Japan Press Weekly

(March 9 & 11, 2016 )

Women’s NGOs urge gov’t to implement recommendation by UN panel on elimination of gender discrimination

(March 11, 2016)

Shii releases statement on 5th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster

(March 10, 2016)

Election cooperation to repeal war laws agreed upon in Shikoku

(March 10, 2016)

Eliminate poverty by raising minimum wages: union workers

(March 10, 2016)

District court issues order stopping operations of Takahama NPP

(March 10, 2016)

Fukushima evacuees request continuation of housing aid

(March 9, 2016)

Abe gov’t puts forth TPP-related bills

(March 9, 2016)

Diet discussion on opposition-proposed bill to raise nursing-care workers’ wages begins

(March 8&9, 2016)

Participants in International Women’s Day rally resolve to put an end to Abe politics through elections

(March 8, 2016)

JCP will back DPJ candidate in Nagano to oppose LDP candidate

(March 8, 2016)

Civil society alliance formed in Kansai to promote opposition parties’ cooperation

(March 8, 2016)

Nurses put in unpaid overtime work worth 66,000 yen a month on average

(March 7, 2016)

LDP feels threatened by a face-off between LDP/Komei and citizens

(March 7, 2016)

Shii: Gov’t policy dependent on nuclear energy comes to dead end

(March 7, 2016)

32K Fukushima workers exposed to radiation exceeding standards for work-related leukemia recognition

(March 5, 2016)

Okinawa and Tokyo accept court-proposed-settlement in lawsuit over Henoko base

(March 5, 2016)

Public protest against Henoko base moves the central government

(March 5, 2016)

3 opposition parties endorse JCP-DPJ joint candidate in Miyagi

(March 5, 2016)

JCP Kurabayashi urges gov’t to take effective measures to promote renewable energy

(March 4, 2016)

Faults under Shika NPP most likely active: NRA expert team

(March 4, 2016)

Labor Ministry finds unpaid overtime totals 14.2 billion yen in 2014

(March 4, 2016)

Violence in university judo team goes against very nature of judo

(March 4, 2016)

Shii welcomes new UNSC sanctions on North Korea

(March 3, 2016)

Abe wants to accomplish constitutional revision while still in office

(March 3, 2016)

5 opposition parties jointly submit bill to increase care workers’ wages

(March 3, 2016)

JCP in Miyagi will back DPJ candidate for Upper House election

(March 3, 2016)

Citizens protest against string of troubles with restarted nuclear reactor

(March 2, 2016)

Former foreign minister of Marshall Islands attends Bikini Day rally

(March 2, 2016)

Top court pardons liability of relatives of a man with dementia hit by train

(March 2, 2016)

Gov’t should drastically increase cultural budget to ensure people can enjoy art

(March 1, 2016)

Defense Ministry draws up plan to kill ‘enemies’ abroad

(March 1, 2016)

TV anchors protest against minister’s remarks intimidating broadcasters

(March 1, 2016)

Ogata in 2016 Bikini Day event highlights need for nuclear weapons convention

(March 1, 2016)

Ex-TEPCO executives indicted for Fukushima nuclear meltdown

(February 28, 2016)

Citizens voice anxieties about health damage from uranium dug up by maglev railway construction

(February 28, 2016)

Residents near Takahama NPP need 7.5 hours to escape from nuclear accident

(February 27, 2016)

Union survey: 80% of nursing-care workers state that PM Abe’s measures did not lead to wage increase

(February 27, 2016)

Ex-fishermen in Kochi apply for workers compensation for radiation exposure from Bikini Atoll H-bomb test

(February 27, 2016)

Citizens’ groups hold rally to oppose Japan-India nuclear energy deal

(February 18, 2016)

Court decision convicting SDF of spying on the public is finalized

(February 26, 2016)

Contingent workers’ lifetime wages are half of regular workers’

(February 25 & 26, 2016)

Parents-doctors network calls for free medical service for children

(February 26, 2016)

Murder of elderly requiring nursing care caused by poor social policy: expert

(February 25, 2016)

High school students urge Education Ministry to withdraw restrictions on their political activities

(February 25, 2016)

High court approves citizen’s call for transparency in Cabinet’s secret funds system

(February 25, 2016)

Zenroren releases results of regular survey on women workers

(February 25, 2016)

Citizens protest USS Blue Ridge’s entry into Osaka Port

(February 25, 2016)

NRA okays use of 40-year-old reactors at Takahama NPP

(February 24, 2016)

5 opposition parties begin talks on electoral cooperation

(February 24, 2016)

People’s joint struggle in 1980s block military use of outer space