Japan Press Weekly

(February 10, 2016)

Gap in regional minimum wages weakens local economies: JCP Shimazu

(February 10, 2016)

Environment Ministry gives approval to construction of more coal-fired power stations

(February 10, 2016)

Toyota, the top donor to ruling party, is the largest beneficiary of R&D tax credit

(February 9, 2016)

JCP Horiuchi criticizes Abe for prettifying his policy on zero turnover of employees quitting their jobs to care for aging parents

(February 9, 2016)

A9A denounces PM Abe for trying to destroy war-renouncing Constitution

(February 9, 2016)

Local peace groups protest entry of USS N-sub into Yokosuka Port

(February 9, 2016)

NGOs in Japan protest N. Korean missile launch

(February 8, 2016)

Japan shows off anti-missile system, taking advantage of N. Korea missile launch

(February 8, 2016)

Japanese gov’t should negotiate with Russia for return of ‘Northern Territories’ based on international law: JCP

(February 8, 2016)

Civic network launched to oppose ‘merchants of death’

(February 8, 2016)

Shii condemns North Korea’s missile launch

(February 7, 2016)

Rightist groups actively lobby prefectural lawmakers to support constitutional revision

(February 7, 2016)

Workers stand up against Toshiba’s massive downsizing plan

(February 6, 2016)

JCP Fujino: Abenomics causes serious damage to people’s livelihoods

(February 6, 2016)

Village assembly in Okinawa protests US warships’ entry into civil port

(February 6, 2016)

Amount of Japan’s plutonium stockpile keeps increasing

(February 5, 2016)

PM Abe attacks Article 9 day after day

(February 5, 2016)

International joint action against signing of TPP held in Tokyo

(February 5, 2016)

Shii: SDF will be involved in US operations against IS under war legislation

(February 5, 2016)

Expansion of SDF duties with PKO will raise risk of ‘killing’ and being ‘killed’

(February 4, 2016)

Shii issues statement on N. Korea’s ‘rocket’ launch plan

(February 4, 2016)

JCP calls for total ban on corporate political donations in response to Cabinet minister’s bribery scandal

(February 4, 2016)

Family of SDF member who attempted suicide sues central gov’t

(February 4, 2016)

Civil groups working to help and support sexual assault victims hold rally to discuss necessary legal framework

(February 3, 2016)

Audit Board regarded secrecy law as constitutionally controversial

(February 3, 2016)

Gov’t’s plan to cut public job placement services would undermine people’s right to work

(February 3, 2016)

High court rules SDF monitoring of public unconstitutional

(February 2, 2016)

Truck drivers and owners will jointly work on antiwar signature-collection drive

(February 2, 2016)

Okinawa Pref. enters another lawsuit against central gov't over US base construction

(February 2, 2016)

JMIU and telecommunication workers’ union form a new union

(February 2, 2016)

Visually impaired persons call on Transport Ministry to improve safety at train stations

(February 1, 2016)

Koike: ‘Same job same pay’ principle should be written into labor law

(February 1, 2016)

Abe gov’t seeks free hand to issue bonds in order to finance anti-people budget

(January 31, 2016)

Kadena base receives additional US fighter jets in contrast to gov’t explanation on cuts in Okinawa’s base burdens

(January 31, 2016)

Nobel laureate Omura opposes plan to close evening high school classes in Tokyo

(January 30, 2016)

BOJ’s minus rate policy underlines failure of Abenomics

(January 30, 2016)

PM chooses pro-Yasukuni lawmaker to be new economy minister

(January 30, 2016)

Reactivation of Takahama NPP sparks protest actions around country

(January 29, 2016)

Yamashita urges PM to secure decent housing for disaster victims

(January 29, 2016)

Economy minister’s resignation will not put end to his bribery allegations: Yamashita

(January 29, 2016)

Court nullifies Japan Post’s dismissal of contract worker

(January 29, 2016)

Referendum bill on Ikata NPP rejected in local city

(January 28, 2016)

Shii presents proposal for economic revitalization

(January 28, 2016)

Union workers ready themselves for spring wage offensive

(January 28, 2016)

Head of workers’ alpine federation talks about Japanese mountaineering federation involvement in past wars

(January 27, 2016)

Rightists strengthen grassroots efforts to gain public support for adding emergency clause to the Constitution

(January 27, 2016)

‘Early-bird shift’ system for gov’t employees has little effect in reducing overtime work

(January 27, 2016)

PM Abe should apologize to us directly: ex-‘comfort women’

(January 26, 2016)

7 laid-off Shiseido temps win out-of-court settlement

(January 26, 2016)

Block the way to Abe version of Hitler’s Enabling Act