Japan Press Weekly

Supplementary budget for relocating fish market to polluted Toyosu site approved

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly at its plenary meeting passed the governor-proposed supplementary budget drafted to relocate the famous fish market from Tsukiji to the polluted former gas plant site in Toyosu.

MV-22, before crashing in sea off Okinawa, repeatedly failed in attempts at aerial refueling

A U.S. report on a U.S. MV-22 crash that occurred in Okinawa late last year was published, attributing the accident to a mistake made by the aircraft’s pilot.

JCP in Diet debate: Gov’t should urge US to hold talks with N. Korea to avert military clash

Japanese Communist Party parliamentarians at off-session Diet committee meetings demanded that the Japanese government push the U.S. to hold direct talks with North Korea in order to avert a military clash.

JCP in Diet debate: Gov’t should urge US to hold talks with N. Korea to avert military clash

Japanese gov’t in response to UN expert rejects all concerns over privacy under conspiracy law

JCP Koike: Proposed interdiction of N. Korean ships is de facto use of force

MV-22, before crashing in sea off Okinawa, repeatedly failed in attempts at aerial refueling

US military vehicle hits pedestrian guardrails in Okinawa

Osprey emits smoke again during repair work

Residents bring complaints against FCLP exercises at US Atsugi base

Labor ministry’s panel begins discussing relaxation of working hour rules

Symposium held to discuss issue of overworked hospital doctors

Supplementary budget for relocating fish market to polluted Toyosu site approved

JCP: Tokyo assembly should fulfill its responsibility to closely monitor governor’s policies

TEPCO is unqualified to run NPPs

Farmers deepen concern over growing control by multinationals of seed market

Protesting against N. Korea’s nuclear test, Hiroshima Hibakusha collect antinuke signatures