconstruction Minister for abusive remarks

(April 7, 2017)

We will kill ‘conspiracy bill’ without fail: Shii

(April 6, 2017)

Civil Alliance and opposition parties will cooperate on issues surrounding ‘conspiracy bill’ and ‘Moritomo’ scandal

(April 6, 2017)

Fukushima reconstruction minister under fire over his remarks beating up on voluntary evacuees

(April 6, 2017)

Experts group petitions gov’t to have Japanese investors boycott businesses in Israeli settlements

(April 6, 2017)

Remittances to private university students hit record low: union survey

(April 6, 2017)

JCP Kokuta condemns North Korea’s missile launch

(April 5, 2017)

3 opposition parties jointly propose bill to control ‘parachuting’ by bureaucrats

(April 5, 2017)

Court rulings permitting restart of NPPs are irresponsible

(April 4, 2017)

Antinuke UN conference historical 1st step toward N-ban treaty

(April 4, 2017)

JCP Koike slams Abe gov’t for approving use of prewar militaristic rescript in schools

(April 4, 2017)

Amount of state subsidy for LDP reaches record high

(April 3, 2017)

30% of foreign residents in Japan experience discriminatory remarks: gov’t survey

(April 2, 2017)

‘Bayonet techniques’ to be taught to junior high school students

(April 2, 2017)

Sit-in protest against US base construction in Okinawa reaches 1,000th day

(April 2, 2017)

UN conference advances toward conclusion of treaty banning nuclear weapons

(March 31 & April 1, 2017)

Weekly protest against nuclear power generation continues for five years

(April 1, 2017)

Min-iren survey: Poverty holds people back from seeing doctors, resulting in 58 deaths

(March 31, 2017)

Shii speaks for Japanese antinuke movement at UN conference

(March 29 & 31, 2017)

Tokyo JCP votes for metropolitan gov’t budget for 2017

(March 31, 2017)

‘Tsukiji bashing’ by LDP faces fierce counterattack

(March 31, 2017)

Court rejects injunction request against restart of Ikata NPP

(March 30, 2017)

District court invalidates college decision to demote visually-impaired teacher to clerical worker

(March 30, 2017)

High court reverses lower court ruling and gives go-ahead to Takahama NPP restart

(March 30, 2017)

Women’s struggles change sports history

(March 30, 2017)

Shii interviewed by agricultural cooperatives newspaper

(March 29, 2017)

Abe’s panel adopts pro-business action plan for ‘work-style reform’