Japan Press Weekly

(May 30, 2015)

Violent volcanic eruption increasing public anxieties about safety of Sendai NPP

(May 29, 2015)

Abe’s plan to use public fund to support arms exports unacceptable

(May 29, 2015)

Ex-Bloomberg reporter again wins lawsuit over company’s unfair dismissal

(May 29, 2015)

Organizers of world conference against atomic weapons resolve to achieve success

(May 28, 2015)

Deliberation starts on JCP-proposed bills banning corporate donations and terminating gov’t funding for political parties

(May 27 and 28, 2015)

Ruling coalition forcibly enacts bill to increase people’s burdens for public health insurance system

(May 28, 2015)

Weak yen hurts small domestic businesses and household budgets

(May 28, 2015)

54 SDF members commit suicide after returning from abroad

(May 28, 2015)

Tokyo gov’t to withdraw from bank business after squandering Tokyoites’ money

(May 28, 2015)

‘Peace by force of arms’ is outdated notion: university student in Okinawa

(May 27, 2015)

Kill Abe’s war legislation bills that totally trample on Constitution

(May 27, 2015)

City-wide group formed to oppose new base in Nago

(May 19 & 26, 2015)

Abe wants to export more arms by establishing an additional defense-related agency

(May 25 & 26, 2015)

Anti-base human chain in Tokyo shows solidarity with Okinawans

(May 26, 2015)

Japan AALA holds international symposium on ‘East Asian community’

(May 26, 2015)

Tokyo ordered to pay 2 million yen each to ex-public high school teachers over ‘Kimigayo’ lawsuit

(May 26, 2015)

Japanese historians criticize argument denying forcible recruitment of ‘comfort women’

(May 25, 2015)

Former JCP Chair Fuwa encourages young people to ‘make friends with Marx’

(May 24, 2015)

Gensuikyo representative director issues statement on result of NPT RevCon

(May 24, 2015)

Welfare cuts lead to fatal fire accident in Kawasaki

(May 23, 2015)

JCP demands complete removal of US Ospreys from Okinawa

(May 23, 2015)

Federation of municipal leaders’ A9As in Tohoku region adopts appeal calling for scrapping of war bills

(May 18, 2015)

A society benefitting LGBT community will benefit all

(May 22, 2015)

Pro-Article 9 citizens launch weekly demonstration against Abe’s war legislation

(May 22, 2015)

JCP Shimizu reveals 85% of police wiretaps have nothing to do with crime

(May 22, 2015)

Gov’t data proves sales tax hike caused Japan’s negative growth

(May 22, 2015)

Hit-and-run case involving US serviceman sent to prosecutors

(May 22, 2015)

JCP Hatano calls for more evening junior high schools

(May 21, 2015)

PM Abe: I’ve not read 1945 Potsdam Declaration

(May 21, 2015)

Protests follow NRA draft report claiming Ikata nuclear power plant to be safe

(May 21, 2015)

Petition calling for disclosure of the facts on 1923 massacre of Koreans in Tokyo submitted to Diet

(May 20, 2015)

Abe overturns official view that use of force is not allowed under Article 9

(May 20, 2015)

JCP urges China to drop its demand to delete visit proposal for A-bombed cities from NPT final text

(May 19 & 20, 2015)

National stadium construction may not be finished by 2020 Tokyo Olympics

(May 19, 2015)

Yamashita calls for withdrawal of Ospreys from Japan

(May 19, 2015)

Osaka mayor’s plan to divide up city rejected in referendum

(May 19, 2015)

Goodbye forever USS George Washington! Don’t come here, USS Ronald Reagan!

(May 19, 2015)

Renesas reinstates woman worker in her former office under union pressure

(May 18, 2015)

35,000 in Okinawa rally resolve to fight until Abe gov’t gives up Henoko base project

(May 17 & 18, 2015)

Meeting held for development of sports for disabled

(May 17, 2015)

Most local papers warn against Abe’s war legislation

(May 16, 2015)

Abe Cabinet submits war bills to Diet amid backlash from opposition parties

(May 16, 2015)

Christian ministers request JCP to get war bills scrapped

(May 16, 2015)

JCP & JFBA confirm cooperation to block war legislation

(May 16, 2015)

Abe calls war legislation ‘peace legislation’ in attempt to mislead public

(May 15, 2015)

War ruins aggressor state’s soldiers as well

(May 15, 2015)

‘My Number’ system would deny people’s right to work

(May 15, 2015)

Intractable disease patients express concern over revision of medical insurance system

(May 14, 2015)

‘Henoko Fund’ officially established

(May 14, 2015)

Self-proclaimed ‘political party of peace’ promotes war legislation