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(December 12, 2013)
Pollution-induced disease patients call for continuation of free medical care
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(December 1, 2013)
More than 40,000 yen a month will be imposed on severe intractable disease patients
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(November 28, 2013)
Elderly disabled man in court demands equal public support regardless of age
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(November 20, 2013)
Hokkaido governor rejects complaints over cuts in welfare benefits
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(November 15, 2013)
City accepts court decision nullifying its refusal of couple’s welfare benefit application
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(November 10, 2013)
Victims of deadliest mine accident 50 years ago hold rally to demand state compensation
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(November 9, 2013)
Welfare ministry: implying that it is relatives’ duty to support welfare applicant is improper
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(November 8, 2013)
Stop inquiring into incomes of relatives of welfare benefits applicants: JCP Koike
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(November 6, 2013)
JCP Koike opposes adverse revision of state support system for intractable disease patients
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(November 2, 2013)
Osaka governor appeals against court order to compensate foreign Hibakusha for medical expenses
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(November 1, 2013)
Another 379 hepatitis B patients and families sue gov’t for compensation
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(November 1, 2013)
Court finds city illegally turned down applications for welfare benefits of Osaka couple
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(October 12, 2013)
More than 10,000 families file complaints against cuts in welfare benefits
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(October 10, 2013)
LDP, DPJ and Komei in Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly cast ‘no’ votes for more childcare centers while parents watch
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(October 3, 2013)
Largest-ever number of households lives on welfare
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(September 21, 2013)
Residents call for safety measures to be taken at railway crossing
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(September 19, 2013)
Welfare ministry’s plan turns low-income elderly into ‘care refugees’
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(September 18, 2013)
Welfare recipients nationwide file complaints against cuts in benefits
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(September 13 & 14, 2013)
Senior citizens call for communities to help prevent loneliness
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(September 8, 2013)
Welfare recipients also deserve A/C
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(September 7, 2013)
Recipients jointly act against cuts in welfare benefits
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(August 20, 2013)
Welfare offices reject complaints about welfare payment cuts
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(August 5, 2013)
Hansen’s disease sanatorium hosts summer camp for Fukushima kids
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(August 3, 2013)
211 young lawyers in lawsuit claim abolition of scholarship program to be unconstitutional
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(July 28, 2013)
Birth injury insurance program must be improved: JCP
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(July 25, 2013)
Abe to slash welfare benefits ignoring people’s hardships
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(July 20, 2013)
Gov’t should halt pension cut program: pensioners’ union chair
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(July 17, 2013)
Nursery staff give up on for-profit company-run nursery
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(July 9, 2013)
Citizens demand that gov’t not link lowering of livelihood protection standard to school expenses subsidy system
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(July 2, 2013)
Why are social welfare programs necessary?
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(June 14, 2013)
Parents and teachers petition to set standards for disabled children’s schools
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(June 14, 2013)
Welfare workers submit signatures calling for better working conditions
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(June 11, 2013)
JCP works to install platform gates at subway stations in Tokyo
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(June 7, 2013)
Gov’t will ban job discrimination against intractable disease patients
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(June 6, 2013)
Anti-poverty demonstrators call for public aid law to not be revised
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(June 6, 2013)
Gov’t council demands further privatization of childcare service
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(June 2, 2013)
City halts forcible collection of national health insurance tax
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(May 29, 2013)
JCP’s voluntary tutoring services welcomed in many places
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(May 29, 2013)
Record found indicating Minamata disease also affected people outside Kumamoto
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(May 22, 2013)
Abe wants more for-profit childcare services as in Yokohama
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(May 10, 2013)
One in three welfare recipients eats 2 times a day or less
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(May 5, 2013)
For society where children have dreams and hopes
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(May 3, 2013)
Court’s designation of woman as Minamata disease patient finalized
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(May 3, 2013)
Disabled woman’s court victory to be confirmed
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(April 20, 2013)
Court rules city’s rejection of welfare benefits for disabled woman to be illegal
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(April 17, 2013)
Spouses of Japanese war orphans seek public aid
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(April 17, 2013)
Top court for first time recognizes woman as Minamata disease sufferer
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(April 9, 2013)
Disabled demand reduction in support service fees
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(April 6, 2013)
Parents’ financial support to private univ. students falls to record low
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(April 4, 2013)
Top court relieves state of responsibility to provide compensation for ‘Iressa’ victims