Japan Press Weekly

Bus tour business puts profits first over safety

The background behind a fatal highway bus crash on April 29 is the fierce competition of bus tour businesses triggered by the 2000 deregulation.

Citizens point out excessive power-consuming linear motor Shinkansen plan is ‘outdated'

Residents argued that a plan to construct a linear motor rail system, the Chuo Shinkansen, is behind the times as the system consumes three times more electricity than conventional high speed rail lines.

  Gov’t must make sure all nuclear reactors stay offline

Due to shutdown of the number 3 nuclear reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido for regular inspections on May 5, Japan has no nuclear reactors in operation at this moment for the first time in 42 years.

Diet should uncover facts on Ozawa’s money scandal: Shii

Lower House approves launching of special committee on ‘integrated reform’

JCP supports a Constitution-based Japan: Ichida on May 3

 No need to strengthen Japan-US alliance

Futenma relocation remains unchanged in revised US military realignment plan: JCP Koike

Bus tour business puts profits first over safety

21,000 workers hold May Day rally in Tokyo

190 Dietmembers rally to have PM give up participating in TPP

Japan still wants to join TPP even with another BSE cow found in US?

This week’s JCP international activities

Your Party-backed local mayor excessively cuts public services

700 protesters call for better law to support the handicapped

 Gov’t must make sure all nuclear reactors stay offline

Electric supply meets demand without reactivating NPPs: private research body

Tsuruga NPP located on active fault must be decommissioned

Conference of local gov’t leaders aiming at denuclearization inaugurated

US plans to deploy MV-22 Osprey to Futenma in July

Japan Gensuikyo meets with UN Representative in Vienna

2012 nationwide peace march for abolition of nuclear weapons starts

JCP asked for help by government on women’s participation in politics

Court rejects Tokyo air raid victims’ compensation claim

Citizens point out excessive power-consuming linear motor Shinkansen plan is ‘outdated'

Ichida will work to increase more budgets for culture programs