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2003 APR 1 - APR 8 NEWS

STOP WAR AND PULL OUT TROOPS
Given the lawlessness and inhumanity of the war of aggression against Iraq, the task now is for the United States and Britain to stop the war and pull out from Iraq without delay. more

IRAQ WAR SHOWS HOW DANGEROUS WARTIME LEGISLATION IS
The ongoing U.S. strike against Iraq throws light on the real danger of the contingency legislation, says Kawamura Toshio, secretary general of the Liaison Council against the Mal-Revision of the Constitution, in an interview with Akahata. more

JOBS ARE HARD TO COME BY
The number of people who have stopped seeking jobs has rapidly increased since 1998, and the tight job market has discouraged many unemployed people from looking for jobs. more

STOP THE WAR
* Stop war and pull out troops: JCP Shii (April 2)
* Government spokesman avows 'faith' in Bush (April 2)
* No tax money for Iraq war (April 2)
* 15,000 condemn lawless war by U.S.and Britain (April 3)
* Sports people get active against war on Iraq (April 3)

'My war with Bush has not ended yet' -- Akahata 'Current' column, April 4
* Actors hold anti-war assembly (April 7)
* 18,000 attend 'World Peace Now' march (April 7)
* High school students take to streets in anti-war demonstration (April 7)

WARTIME LEGISLATION
* Iraq war shows how dangerous wartime legislation is (April 8)

With contingency bills Koizumi further supports U.S. preemptive strike -- Akahata editorial, April 2 (excerpts)
* Opposition parties say 'No' to starting Diet debates on contingency bills (April 3)
* Lawyers petition lawmakers to foil contingency bills (April 4)

MEDICAL REFORM
* Local medical associations demand Koizumi's resignation (April 2)
* Opposition parties submit a bill to reduce people's share of payment for medical treatment (April 4)

ELECTIONS

Change politics to give young people hope -- Akahata editorial, April 8
* Pros and cons of Iraq war (April 7)
* More public figures' support expressed for JCP candidate for Tokyo governor (April 3)
* Betraying workers' wishes, Rengo promises to support pro-war Komei candidates (April 3)
* Prefectural assembly election campaign starts (April 4)
* Shii calls for major JCP advance in simultaneous local elections (April 5)
* Local assemblies are dysfunctional without JCP (April 7)

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
*Okinawans hold 1,000th noon hour demonstration against nuclear weapons (April 5)

LABOR
* Jobs are hard to come by -- Changing employment structure in Japan
* Big business IHI workers come to doubt profit-first corporate values (April 5)
* JCP steel company branch reaches out to workers (April 5)

JCP
* JCP vice chair receives Cuban trade union leader (April 7)
* JCP sends message to PCF 32nd Congress

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