Japan Press Weekly

(January 15, 2020)

Shii talks with members of diplomatic corps in Japan who attended JCP Congress

(January 11, 2020)

Hepatitis-B virus carriers file damage lawsuit against state

(January 10 & 11, 2020)

This week's JCP international activities

(January 10, 2020)

Ghosn claims he escaped from injustice, but does he know what justice is?

(January 9, 2020)

Article 9 protection activists oppose MSDF dispatch to Middle East

(January 9, 2020)

Hitachi subsidiary forces workers with work-related injuries to accept distant transfers

(January 8, 2020)

Extra-ministerial casino bureau set up amid bribery scandal

(January 8, 2020)

JCP urges LDP to hold Diet discussions on US-Iran crisis

(January 8, 2020)

Zenroren calls for winning minimum hourly wage hike to 1,500 yen in this year’s spring wage struggle

(January 7 and 8, 2020)

Graduate students busy working part-time to make ends meet: Students’ network survey

(January 7, 2020)

JCP calls for diplomatic resolution of the tension in the Gulf

(January 7, 2020)

PM Abe in New Year press conference focuses on constitutional revision rather than US-Iran crisis

(January 7, 2020)

Tokyo metropolitan gov’t should build own peace museum to not forget memories of war

(January 7, 2020)

This year's 1st antinuke signature collection drive takes place

(January 5, 2020)

Make 2020 a year of opening path to replace Abe government: Shii in New Year assembly

(January 5, 2020)

Japan silent on US killing of Iranian general

(January 4, 2020)

Shii denounces US for killing Iranian general in airstrike

(January 3, 2020)

Let’s open path for nuclear-free world on 75th anniversary of atomic bombings

(December 31, 2019)

US Marine Corps officer proposes cutting US troops in Okinawa

(December 28, 2019)

SDF dispatch will increase tensions in the Middle East and is unacceptable: Koike

Due to New Year holidays, the next issue will appear on January 17, 2020.

(December 26, 2019)

Kisarazu mayor gives nod to ‘temporary’ deployment of Ospreys to local SDF base

(December 26, 2019)

Defense Ministry will fund Tsukuba University military-academia research

(December 25, 2019)

Bishops’ Conference in Japan urges gov’t to sign and ratify UN N-ban treaty

(December 24, 2019)

Shop owners form union to resist control by major platformer Rakuten

(December 24, 2019)

Performing artists stand up to gain eligibility for workers’ compensation insurance

(December 24, 2019)

Environment Minister under fire for his comment on Greta

(December 23, 2019)

Youth march for minimum wage hike to 1,500 yen across Japan

(December 23, 2019)

Labor think tank’s survey indicates need for better enforcement of ‘same work, same pay’ principle

(December 22, 2019)

Movement against possible US touch-and-go landings and takeoffs on small island spreads even to conservatives

(December 21, 2019)

2020 draft budget sacrifices people’s welfare and livelihoods to fund military buildup

(December 20, 2019)

Lawyers urge PM Abe to explain to victims about tie with shady business person who was invited to Abe-hosted party

(December 19, 2019)

Rape victim wins in court, giving boost to '#Me Too' movement

(December 19, 2019)

Metropolitan government should fulfill its financial responsibility for public hospitals: JCP Oyama

(December 18, 2019)

Japan drops to record-low of 121st place in global gender equality ranking

(December 18, 2019)

Appeals court rules non-disclosure of discount given on land sale to 'Moritomo' as illegal

(December 18, 2019)

Slow progress on women’s political empowerment widens Japan’s gender gap: Koike

(December 18, 2019)

Civil group opposing military-academia cooperation urges JAXA to never again participate in arms trade expositions

(December 18, 2019)

Yamagata court rejects plaintiffs’ claim for state responsibility in regard to 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown

(December 17, 2019)

JCP Koike: Japan in COP25 works against global effort to harness climate change

(December 17, 2019)

LDP’s attempt to block local referendum over SDF base construction in Ishigaki City foiled

(December 17, 2019)

Vietnamese students in Japan file damage suit against employment service provider’s fraudulent practices

(December 16, 2019)

Latest UN resolution calling for ratification of nuclear weapons ban treaty follows world trend

(December 14, 2019)

Abe sends all LDP chapters video message calling for constitutional revision

(December 14, 2019)

Elderly stage sit-in protest near Welfare Ministry

(December 13, 2019)

Ordinance penalizing hate speech enacted in Kawasaki City

(December 13, 2019)

IUCN Red List shows Okinawa Dugongs on edge of extinction

(December 13, 2019)

High court shuts its ears to ex-fishermen affected by US H-bomb tests

(December 13, 2019)

Ruling block’s tax reform plan will be beneficial only to large corporations

(December 12, 2019)

Increase in precarious employment will cause ‘race to the bottom’ in Japan’s labor standards