Japan Press Weekly

(January 7, 2011)

PM Kan says he risks his political career on consumption tax hike

(January 7, 2011)

Media encourages consumption tax hike

(January 7, 2011)

No need for JAL to cut personnel costs

(January 5, 2011)

PM shows ‘so-what’ attitude regarding his administration

(January 4, 2011)

Chair Shii delivers New Year message

(January 4, 2011)

Unionized, young workers fight for their rights

(January 3, 2011)

Shii congratulates Brazil’s new president

(December 30, 2010 – )

JCP vice chair attends Brazilian presidential inauguration

(December 27, 2010)

To our readers

(December 27, 2010)

What? Auto repair company is running public libraries?

(December 26, 2010)

Komei appeals to DPJ for its ‘new welfare’ vision

(December 26, 2010)

Base removal is only way to eliminate its danger

(December 26, 2010)

Prosecutors still oppose transparency in interrogations

(December 25, 2010)

2011 draft budget soft on big business, harsh on households

(December 25, 2010)

Gov’t suspends base subsidies to Nago City

(December 24, 2010)

Gov’t forcibly begins US helipad construction

(December 24, 2010)

UN: respect food sovereignty

(December 23, 2010)

Japan gave free use of Okinawa in US Vietnam War

(December 23, 2010)

Japan supported US nuclear training in Okinawa

(December 22, 2010)

‘Sympathy budget’: Japan’s extraordinary generosity to US forces

(December 22, 2010)

A/C for 100% of US base schools, 22.5% of Tokyo schools

(December 22, 2010)

JCP offers Party Program class

(December 21, 2010 )

‘Working poor’ surge leads to the rise in ‘housing poor’ Akahata ‘current’ column

(December 21, 2010)

Ichida attends Qatar’s National Day reception

(December 21, 2010)

Joint struggle body to be formed to support JAL workers

(December 20, 2010)

DPJ defense guideline reveals hostility toward neighbors

(December 20, 2010)

Seiko Epson cuts out subcontractors while amassing 306 billion yen in reserve funds

(December 20, 2010)

A surge in homeless young people

( December 20, 2010)

Municipal system for more public jobs for SMEs promoted

(December 19, 2010)

Major CO2 emitters donated to DPJ and LDP

(December 18, 2010)

Kan visits Okinawa, acting like the LDP

(December 18, 2010)

Gov’t calls for building ‘dynamic defense force’

(December 18, 2010)

Further arms buildup goes against Constitution: Ichida on new defense guideline

(December 18, 2010)

JCP Ogata talks with Cambodian Ambassador

(December 18 2010)

Ogata talks with Cuban Ambassador

(December 17, 2010)

JCP local assemblymen working for people-oriented policies

(December 17, 2010)

Foreign Minister promises to US a new base on Okinawa

(December 17, 2010)

More than 10 million signatures in petitions sent to Diet via JCP

(December 16, 2010)

Tokyo enacts tighter regulations on manga

(December 16, 2010)

State decides not to appeal, Isahaya dike to open

(December 16, 2010)

Prime minister must appeal to US not Okinawans

(December 16, 2010)

Foreign English teachers in Chiba have no social insurance

(December 12 & 15, 2010)

A 5%-cut in corporate taxes decided

(December 15, 2010)

DPJ again betrays public, gives sympathy to US forces

(December 15, 2010)

JCP at ICAPP calls for dialogue for settlement of Korean Peninsula issue

( December 15, 2010)

JCP at ICAPP calls for dialogue for settlement of Korean Peninsula issue

( December 14, 2010)

Governments reply to Gensuikyo’s ‘Letter from Nagasaki’

( December 11 & 14, 2010)

JAL’s forcible dismissal violates ILO conventions

( December 12, 2010)

DPJ seeks a single-seat-constituency-only system

( December 12, 2010)

Japan abstains from voting on UN resolutions abolishing nuclear weapons - Akahata editorial (excerpts)