Japan Press Weekly

(March 27, 2015)

PM’s advisory panel proposes monetary settlement system for dismissals

(March 26, 2015)

Fukuoka High Court: vote-value gaps in 2014 general election unconstitutional

(March 25&26, 2015)

PM’s ‘our military’ remark reveals what security legislation aims to achieve: JCP Kokuta

(March 26, 2015)

140K signatures seeking ‘freeze’ on Oma NPP construction collected in just 3 months

(March 25&26, 2015)

This week’s JCP international activities

(March 25, 2015)

Civic ombudsman group accuses Education Minister of violating Political Funds Control Law

(March 25, 2015)

Subsidy system for house renovation spreads nationwide due to joint efforts by JCP and small business operators

(March 25, 2015)

GSDF presses its personnel to write ‘farewell notes’ in case of death to their families

(March 25, 2015)

Fukui governor rejects petitions against restart of nuclear reactors

(March 24, 2015)

Okinawa governor again orders state to stop work on US base construction

(March 24, 2015)

Japan should abide by Tokyo-Beijing-Seoul statement calling for ‘facing history squarely’

(March 24, 2015)

JCP Kira: ‘Black training’ for new employees should be banned

(March 23, 2015)

14,000 people’s shout of ‘Abe should step down!’ echo around Diet

(March 22, 2015)

3,900 people rally to protect Okinawa’s beautiful sea from US base construction plan

(March 21, 2015)

JCP presence on an Okinawa village assembly brings about change

(March 21, 2015)

Former IT company worker wins 4 million yen in back pay for overtime work

(March 18 & 21, 2015)

Naha City Assembly protests repeated accidental drops of US aircraft equipment

(March 20, 2015)

Court allows ‘vote-value disparity’ in 2014 general election

(March 20, 2015)

Gov’t committee vice chair: committee’s role is to rubber-stamp Henoko base plan

(March 20, 2015)

Shii: Ruling bloc’s agreement to legalize collective self-defense right is unconstitutional

(March 20, 2015)

JCP Tatsumi: Gov’t should make efforts for reinstatement of ex-JAL flight crew

(March 20, 2015)

Shii offers condolences to victims of terror attack in Tunis

(March 19, 2015)

Corporate political donations are ‘unreasonable’: ex-top court chief justice

(March 19, 2015)

Large corporations reject even Rengo’s timid wage hike demands

(March 19, 2015)

Hakodate City will cut national health insurance premiums by 5,400 yen per person

(March 19, 2015)

Two utilities in western Japan decide to decommission two nuclear reactors

(March 18, 2015)

Planned US base in Okinawa will increase noise pollution: Yamashita

(March 18, 2015)

Public job centers will reject ‘black corporations’ job ads

(March 18, 2015)

Ex-junior high school teacher spends 12 years to gain recognition of cerebral hemorrhage as work-related

(March 18, 2015)

Existence of nuclear weapons does not lessen risk of war

(March 17, 2015)

JCP Dietmembers’ Group gives suggestions for improvement in new child programs

(March 17, 2015)

Osprey again drops a part by accident

(March 13 and 17, 2015)

Osaka education board chief secretary resigns over criticism for his abuse of power

(March 16, 2015)

Disabled’s application for pension benefits unfairly dismissed due to doctor shortages

(March 15, 2015)

US fighters fly from Japan to Middle East to bomb IS militants

(March 15, 2015)

Gov’t workers on duty at Henoko don’t want to be in conflict with Okinawan people

(March 14 and 15, 2015)

DefMin: No use meeting with Okinawa governor who opposes Henoko base construction

(March 14, 2015)

Anti-people budget passes Lower House

(March 14, 2015)

Okinawans accuse the state of knowingly destroying coral reefs

(March 14, 2015)

Gov’t approves bill to allow police wiretapping of citizens’ communications

(March 14, 2015)

Against hefty tax burdens, 135K people throughout Japan all at once file tax returns

(March 13, 2015)

Shii meets with five Arab ambassadors

(March 13, 2015)

Japanese universities dragged into military research

(March 13, 2015)

US refusal of Okinawa’s request for coral damage survey is ‘unreasonable: Governor Onaga

(March 13, 2015)

NTT & JR workers go on strike for pay hikes

(March 12, 2015)

Richest people double their assets in the last decade

(March 12, 2015)

90% of disaster evacuees calling for reinstatement of free medical program

(March 12, 2015)

Unstaffed train stations will not ensure passenger safety: JCP lawmaker

(March 12, 2015)

What are the similarities and differences between Japan and Germany?

(March 11, 2015)

Osaka’s businesspeople unite to scrap Mayor Hashimoto’s ‘metropolitan Osaka’ plan