Japan Press Weekly

(January 28, 2015)

Labor ministry panel opens door for use of foreign trainees as cheap labor in nursing-care industry

(January 27, 2015)

JCP submits bill to abolish state subsidy for political parties

(January 27, 2015)

Shii at opening of Diet session: Let’s work to fulfill public expectations of JCP

(January 27, 2015)

JCP candidate wins JCP-LDP showdown in Kitakyushu City by-election

(January 27, 2015)

Okinawa governor will check for errors in process of approving Henoko reclamation work

(January 26, 2015)

Shii condemns ‘Islamic State’ for carrying out acts of appalling cruelty

(January 26, 2015)

Abe considers beefing up security laws using pretext of hostage situation in Syria

(January 25, 2015)

Over 70% of municipalities unprepared to provide nursing-care services

(January 25, 2015)

Civic movement helps university fight against blackmailers

(January 24, 2015)

Financial reconstruction gives no reason to streamline schools

(January 24, 2015)

Court decision ordering state to pay damages to affected fishermen finalized

(January 24, 2015)

Japanese progressive journalists demand release of hostages

(January 24, 2015)

Shii sends congratulatory message to Bolivian President Evo Morales

(January 23, 2015)

Okinawan lawmakers start sit-in protest against new US base construction

(January 20, 22 & 23, 2015)

What motivates Abe to change Constitution?

(January 21&22, 2015)

Keidanren shows contradictory attitude toward pay hike demands

(January 22, 2015)

Court approves unilateral pay cut for technical college teachers

(January 22, 2015)

A Tokyo municipality sued for outsourcing family registration service

(January 22, 2015)

Osaka Mayor Hashimoto’s political belief survey unconstitutional: court

(January 22, 2015)

NRA OK’s discharge of radioactive water into ocean

(January 22, 2015)

Osaka high court: dancing is not crime

(January 21, 2015)

JCP 3rd CC Plenum sets target of obtaining 8.5 million votes in next national election

(January 21, 2015)

JCP issues 5-point proposal for Japan’s basic stance to promote friendship in Asia

(January 20, 2015)

Gov’t considers gaining rapid Cabinet approval over phone to dispatch SDF

(January 20, 2015)

Japan has no obligation to offer ‘sympathy budget’ to US military in Japan

(January 20, 2015)

Okinawans rally in protest against US helipads construction

(January 19, 2015)

All DPJ presidential candidates fail to face off against LDP

(January 19, 2015)

Pachinko parlors with ATMs would exacerbate gambling addiction

(January 18, 2015)

US military helicopter drops items in sea near Okinawa

(January 18, 2015)

Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake marks 20th anniversary

(January 17, 2015)

Labor ministry panel begins discussing zero-overtime payment system

(January 16 & 17, 2015)

1995 Hanshin-Awaji quake victims still struggling to find place to get settled

(January 17, 2015)

Court revokes punishment on teachers for refusing to sing ‘Kimigayo’

(January 10, 2015)

Terror attack on French weekly is unforgivable

(January 16, 2015)

Gov’t forcibly resumes on-sea project for new US base construction

(January 16 & 17, 2015)

Ex-PM Nakasone encouraged US to bring N-arms into Japan

(January 16, 2015)

Human rights NGOs move Uniqlo to improve working conditions at China factories

(January 15, 2015)

Yamashita criticizes PM Abe for proposing anti-people 2015 budget plan

(January 15, 2015)

2015 Spring Labor Offensive starts

(January 15, 2015)

Half of public childcare staff in Tokyo work under non-regular contracts

(January 15, 2015)

NHK refuses to air comedians’ political jokes

(January 14, 2015)

LDP Dietmembers accumulate political party subsidies

(January 14, 2015)

Public opposition growing in the world against TPP

(January 14 & 16, 2015)

Progressive farmers work to stop Abe’s policy of bullying family farmers

(January 14, 2015)

Uniqlo’s altruistic sounding corporate philosophy contrasts with its poor working environment

(January 14-17, 2015)

This week’s JCP international activities

(January 12 & 13, 2015)

Gov’t transports base construction materials under cover of darkness

(January 13, 2015)

Gov’t rejects finance ministry’s request to increase class size

(January 12, 2015)

Abe shows his desire to rewrite previous gov’t statement on past war of aggression

(January 12, 2015)

Japanese watch repairers suffer from Swatch Group monopoly