Japan Press Weekly

Lawyers group protests against suspension of welfare payments in disaster-hit area

The Japan Federation of Bar Associations (JFBA) issued a statement on June 15 expressing concerns over local governments that have stopped payments of welfare benefits to victims of the March 11 disaster who received emergency donations.

Sony dismisses many disaster-hit workers, while discussing restoration

Sony Corporation, a member of the governmental Reconstruction Conference, has announced its intent to dismiss over 150 temporary workers at its subsidiary in disaster-hit Miyagi Prefecture, using the March 11 disaster as an excuse to downsize business operations.

Reconstruction law may help promote deregulation

A basic law for post-disaster reconstruction, paving the way for further deregulation under the guise of revitalization of the Tohoku region, was enacted at an Upper House plenary session on June 20, with a majority vote of the Democratic, Liberal Democratic, Komei, People’s New, and Social Democratic parties.

Gov’t should play active role in compensation for Fukushima accident

TEPCO must pay nuclear damage compensation now: JCP Yamashita

Local assembly in Nara calls for abolition of gov’t subsidies to political parties

 Mageshima Island must not be turned into base for landing practice

DPJ will give its Dietmembers 350 million yen in summer ‘gifts’

Sony dismisses many disaster-hit workers, while discussing restoration

521 TEPCO subcontractors working at crippled nuclear power plant

Sendai’s 107 non-regular workers fight back against unfair dismissals

Shii meets with CPC International Department vice head

JCP member in Minamisoma reports on confusion at time of evacuation

JCP town assemblyman speaks of how devastated Namie Town now is

Lawyers group protests against suspension of welfare payments in disaster-hit area

Bill to cut nursing care services enacted

Naha City rejects Osprey deployment

Reconstruction law may help promote deregulation

JCP sends 6,000 volunteers to disaster-hit areas

Teachers’ union protests against Saitama governor’s remark on ‘Kimigayo’

Tokyo to measure radiation doses at 100 locations

Tokyo gov’t to lease private housing units for disaster victims

Nationwide move toward withdrawal from nuclear power generation

METI chief: we will continue depending on nuclear power

Kaieda calls for restart of suspended nuclear reactors