Japan Press Weekly

(June 23, 2015)

Tokyo residents petition governor not to demolish public housing for 2020 Olympics

(June 23, 2015)

This week’s JCP international activities

(June 22, 2015)

116 local assemblies across Japan adopt statements opposing war bills

(June 22, 2015)

Draft system may follow war legislation

(June 22, 2015)

50 years after normalization of relations with S. Korea, Japan needs to make more efforts to form true friendship

(June 21, 2015)

SDF joins in military exercises in Mongolia ahead of PKO act revision

(June 21, 2015)

Progressive forum, the bridge for various actions against Abe’s war bills

(June 20, 2015)

Gov. Onaga informs Kennedy about Okinawans’ opposition to US base construction

(June 20, 2015)

Local bar association heads: war bills are unconstitutional

(June 20, 2015)

Bill leading to a society without full-time jobs rammed through Lower House

(June 19, 2015)

JCP Takahashi: ‘My Number’ system shouldn’t come into force amid pension data leak investigation

(June 19, 2015)

There is no such thing as ‘100% safe’ for combat-linked logistics operations

(June 19, 2015)

Court again recognizes JAL’s unfair labor practice

(June 18, 2015)

Minimum voting age changed to 18

(June 17 & 18, 2015)

Revised entertainment law leaves room for arbitrary policing in dance clubs: Yamashita

(June 18, 2015)

Civic group pushes gov’t to abandon construction plan of gigantic Olympic Stadium

(June 18, 2015)

Concerns over TPP negotiations on generic drugs mounting worldwide

(June 17, 2015)

FA sues JAL for ‘maternity harassment’

(June 17, 2015)

Author of illegal political belief survey should not head investigation into personal data leak incident

(June 17, 2015)

64 retiring defense bureaucrats parachute into top 10 weapons manufacturers in 2014

(June 17, 2015)

Imposition of ‘Hinomaru’ and ‘Kimigayo’ on national universities is just the beginning of gov’t interference: scholar

(June 16, 2015)

Theater people unite in blocking road to war for 1st time since 1960

(June 14 & 16, 2015)

Actions against war bills gain momentum

(June 16, 2015)

During Gulf War, prime minister cited constitutional restrictions to reject US request for SDF dispatch

(June 16, 2015)

Naha City Assembly protests frequent crimes by US military personnel

(June 14 & 16, 2015)

This week’s JCP international activity

(June 14, 2015)

Abe is telling a pack of lies about war legislation: SDF members

(June 14, 2015)

SDF hold military parade in shopping area despite local opposition

(June 14, 2015)

Audio Sunday Akahata, the torch blazing the path for the visually-challenged

(June 13, 2015)

Ex-LDP heavyweights oppose Abe’s ‘security’ legislation

(June 13, 2015)

Coffins for SDF personnel readied for overseas missions: Defense Minister

(June 13, 2015)

Top court ruling on ‘Sunagawa case’ can’t be used to justify Japan’s use of collective self-defense right: lawyers

(June 13, 2015)

2011 disaster victims call on state to keep covering all costs for reconstruction work

(June 12, 2015)

JCP Daimon calls for minimum wage reforms to narrow regional income gaps

(June 12, 2015)

Court awards compensation for noise damage from US Futenma base

(June 11, 2015)

One ruling party lawmaker rebels against Abe’s war legislation

(June 11, 2015)

JCP Miyamoto checkmates Defense Minister in Diet discussions over collective self-defense right

(June 11, 2015)

Bill to establish defense equipment agency enacted

(June 11, 2015)

Renesas calls back its ex-regular workers as temps

(June 10, 2015)

Abe should withdraw war bills: former Speaker of the House

(June 10, 2015)

Education Ministry instructs national universities to reduce humanities and social science courses

(June 10, 2015)

Create policies in the public interest for ending declining birthrate

(June 6 and 9, 2015)

Okinawa JCP calls for halt to SDF aircraft use of Naha Airport

(June 9, 2015)

Japanese researchers urge early settlement of wartime ‘comfort women’ issue

(June 8, 2015)

Constitution needs to adapt itself to war-related bills: DefMin Nakatani

(June 7, 2015)

All constitutional scholars in parliamentary hearing criticize war legislation as unconstitutional

(June 7, 2015)

Deaths in battle could become more likely under war legislation

(June 7, 2015)

US sergeant arrested for robbery

(June 7, 2015)

Sex registration on ‘My Number’ cards backpedals on efforts to eliminate discrimination against LGBT people

(June 6, 2015)

If war laws had existed, SDF might have joined in US-led wars from 1990