Japan Press Weekly

Chinese government should adopt stance reflecting point reached in international recognition of human rights: JCP

The Chinese government refused to allow Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and his family members to go to Oslo to attend the Nobel Prize award ceremony held on December 10. Furthermore, it requested other nations to not send their delegates to the ceremony. As a result, how the Chinese government deals with human rights issues has again attracted international attention.

COP 16 reveals Japan’s isolation

The purpose of the 16th United Nations International Climate Change Conference (COP16), which convened in Cancun, Mexico from November 29 to December 10 was to prepare the basis for a new international agreement to counter global warming after 2013 at the COP 17 to be held in South Africa at the end of 2011.

JAL’s forcible dismissal violates ILO conventions

Pilots and cabin attendants of Japan Airlines (JAL) on December 10 requested the International Labor Organization (ILO) to urge the Japanese government to investigate JAL’s dismissal plan and instruct the company to redress the situation.

 Gov’t excuse to increase consumption tax rate - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

Another court rules vote value is unequal

DPJ seeks a single-seat-constituency-only system

Unions file claim against JAL’s unfair labor practices

JAL names 202 crewmembers to be fired

Contract workers urge Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ to fulfill corporate social responsibility

JAL’s forcible dismissal violates ILO conventions

SDF and US forces hold largest-ever joint military exercise

Chinese government should adopt stance reflecting point reached in international recognition of human rights: JCP

Hepatitis B patients ask JCP for cooperation for all-out settlement within 2010

69th anniversary of the start of the Pacific War

Japan’s war compensation remains unresolved

Japan abstains from voting on UN resolutions abolishing nuclear weapons - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

Governments reply to Gensuikyo’s ‘Letter from Nagasaki’

Major publishers to boycott Tokyo anime fair to object restrictions on expression

COP 16 reveals Japan’s isolation