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2005 AUGUST 24 - AUGUST 30 NEWS LET US GIVE OUR NO-WAR VERDICT IN THE GENERAL ELECTION The Liberal Democratic Party has published its manifesto for the general election declaring that the party will set in motion the establishment of a new constitution to change the basic structure of Japan. [more] FOR WHOM POLITICAL PARTIES ARE CAMPAIGNING Politics that curry favor with business circles for the purpose of receiving corporate donations won't help improve people's living standards. [more] JCP CHAIR AND CHINESE VICE FOREIGN MINISTER HOLD TALKS Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei discussed the Six-Party Talks on the North Korean nuclear program, the issue of the Japanese prime minister's visits to Yasukuni Shrine. [more] POLITICS General election * JCP says proposal for DPJ-LDP debate is unreasonable (August 27, 2005) * JCP: U.S. military bases should be major election issue (August 26, 2005) Let us give our no-war verdict in the general election -- Akahata editorial, August 27, 2005 * Shii expounds reliable opposition's view of new politics (August 30, 2005) * General election announced, JCP publishes appeal to the public (August 30, 2005) For whom political parties are campaigning -- Akahata editorial, August 28, 2005 Local elections * JCP candidate wins by-election in Kochi (August 29, 30, 2005) Money and politics * 'State-run' parties have the vice of advocating privatization (August 23, 2005) * Keidanren controls LDP: JCP Shii (August 29, 2005) Postal privatization * DPJ lawmakers back postal privatization from the outset (August 25, 2005) TAXES * Business circles to propose extra period of corporate tax breaks (August 24, 2005) * 670 billion yen in tax breaks for top 10 companies (August 26, 2005) * LDP, Komei, and DPJ say consumption tax increase is their option (August 29, 2005) CORPORATE WELFARE * Mitsubishi Heavy Industries receives more money in subsidy on R&D than small enterprises combined (August 29, 2005) LABOR * Local government employees union renews determination to stop privatization of public services (August 23-24, 2005) U.S. FORCES * U.S. military truck crashes during training on Okinawan highway (August 25, 2005) NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION * Letters to the United Nations and National Governments * Nagasaki Peace Declaration JCP Shii meets with Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Wu Dawei (August 26, 2005) |
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