Japan Press Weekly

(March 16, 2016)

Construction of Osprey maintenance site underway in coastal area of Tokyo Bay

(March 16, 2016)

Preserve Japanese public bathing culture: JCP Tokyo

(March 14&15, 2016)

PM Abe frantically trying to split opposition parties’ cooperation

(March 14&15, 2016)

Okinawa governor protests against rape by US soldier

(March 13 & 14, 2016)

Working for Japan free from N-reactors, many rallies held on 5th year of Fukushima disaster

(March 13, 2016)

Failed ‘Abenomics’ should be canceled

(March 13, 2016)

Build more public facilities and raise care workers’ wages to achieve ‘zero’ waiting list to enter childcare centers

(March 13, 2016)

Ogata speaks on human trafficking in Japan at ICAPP workshop

(March 12, 2016)

JCP Tamura urges gov’t to eradicate teachers’ excessively long working hours without delay

(March 12, 2016)

JCP Miyamoto demands withdrawal of deployment of CV22s to Yokota base

(March 12, 2016)

Taxpayers opposing further consumption tax hike hold nationwide day of action

(March 12, 2016)

Hibakusha demand court injunction against planned restart of Ikata NPP

(March 11, 2016)

Evacuees’ living conditions worsen 5 years after 3/11 disaster

(March 10 & 11, 2016)

Tokyoites demand building of facility to remember Tokyo air raids

(March 9 & 11, 2016 )

Women’s NGOs urge gov’t to implement recommendation by UN panel on elimination of gender discrimination

(March 11, 2016)

Shii releases statement on 5th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster

(March 10, 2016)

Election cooperation to repeal war laws agreed upon in Shikoku

(March 10, 2016)

Eliminate poverty by raising minimum wages: union workers

(March 10, 2016)

District court issues order stopping operations of Takahama NPP

(March 10, 2016)

Fukushima evacuees request continuation of housing aid

(March 9, 2016)

Abe gov’t puts forth TPP-related bills

(March 9, 2016)

Diet discussion on opposition-proposed bill to raise nursing-care workers’ wages begins

(March 8&9, 2016)

Participants in International Women’s Day rally resolve to put an end to Abe politics through elections

(March 8, 2016)

JCP will back DPJ candidate in Nagano to oppose LDP candidate

(March 8, 2016)

Civil society alliance formed in Kansai to promote opposition parties’ cooperation

(March 8, 2016)

Nurses put in unpaid overtime work worth 66,000 yen a month on average

(March 7, 2016)

LDP feels threatened by a face-off between LDP/Komei and citizens

(March 7, 2016)

Shii: Gov’t policy dependent on nuclear energy comes to dead end

(March 7, 2016)

32K Fukushima workers exposed to radiation exceeding standards for work-related leukemia recognition

(March 5, 2016)

Okinawa and Tokyo accept court-proposed-settlement in lawsuit over Henoko base

(March 5, 2016)

Public protest against Henoko base moves the central government

(March 5, 2016)

3 opposition parties endorse JCP-DPJ joint candidate in Miyagi

(March 5, 2016)

JCP Kurabayashi urges gov’t to take effective measures to promote renewable energy

(March 4, 2016)

Faults under Shika NPP most likely active: NRA expert team

(March 4, 2016)

Labor Ministry finds unpaid overtime totals 14.2 billion yen in 2014

(March 4, 2016)

Violence in university judo team goes against very nature of judo

(March 4, 2016)

Shii welcomes new UNSC sanctions on North Korea

(March 3, 2016)

Abe wants to accomplish constitutional revision while still in office

(March 3, 2016)

5 opposition parties jointly submit bill to increase care workers’ wages

(March 3, 2016)

JCP in Miyagi will back DPJ candidate for Upper House election

(March 3, 2016)

Citizens protest against string of troubles with restarted nuclear reactor

(March 2, 2016)

Former foreign minister of Marshall Islands attends Bikini Day rally

(March 2, 2016)

Top court pardons liability of relatives of a man with dementia hit by train

(March 2, 2016)

Gov’t should drastically increase cultural budget to ensure people can enjoy art

(March 1, 2016)

Defense Ministry draws up plan to kill ‘enemies’ abroad

(March 1, 2016)

TV anchors protest against minister’s remarks intimidating broadcasters

(March 1, 2016)

Ogata in 2016 Bikini Day event highlights need for nuclear weapons convention

(March 1, 2016)

Ex-TEPCO executives indicted for Fukushima nuclear meltdown

(February 28, 2016)

Citizens voice anxieties about health damage from uranium dug up by maglev railway construction

(February 28, 2016)

Residents near Takahama NPP need 7.5 hours to escape from nuclear accident