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Tokyo’s extreme summer heat may adversely affect Olympic athletes
The 2020 Summer Olympics is to take place in Tokyo from July 24 to August 9. There is growing concern that Tokyo’s fierce heat may seriously affect athletes’ health.
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General contractor secretly wins tender for new US base construction in Okinawa
As the majority of Okinawans are opposing the planned construction of a new U.S. military base in the Henoko district of Nago City, Japan’s Defense Ministry secretly decided on a contractor to do the preparatory works for the construction project.
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Hibakusha call on Abe to retract Cabinet decision on Japan’s use of collective self-defense right
Representatives of seven groups of A-bomb survivors on August 6, the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, directly urged PM Abe to retract the Cabinet decision to lift the ban on Japan’s use of the right to collective self-defense.
- POLITICS
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Ex-Japanese soldier opposes Japan’s use of collective self-defense right
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Researchers oppose joint development of weapons by state & universities
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Environmental groups petition US court to have construction of US base in Okinawa stopped
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2014 Defense White Paper highlights the collective self-defense right
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Hibakusha call on Abe to retract Cabinet decision on Japan’s use of collective self-defense right
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General contractor secretly wins tender for new US base construction in Okinawa
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Ex-UN human rights officer expresses concern over Abe’s militaristic policies
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Abe gives last year’s speech at 69th anniversary of atomic bombing of Hiroshima
- US FORCES
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US Forces to start Osprey flight training in eastern Japan
- LABOR
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Zenroren resolves to struggle to bring down Abe gov’t
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Nominees for 2014 ‘Black Corporation’ award announced
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Just 16-yen hike!? It’s too low for minimum wages in Japan
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Work-related deaths increase by 20%
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Government workers will receive first pay raise in 7 years
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Osaka mayor apologizes to union for his political belief survey
- SDF
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Defense Academy student sues his upperclassmen for bullying
- SOCIAL ISSUES
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138 factories emit half of Japan’s greenhouse gases
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Citizens’ panel: ex-TEPCO executives should be indicted for Fukushima disaster
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Don’t send our children to war: Japanese mothers
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Tokyo’s extreme summer heat may adversely affect Olympic athletes
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Loan shark uses sports tour to push for more loans
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School teacher falsely accused of groping clears his name
- ECONOMY
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Drop in consumer spending is more serious than at time of 1997 tax hike
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Higher consumption tax sweeps away wage gains
- PEACE
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Anti-nuke international meeting held in Hiroshima
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Nationwide anti-nuclear weapons peace march arrives in Hiroshima
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Anti-nuclear weapons World Conference in Hiroshima resolves to increase efforts toward 2015 NPT Review Conference
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Anti-nuke World Conference in Nagasaki calls for starting negotiations on Nuclear Weapons Convention
- JCP
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14.3 million petition signatures delivered to Diet via JCP
- WELFARE
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Residents in public housing refuse eviction due to new stadium for Tokyo Olympics
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Pushed by JCP, Tokyo gov’t will improve financial support for care facility operators
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Crowded after school day-care facilities may threaten children’s safety
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Welfare recipients receive less benefits