Japan Press Weekly

Austrian prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations on total ban of nuclear weapons

Japan Gensuikyo received a reply from the Austrian prime minister to the “Letter to Governments from Nagasaki” that called on governments in the world to start negotiations on a treaty totally banning nuclear weapons.

U.S. Marine arrested for raping 14-year-old girl in Okinawa

In Okinawa, U.S. servicemen have repeatedly committed vicious crimes, including a gang-rape of an elementary school girl in 1995. Okinawans bitterly resent the recent crime and strengthen their call for the removal of U.S. bases.

JCP Shii in the Diet denounces Canon for using temps as ‘disposable workers’

Shii strongly urged the prime minister to fundamentally change the Worker Dispatch Law into a law that protects the rights of temporary workers.

FY 2007 supplementary budget approved despite Upper House rejection

JCP Shii in the Diet denounces Canon for using temps as ‘disposable workers’

U.S. Marine arrested for raping 14-year-old girl in Okinawa

Union members urge Canon to fulfill its corporate social responsibility

Japan’s major Buddhist sect launches Article 9 Association

Japanese dairy and livestock farmers are in crisis due to skyrocketing feed prices

JT Foods ignored complaints about Chinese-made frozen food

NHK faces crisis

Local residents file lawsuit in a bid to block relocation of U.S. carrier-borne aircraft to Iwakuni base

Otaru City residents continue to struggle to prevent military use of their port

Foreign Ministry official walks out of meeting with JCP petitioners after expressing displeasure

Opponent of U.S. carrier-borne aircraft deployment puts up good fight in Iwakuni mayoral election

 Let’s renew determination to step up movement for abolition of nuclear weapons at Bikini Day events

Austrian prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations on total ban of nuclear weapons

Ogata meets with Venezuelan governing party leader

Shii attends Vietnamese New Year reception

Ogata meets with Indian parliamentary members

Ogata meets with Nepalese ambassador

 Stop the new ‘medical-care system for the elderly’

High blood pressure patients to be excluded from health checkups under new medical-care system for the elderly

Tokyo ordered to pay 27.6 million yen over ‘Kimigayo’ suit