Japan Press Weekly

(October 16, 2013)

JCP proposes bill to regulate ‘black corporations’

(October 17, 2013)

260,000 people sign petition for withdrawal of JAL crew dismissals

(October 18, 2013)

Teachers work 91 hours of overtime a month

(October 21 & 22, 2013)

1,500 youth rally to eliminate ‘black corporations’

(October 17, 2013)

Local residents protest first Japan-US military drill involving Ospreys

(October 20 & 22, 2013)

National meeting takes place to stop US base construction

(October 17, 2013)

Quake could destroy tunnels for linear motor Shinkansen

(October 20, 2013)

Cross-party league in Nara demands alternative energy development

(October 17, 2013)

Large firms shifting consumption tax burden onto subcontractors and consumers

(October 18, 19, & 21, 2013)

PM Abe again offers sacred tree to Yasukuni shrine

(October 20, 2013)

Keio Univ. students conduct research on wartime mobilization of students

(October 18, 19, & 20, 2013)

JCP investigates typhoon-hit Izu-Oshima

(October 21, 2013)

Japan-China Friendship Association: we can improve bilateral ties

(October 22, 2013)

Citizens petition gov’t to prevent hate speech

(October 19, 2013)

Education ministry imposes pro-constitutional revision textbook on local schools

(October 22, 2013)

JCP candidate gets 60% of votes in town assembly by-election

(October 25, 2013)

NPP-related information may be concealed under new secret law: cabinet official

(October 25, 2013)

Carpenters don’t want consumption tax hike, too

(October 25, 2013)

Pushed by JCP, PM promises to urge companies to use part of internal reserves for wage hike

(October 24, 2013)

‘Secret meetings’ used to promote Japan’s war of aggression

(October 24, 2013)

International pilots group calls for JAL dismissals to be settled

(October 24, 2013)

Two national trade union centers will team up to block adverse revision of labor laws

(October 24, 2013)

Education minister intends to use casino profits to fund cultural budget

(October 24, 2013)

JCP holds series of talks with business groups seeking to enact anti-black corporation law

(October 23, 2013)

Japan finally signs on to international statement against use of nuclear weapons

(October 23, 2013)

PM should have gov’t take lead in handling radioactive water problem: JCP Kasai

(October 23, 2013)

Urasoe mayor retracts pledge to oppose US military port construction

(October 23, 2013)

Hate speeches invited by state shirking responsibility for prewar massacre: lawyer

(October 14, 2013)

40,000 people voice opposition to restart of nuclear reactors

(October 13, 2013)

NSC and secrets protection bills to turn Japan into a war-fighting nation

(October 13, 2013)

1,000 people call for removal of US Yokota base

(October 12, 2013)

More than 10,000 families file complaints against cuts in welfare benefits

(October 11, 2013)

Abe still cannot hold talks with China or South Korea

(October 11, 2013)

Secrets protection law could work to hide actual status of Japan-US security treaty: ex-reporter

(October 11, 2013)

Hibakusha demand state compensation for A-bomb sufferings

(October 11-13, 2013)

Japan’s antinuke group meets with high ranking UN officials in NYC

(October 11, 2013)

Abe’s ‘Minamata disease eliminated’ remark receives criticism from victims

(October 11, 2013)

Mizuho Bank loans to crime syndicate called into question

(October 10, 2013)

Abe Cabinet breaks promise to citizens on TPP

(October 10, 2013)

TEPCO pays 82.4 bil. yen in interest to megabanks while reluctant to pay compensation to Fukushima victims

(October 10, 2013)

LDP, DPJ and Komei in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly cast ‘no’ votes for more childcare centers while parents watch

(October 10-13, 2013)

This week’s JCP international activities

(October 9, 2013)

Women in Japan left in disgracefully low social status

(October 9, 2013)

Residents’ signature campaign kicks off for governor’s recall

(October 9, 2013)

US forces agree to report more on punishment of perpetrators

(October 9, 2013)

Job market for laid-off workers remains depressed

(October 8, 2013)

Court recognizes hate speech as racism

(October 7&8, 2013)

1,100 citizens rally to oppose Japan-US joint military exercise using Ospreys

(October 8, 2013)

Develop public opinion against right to collective self-defense: Article 9 Association

(October 4, 6 and 8 2013)

This week’s JCP international activities