Shii in statement condemns N. Korea’s missile launch and reiterates need for resolution through dialogue

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on September 15 issued a statement condemning N. Korea’s missile launch, reiterating the need to deal with the situation through dialogue in combination with the tightened economic sanctions.

Japan’s absence in N-ban treaty will evoke global distrust of Japan

With the treaty signing process approaching, a group of atomic-bomb survivors (Hibakusha) visited the Foreign Ministry in an attempt to persuade the Japanese government to sign/ratify the international treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.

Japan Post ordered to end its unfair treatment of non-regular　workers

The Tokyo District Court ruled that “unreasonable” disparities in wages between regular and non-regular workers at Japan Post are illegal, and ordered the company to pay compensation to three fixed-term employees.

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