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Koike: ‘Same job same pay’ principle should be written into labor law
Japanese Communist Party Policy Commission Chair Koike Akira during an NHK debate program demanded that the central government add the “same job, same pay” principle to the Labor Standards Act.
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BOJ’s minus rate policy underlines failure of Abenomics
Japanese Communist Party Vice Chair Koike Akira commented, “Prime Minister Abe had insisted that Japan succeeded in getting out of the deflationary spiral. Ironically, the BOJ decision this time proves that Japan is still in the middle of a period of deflation.”
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Shii issues statement on N. Korea’s ‘rocket’ launch plan
Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on February 3 issued a statement concerning North Korea’s “rocket” launch plan.
- POLITICS
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Rightists strengthen grassroots efforts to gain public support for adding emergency clause to the Constitution
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Yamashita urges PM to secure decent housing for disaster victims
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Economy minister’s resignation will not put end to his bribery allegations: Yamashita
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PM chooses pro-Yasukuni lawmaker to be new economy minister
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Truck drivers and owners will jointly work on antiwar signature-collection drive
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Okinawa Pref. enters another lawsuit against central gov't over US base construction
- US FORCES
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Kadena base receives additional US fighter jets in contrast to gov’t explanation on cuts in Okinawa’s base burdens
- LABOR
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Koike: ‘Same job same pay’ principle should be written into labor law
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‘Early-bird shift’ system for gov’t employees has little effect in reducing overtime work
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Union workers ready themselves for spring wage offensive
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Court nullifies Japan Post’s dismissal of contract worker
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JMIU and telecommunication workers’ union form a new union
- SOCIAL ISSUES
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PM Abe should apologize to us directly: ex-‘comfort women’
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Head of workers’ alpine federation talks about Japanese mountaineering federation involvement in past wars
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Referendum bill on Ikata NPP rejected in local city
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Reactivation of Takahama NPP sparks protest actions around country
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Nobel laureate Omura opposes plan to close evening high school classes in Tokyo
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Visually impaired persons call on Transport Ministry to improve safety at train stations
- ECONOMY
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BOJ’s minus rate policy underlines failure of Abenomics
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Shii presents proposal for economic revitalization
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Abe gov’t seeks free hand to issue bonds in order to finance anti-people budget
- JCP
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Shii issues statement on N. Korea’s ‘rocket’ launch plan