2002 MAR 24-APR 2 JPS NEWS

NATIONAL MEETING AGAINST ARBITRARY CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
Union leaders and representatives of the producers and traders' movement and the women's movement discussed ways to effectively develop the struggle against arbitrary corporate restructuring. (April 1)

SUSPICIOUS LAWMAKER KATO MUST RESIGN
New allegations about former LDP Secretary General Kato Koichi leave no room for allowing him to deny charges of illegal fund raising. -- Akahata editorial, March 31 (gist)

PAYMENT TO JCP DIET SECRETARIES IS CLEAR
The Japanese Communist Party rejects a Liberal Democratic Party allegation that the JCP is misusing part of salaries paid by the government to secretaries to JCP Dietmembers. (March 30)

1 million yen membership fee for 'association to make Kato Japan's prime minister' (April 2)

Government poised to submit contingency bills (April 2)

Snow Brand Food union workers protest against 800 sackings (April 1)

Protect the fundamental law of education: educators (April 1)

Yokohama citizens' severe judgment passed on corrupt LDP politics -- Akahata editorial, April 2 (gist)

Japan AALA Solidarity Committee sends a protest letter to Israel (April 2)

JCP sends message to Communist Party of India

A briber of LDP gets suspended sentence (March 27)

FY 2002 budget enacted keeping a lid on money scandals (March 28)

Contingency law supposes guerrillas (March 29)

Tokyo's LDP and Komei try to ban Akahata in Metropolitan Assembly (March 30)

Tokyo government loses bank tax suit (March 27)

Court revokes dismissal of managerial employee (march 28)

U.S. soldier gets 32 months in prison for raping Okinawan girl (March 29)

Machine tool maker agrees to revoke dismissals (March 30)

Foundations of education and research are endangered -- Akahata editorial, March 28 (excerpts)

Mitsubishi Electric workers fight back against wage cut proposal (March 29)

Agriculture minister must resign for misgovernment on BSE issue -- Akahata editorial, March 29 (excerpts)