Japan Press Weekly

Osaka mayor tries to make Osaka gov’t act as secret police: Shii

Osaka City Mayor Hashimoto Toru conducted a survey of municipal workers’ political beliefs. He intends to change the city government from one working for citizens’ welfare to one working in the capacity of secret police to monitor the political inclinations of residents.

IBM workers continue to struggle against forced resignation

Four IBM Japan workers have been fighting in court, claiming damages arising from IBM Japan’s violation of fundamental human rights by forcing them to resign.

  US should return $ 833.8 million Japan paid for relocating US Marines to Guam

Japan remitted 336 million dollars in FY 2009 and 497.8 million dollars in FY 2010 for the construction of a Guam base. However, the US has so far used only a part of the money Japan has sent. Most of it sits in a Treasury Department account.

Cabinet pushes citizen ID law

Rengo supports Noda gov’t consumption tax hike plan

 US should return $ 833.8 million Japan paid for relocating US Marines to Guam

Neutral Japan without Japan-U.S. Security Treaty will do well

IBM workers continue to struggle against forced resignation

Top court nullifies 4 dismissals by Mitsubishi Paper subsidiary

8 Vietnamese trainees win back pay

Sukiya unfairly rejected collective bargaining talks with union: court ruling

Court rejects ex-Honda contract worker’s demand to be instated as full-time worker

Don’t close public-funded plant: JCP

Japanese democratic teachers’ union seeks global solidarit

JCP Kasai talks with German Left Party member on nuclear energy issue

67 died last year from delay in obtaining medical services due to financial difficulties

TEPCO actually expected tsunami that it said was unexpected

Nuclear emergency facility was useless in Fukushima nuclear accident

Former nuclear plant worker files suit for compensation

Osaka mayor tries to make Osaka gov’t act as secret police: Shii

Japanese ‘Red Purge’ victims seek apology from US

Bar association demands halt to Osaka mayor’s survey on political beliefs