Japan Press Weekly

Working conditions overall should be improved before accepting more foreign workers

The Abe government decided on a policy to promote the use of foreign workers. This policy may further worsen overall working conditions in Japan.

  Limited use of right to collective self-defense will lead to unlimited use

The Abe government, by bringing up a 1959 Supreme Court precedent, has worked out a new logic that Japan can “limitedly” exercise the right to “minimum necessary” collective self-defense.

Interviews with four heads of Fukushima’s devastated towns

Akahata ran interviews with four mayors of the towns where all the residents have been evacuated since the Fukushima nuclear accident. All of the four now call for rebuilding their towns to be less dependent on nuclear power plants.

 Limited use of right to collective self-defense will lead to unlimited use

5,000 say ‘No!’ to Abe’s move to use collective self-defense right

Education minister praises imperial rescript on education

Don’t use taxpayer money for relocation of US Marines: JCP Kasai

 Who profits from the revision of National Referendum Law?

Environmental NGOs raise protest against Abe’s basic energy plan

 Don’t include military-related aid in ODA program

Working conditions overall should be improved before accepting more foreign workers

JCP Tatsumi calls for gov’t measures to increase construction workers’ wages

Japan’s major bodies of trade unions will fight back together against bad labor law

Japan’s dockworkers win minimum wage increase after engaging in strikes

Labor authorities urge IBM to halt ‘lockout’ dismissals

Zenroren holds rally to eradicate public sector working poor

Hiroshima Hibakusha meet NPDI ministers

War-renouncing Article 9 gets nomination for Nobel Peace Prize

This week’s JCP international activities

Use of unlicensed help will reduce quality of childcare services: JCP Tamura

Interviews with four heads of Fukushima’s devastated towns

Osaka City Mayor Hashimoto again insults women with sexist comment

Racial discrimination goes against the spirit of Buddhist pilgrimage

Lavish construction works for 2020 Tokyo Olympics arouse controversy

Court again orders gov’t to open troublemaking dike in 2 months