Japan Press Weekly

Hibakusha protest against Japanese government’s objection to UN resolution on NWC talks

Hibakusha said that they were appalled to hear that Japan, the only A-bombed nation, opposed the UN resolution to launch negotiations on a Nuclear Weapons Convention.

Japan votes against UN nuclear weapons-free resolution

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo issued a comment criticizing Japan’s vote as “shameful” and welcomed the adoption of the resolution as an important step toward outlawing all nuclear weapons and establishing a world without nuclear weapons.

Dentsu was certified as ‘worker-friendly company’

Japan’s major advertising agency Dentsu, where a 24-year-old worker committed suicide from overwork, has been certified by the Labor Ministry as a “worker-friendly” company.

Abe gov’t decides to extend SDF participation in UN PKO in crisis-ridden South Sudan

 Bill to cut pension benefits in defiance of price rise should be abolished

Agriculture Minister at one time signed anti-TPP petition

JCP Kokuta criticizes ruling bloc for calling only pro-TPP unsworn witnesses to Diet

JCP opposes bills allowing increased military use of space

Okinawa Prefectural Assembly adopts resolution to oppose riot policemen’s racist slurs against local residents

Ruling parties fear reliving ‘nightmares’ over constitutionalism discussions

Aomori residents rally to oppose planned SDF dispatch to South Sudan

Chiba JCP demands cancellation of plan to overhaul US Ospreys at local SDF camp

US sailor in Okinawa arrested for assault

Dentsu was certified as ‘worker-friendly company’

Former Labor Minister apologizes for certifying Dentsu as ‘worker-friendly’ company

Truck drivers’ being overworked due to deregulation triggers major accidents

TEPCO worker seeks official recognition of his depression as caused by Fukushima damage-related work

Tohoku Univ. will review plan to dismiss fixed-term contract workers

Osaka court: 2 Hibakusha suffer from A-bomb diseases

Former Tokyo Gov. Ishihara stalls on explaining about Toyosu fish market problem

System to control polluted groundwater at Toyosu market site has failed: Tokyo JCP

Ponder the meaning of the words “what is truth? left by Prince Mikasa

34 science faculty deans call for more funds and staff for basic research

Japan votes against UN nuclear weapons-free resolution

Hibakusha protest against Japanese government’s objection to UN resolution on NWC talks