2002 MAY 8 - MAY 14 JPS NEWS

*Contingency legislation will remove restrictions on SDF use of force abroad (May 8)

*Attack on SDF operating in foreign territory will be 'contingency' (May 9)

*War laws will control rallies and reports (May 10)

*Confusing government statements reveal danger of all-inclusive war legislation -- Akahata editorial, May 12 (excerpts) (May 13)

*Japan pays 4 billion yen for refueling U.S. Forces' ships in Indian Ocean (May 14)

*Demonstration against two sets of life-threatening legislation (May 9)

*Teachers unions of different affiliations struggle jointly against contingency legislation (May 14)

*Christians in network oppose threat to peace (May 14)

*Freedom of speech and media endangered -- Akahata editorial, May 6 (excerpts) (May 10)

*Harm of privatizing postal services -- Akahata editorial, May 11 (excerpts) (May 11)

*Why are ruling parties reluctant to summon Suzuki? -- Akahata editorial on May 9 (excerpts) (May 9)

*Ruling bloc again shields Suzuki under suspicion (May 11)

*LDP gets 1.2 billion yen donation from Isahaya Bay drain corporations (May 14)

*Peace marches for nuclear weapons abolition starts (May 8)

*'Diversity' in employment will only increase 'disposable' workers -- Akahata editorial, May 13 (May 13)

*JCP Ichida calls on Diet to find facts of consulate incidents (May 14)

*Recuperated Ichida comes back to JCP Secretariat head job (May 9)

*Symposium held to demand government's compensation for military sex slavery (May 13)

*Japan AALA announces NGO international conference in Amman canceled (May 11)