Japan Press Weekly

Osaka mayor’s remarks an insult to human dignity: JCP Ichida

The Japanese Communist Party and a women’s group on May 13 protested against Osaka Mayor Hashimoto Toru for sympathizing with the Japanese Imperial military’s sex slavery system.

Behind ‘Abenomics,’ financial support to SMEs terminated

Calling for a “bold monetary easing” policy to be implemented, the Abe Cabinet’s “Abenomics” financial scheme is pouring a vast amount of funds into banks. Behind this move, financial support to struggling small- and medium-sized businesses was cut off.

Abe’s take on ‘aggression’ runs contrary to international law

While various international agreements as well as international law firmly identify Japan’s past military action as a war of aggression, Abe’s remarks that state aggression is yet to be defined deny the very legitimacy of postwar international politics.

Chair of Upper House committee fired over neglect of duty

ID number bill passed through Lower House

Japan’s pilots concerned over resuming B787 flights

US soldier and US civilian employee arrested in a row

Drunken US sailor arrested for breaking and entering into school

 Fair employment will be step toward active use of women in workforce

Abe’s growth strategy will promote disposable use of labor

Behind ‘Abenomics,’ financial support to SMEs terminated

JCP is only party fighting against Abe’s anti-people policies: JCP 7th CC Plenum

One in three welfare recipients eats 2 times a day or less

 Exporting nuclear power plants ignores Fukushima crisis

Abe cabinet helps to export Japan’s nuclear power technology abroad

NRA orders Monju fast breeder reactor to stay offline

Abe’s take on ‘aggression’ runs contrary to international law

Osaka mayor’s remarks an insult to human dignity: JCP Ichida

2013 nationwide peace march against nuclear bombs starts

Women’s group submits petitions to Diet to end discrimination against women

Women protest against Abe’s plan of childbirth handbook

Top court rejects Tokyo air raid victims’ demands

DYLJ holds rally to mark 90th anniversary of its founding