Japan Press Weekly

Okinawa governor again orders state to stop work on US base construction

Okinawa Governor Onaga Takeshi on March 23 gave the Defense Ministry’s prefectural bureau an “ultimatum” to stop within a week the work associated with the planned construction of a new U.S. military base in Nago’s Henoko coastal district.

JCP presence on an Okinawa village assembly brings about change

The Higashi Village Assembly in Okinawa is showing a change in its outlook with the appearance of a Japanese Communist Party assemblyperson, taking a significant step toward opposing the construction of U.S. helipads.

Shii: Ruling bloc’s agreement to legalize collective self-defense right is unconstitutional

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on March 19 condemned the ruling parties for agreeing on a joint document to create a legal framework allowing Japan to exercise the right to collective self-defense.

Planned US base in Okinawa will increase noise pollution: Yamashita

Corporate political donations are ‘unreasonable’: ex-top court chief justice

Court allows ‘vote-value disparity’ in 2014 general election

Gov’t committee vice chair: committee’s role is to rubber-stamp Henoko base plan

Shii: Ruling bloc’s agreement to legalize collective self-defense right is unconstitutional

JCP presence on an Okinawa village assembly brings about change

3,900 people rally to protect Okinawa’s beautiful sea from US base construction plan

14,000 people’s shout of ‘Abe should step down!’ echo around Diet

Okinawa governor again orders state to stop work on US base construction

Japan should abide by Tokyo-Beijing-Seoul statement calling for ‘facing history squarely’

Naha City Assembly protests repeated accidental drops of US aircraft equipment

Public job centers will reject ‘black corporations’ job ads

Ex-junior high school teacher spends 12 years to gain recognition of cerebral hemorrhage as work-related

Large corporations reject even Rengo’s timid wage hike demands

JCP Tatsumi: Gov’t should make efforts for reinstatement of ex-JAL flight crew

Former IT company worker wins 4 million yen in back pay for overtime work

JCP Kira: ‘Black training’ for new employees should be banned

Two utilities in western Japan decide to decommission two nuclear reactors

Existence of nuclear weapons does not lessen risk of war

Shii offers condolences to victims of terror attack in Tunis

Hakodate City will cut national health insurance premiums by 5,400 yen per person