Japan Press Weekly

Allowing US access to Japan’s fingerprint database invades privacy: lawyer

Lawyers are criticizing a bill that will enable U.S. investigative authorities to access fingerprint information collected by the Japanese police as an invasion of privacy.

Non-regular workers lose 100 million yen in lifetime income

Non-regular workers earn over their lifetime 100 million yen less than regular workers do, Akahata estimated by using the wage survey data the Labor Ministry released.

Despite fierce criticism, Abe again offers ceremonial tree to military shrine

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Yamashita Yoshiki on April 21 criticized PM Abe’s offering of a ceremonial tree to Yasukuni Shrine as undermining the post-war international order.

Japan’s TV stations keen to do PR for SDF

Local papers criticize gov’t energy plan promoting nuclear energy

Oceanographic institute will develop unmanned military boats despite its own peace policy

Let’s develop single-issue joint struggles into united front: Shii

Scholars stand up against PM Abe’s move to turn Japan into war-fighting nation

Despite fierce criticism, Abe again offers ceremonial tree to military shrine

US military aircraft drops 4 drum cans

At JCP request, state cautions job information firms about misleading ads

JCP calls for joint efforts against adverse revision of Worker Dispatch Law

Gov’t plans to shift some of doctors’ responsibilities to nurses to enable cuts in medical expenditure

Workers’ heavy workload is a matter of grave concern: major fast-food chain admits

Non-regular workers lose 100 million yen in lifetime income

Suicide of an anime worker recognized as work-related

People in Turkey also do not want nuclear power

Nuclear power plants export equals ‘safety myth’ export: JCP Inoue

This week’s JCP international activities

Public opinion stops gov’t welfare program from shutting out the needy

Sit-in against US base construction marks 10th year

Prewar lawyer tells us how to win the trust of neighboring countries

Let’s resist Abe-style educational reform: Shii

Ogata at anti-wiretapping rally talks about his experience being bugged

Victim of wartime oppressive act calls for repealing State Secrecy Law

Allowing US access to Japan’s fingerprint database invades privacy: lawyer

Due to one-week holidays in Japan, the next update will be May 9.