JULY 4-JULY 10 NEWS

=INTERNATIONAL=
JCP sends message to celebrate CPC's 80th founding anniversary
JCP CC Chair comments on CPC 80th founding anniversary in an interview with Guangming Daily

=UPPER HOUSE ELECTION=
 Parties' economic recovery plans compared
JCP-LDP head-on confrontation brought to light in TV debate between party leaders

JCP-LDP direct showdown over Japan's course in 21st century features Upper House election

=2001 WORLD CONFERENCE=
Let's make an 'unequivocal undertaking' of eliminating nuclear weapons put into practice

=OKINAWA=
JCP Shii urges P.M. Koizumi to immediately call on U.S. to hand over suspect accused of rape in Okinawa
as Japan's government had any part to play in handing over U.S. airman to Japan? -- Akahata editorial, July 7, 2001
Iresponsible: JCP on U.S. soldier's arrest, blames Status of Forces Agreement
U.S. soldiers' crimes will not be eliminated as long as U.S. bases exist in Okinawa
Chronology: Incidents caused by U.S. military personnel in Okinawa in 2001

=LABOR=
 Zenroren- and Rengo-affiliated telecom workers unions join forces against
NTT restructuring plan

=KYOTO PROTOCOL=
 Prime Minister Koizumi follows in U.S. footsteps on global environment
issue: Akahata editorial, July 6, 2001 (Gist)

=U.S. FORCES IN OKINAWA=
Okinawan women rally to protest against U.S. soldier's rape

=DEFENSE OF JAPAN=

'Defense of Japan 2001' calls for study on right to collective self- defense

Japan's defense report maintains U.S. war mongering mentality -- Akahata editorial, July 8

=TEXT BOOK=
Tokyo Board of Education extols rightist history textbook

=CONSTITUTION=
150 Buddhists parade in Kyoto against revision of Constitution's no-war clause