Japan Press Weekly

(June 10, 2007)

G8 Summit agreement will be tested by whether participating countries can take effective measures

(June 2, 2007)

Advertising agencies are heavily engaged in politics

(May 29, 2007)

Agriculture Minister Matsuoka commits suicide

(May 26, 2007)

LDP and Komei push bill through Lower House committee to dissolve Social Insurance Agency

(May 23, 2007)

Mie Prefectural Assembly to abolish members’ overseas trip at public expense yielding to JCP demand

(May 16, 2007)

JCP criticizes government bill to revise public service law in order to promote ‘Amakudari’

(May 2, 2007)

Japanese and U.S. ministers agree on intelligence cooperation to enable Japan to wage wars together with the U.S.

(April 29, 2007)

For whom did Abe say the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty is ‘irreplaceable’?

(April 20, 2007)

Bill to adversely revise Juvenile Law passed through Lower House

(April 19, 2007)

JCP Nihi criticizes undemocratic nature of constitutional revision procedure bill

(April 18, 2007)

JCP Nihi raps ruling parties for their rush to enact bill to establish constitutional revision procedures

(April 17, 2007)

LDP intends to start discussion on consumption tax hike after Upper House election

(April 17, 2007)

Constitutional revision procedure bill is undemocratic and must be scrapped: JCP Ichida

(April 14, 2007)

Two major adverse bills bulldozed through Lower House

(April 14, 2007)

Government starts studies on right of collective self-defense

(April 13, 2007)

Bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision rammed through Lower House committee

(April 13, 2007)

5,000 people rally against bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 13, 2007)

U.S. forces realignment bill passes Lower House committee

(April 12, 2007)

‘Jobs bank’ goes against calls for a ban on officials’ ‘parachuting’ to private sector

(April 11, 2007)

22 local bar associations express opposition to hasty enactment of constitutional revision procedures bill

(April 11, 2007)

Rightist Dietmembers intending to completely rewrite Preamble and Article 9 of Constitution

(April 9, 2007)

Local assemblies state objections to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 7, 2007)

Cabinet approves bill to establish ‘NSC’ modeled after U.S.

(April 7, 2007)

Revision to Broadcast Law to allow government intervention in TV programs

(April 7, 2007)

Okinawans rally against history textbook screening

(April 7, 2007)

Return foreign cultural property plundered by Japan during Japan’s occupation: JCP Ishii

(April 6, 2007)

Majority of speakers at public hearing express opposition to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 6, 2007)

Conservative Dietmembers calling for constitutional revision launching campaign in rivalry with Article 9 Associations

(April 5, 2007)

A step forward for amendment to Civil Code needs to be made in the Current Diet session

(April 4, 2007)

Government bill excludes most of part-timers from equal treatment

(April 4, 2007)

Diet without PM debates with party heads reflects dilemma for LDP and DPJ

(April 4, 2007)

Religious leaders submit to Diet 7,200 more signatures in opposition to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(March 31, 2007)

Cabinet decides to extend Iraq special measures law

(March 30, 2007)

Government deeply involved in enshrinement of war criminals at Yasukuni

(March 28, 2007)

Ruling coalition submits to Diet a revised bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(March 27, 2007)

FY 2007 budget bill expanding gaps between rich and poor enacted

(March 25, 2007)

Bill to implement U.S. military realignment only to deepen Japan’s aberrations

(March 24, 2007)

JCP Akamine demands bill to facilitate U.S. forces realignment be withdrawn

(March 24, 2007)

Bill to make betrayal obligatory passes through Lower House

(March 23, 2007)

Gubernatorial candidates begin campaigning in 13 prefectures with JCP participating in all of them

(March 23, 2007)

Five of six speakers at public hearing warn against hasty discussion of the bill to establish procedures for revision of the Constitution

(March 21, 2007)

Withdraw SDF from Iraq, scrap bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision: JCP Ichida at anti-Iraq War rally

(March 20, 2007)

Government implementing BMD program to be used as shield in U.S. preemptive attack strategy

(March 19, 2007)

Confrontation between ‘all-are-ruling-parties’ and JCP: nationwide gubernatorial elections

(March 16, 2007)

Ruling parties forcibly adopt schedule for public hearing on bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(March 15, 2007)

Shii on TV talks about how JCP is campaigning in Tokyo gubernatorial election

(March 14, 2007)

180,000 people take part in nationwide day of action in opposition to higher tax

(March 13, 2007)

Abe undermines parliamentary democracy by attempting to push through bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision: JCP Shii

(March 9, 2007)

Deregulations force unsafe operations in chartered bus industry: JCP Kobayashi

(March 8, 2007)

PM Abe attempts to break stalemate by pushing for constitutional revision