Japan Press Weekly

Policy toward China differs between Japan and US

A two-plus-two meeting of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee on October 3 offered a glimpse of a subtle difference between Japan and the United States in their policy toward the rise of China.

Union settles with Nestle for labor dispute under OECD guidelines

The Nestle Japan Labor Union has reached a settlement with Nestle Japan regarding their 31-year-long labor dispute, the first ever case resolved in Japan in accordance with the OECD Guidelines for multinational enterprises.

Court recognizes hate speech as racism

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi applauded the judgment made at the Kyoto District Court that recognized hate-speech demonstrations near a Korean school as racial discrimination.

Policy toward China differs between Japan and US

Assemblypersons’ overseas study tours were ‘pleasure trips’: court rules

9 ministers visit shrine of Tennno’s ancestral deity

Bar association opposes bill to protect ‘secret information’

More local gov’ts want to invite casinos

1,100 citizens rally to oppose Japan-US joint military exercise using Ospreys

Union settles with Nestle for labor dispute under OECD guidelines

500 professors fight in courts against massive wage cuts

Convenience store worker succeeds in regaining his job after court battle

Gov’t council demands lifting of ban on day labor

Consumption tax rate will increase to 8% amid uncertain economic outlook

PM must retract decision to increase consumption tax to 8%: Shii

People voice anger at gov’t decision to raise sales tax

Low income earners pay more in consumption tax relative to income: private think tank

Majority of Nishiyodogawa residents sign petition in defense of Article 9

Develop public opinion against right to collective self-defense: Article 9 Association

This week’s JCP international activities

Largest-ever number of households lives on welfare

TEPCO compensates for damages caused by harmful rumors in Saitama

Ex-Fukushima plant worker talks about TEPCO’s sloppy management of radioactive water

Court recognizes hate speech as racism

 Japan should keep its pledge to world to cut 25% of its greenhouse gas emissions

Environmental NPO and Fukushima farmers jointly build solar power plant