Japan Press Weekly

North Korea should cancel ‘rocket’ launch plan: Shii

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on December 1 issued a statement in protest against North Korea’s plan to launch a long-range rocket between December 10 and 22.

General election officially kicks off

In the House of Representatives general election campaign which officially started on December 4, the Japanese Communist Party calls for genuine reform of the 60-year-long Liberal Democratic Party-policies in favor of the U.S. and Japanese business circles.

No more nuclear power in Tokyo: candidate Utsunomiya starts election campaign

As the Tokyo gubernatorial election kicked off on November 29, anti-nuke candidate Utsunomiya Kenji pledged to promote efforts to break away from nuclear power generation in the nation’s capital.

Political party should show vision of Japan’s future: Shii

Y260 million in donations from government subsidized companies to LDP/DPJ may be illegal

Parties except JCP depend more than ever on tax money

A US sailor sent to prosecutors for sexual assault

Students’ employment rate still remains low

Refusal of elderly worker’s reemployment illegal: Top Court

Gender gap in wages increasing in bigger companies

High court OKs JAL’s dismissal of cabin attendant

Women endure more exploitative working conditions (Part 3)

Y193 billion in back pay for overtime paid

Gutting welfare program by DPJ, LDP, Komei, Ishin accelerates deflationary recession

Household incomes go down while big businesses make more profits

 Palestine’s status at UN upgraded

JCP is financially linked with people at grassroots level

JCP Ogata talks with ICAPP chair

Kyuden applies for permission to raise power rates

DPJ & LDP receive NPP-related donations after Fukushima accident

General election officially kicks off

Free election campaigns are essential for democratic society

Osaka mayor absorbed in general election campaign

Online debate distinguishes JCP from other political parties on key issues in upcoming general election

No more nuclear power in Tokyo: candidate Utsunomiya starts election campaign

North Korea should cancel ‘rocket’ launch plan: Shii