Japan Press Weekly

(January 3-5, 2015)

This week’s JCP international activities

(January 3, 2015)

More mothers cut short their parental leave

( December 28 & 30, 2014)

Osaka City will closely monitor the needy

(December 29, 2014)

Large companies’ internal reserves reach all-time high

(December 27, 2014)

Number of non-regular workers reaches 20 million

Due to the New Year holidays, the next issue will appear on January 9, 2015.

(December 26, 2014)

Y12.3 billion paid to workers in back wages for overtime in 2013

(December 26, 2014)

JCP Okinawa protests against crimes & accidents caused by US military

(December 25 & 26, 2014)

Education ministry’s plan to increase classroom hours will increase public school teachers’ fatigue

(December 26, 2014)

Painful cuts in social welfare spending

(December 25, 2014)

3rd Abe Cabinet inaugurated

(December 25, 2014)

Okinawa Pref. Assembly adopts statements opposing planned US base in Henoko

(December 25, 2014)

US military frequently conducts parachute training exercises in Tokyo suburbs

(December 24, 2014)

25 million votes ‘wasted’ in general election under single-seat constituency system

(December 24, 2014)

Military-academia research cooperation accelerating

(December 24, 2014)

Scholars are opposing Abe gov’t move to further involve universities in military research

(December 23, 2014)

SDF desperately trying to recruit high school students

(December 22, 2014)

Stop working to revise Japan-US Defense Guidelines

(December 22, 2014)

Japanese gov’t spends Y674 billion on US bases

(December 22, 2014)

JCP is dominant in the percentage of Dietwomen

(December 20, 2014)

Y31 billion in taxpayer money spent to fund political parties with exception of JCP

(December 20, 2014)

Drunken US soldier arrested for attacking police officer

(December 20, 2014)

JCP local assembly members in Kochi call for investigation into US military jet’s low-altitude flights

(December 20, 2014)

Hibakusha oppose US plan to designate atomic research sites as national park

(December 19, 2014)

Start of dialogues for normalizing US-Cuba relations is welcome advance

(December 19, 2014)

Transfer order to unionized zoo workers illegal: court

(December 19, 2014)

All JCP Dietmembers express to each other their determination to fight

(December 15, 2014)

Japan should step up efforts against climate change

(December 11, 2014)

Secrets law likely to restrict news gathering activities regarding SDF

(December 18, 2014)

‘3rd pole’ significantly suffers loss after snuggling up to power

(December 18, 2014)

Behind the headlines of ‘landslide LDP victory’

(December 18, 2014)

Japanese single mothers hard to escape from poverty despite having jobs

(December 18, 2014)

Citizens protest NRA’s approval of draft report confirming safety of Takahama NPP

(December 18, 2014)

Citizens demand withdrawal of approval of maglev railway construction

(December 17, 2014)

Zenroren offers nationwide labor counselling service

(December 17, 2014)

J-Power asks for NRA’s approval for uncompleted Oma nuclear power plant

(December 17, 2014)

JCP is number-one party in backing citizens’ demands

(December 16, 2014)

JCP Standing Executive Committee issues statement on general election results

(December 16, 2014)

Ruling parties’ ‘major victory’ in general election is pure fiction

(December 15, 2014)

JCP increases its seats to 21 from 8 seats in general election

(December 13, 2014)

Gov’t purchase of stocks by pension funds benefits financial sector

(December 12, 2014)

Journalists criticize LDP for trying to interfere with news coverage of election campaigns

(December 11, 2014)

Anti-base Okinawa governor warmly welcomed while pro-base outgoing governor aims parting shot at protesters

(December 11, 2014)

US marine in Okinawa commits hit-and-run

(December 11, 2014)

Abenomics infrastructure export would damage lives of local people

(December 10, 2014)

Hibakusha criticize gov’t delegate at Conference on Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons

(December 10, 2014)

Only JCP and SDP support separate surnames for married couples

(December 10, 2014)

Pushed by JCP, health ministry improves measures to prevent Ebola epidemic

(December 9, 2014)

8 groups of lawyers call for abrogation of state secrets law

(December 9, 2014)

LDP official blames childless couples for rise in social welfare spending for the aged