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2005 NOVEMBER 9 - NOVEMBER 15 NEWS

JCP BEGINS DISCUSSING DRAFT RESOLUTION OF ITS 24TH CONGRESS
The JCP Central Committee (23rd Congress) at its 5th Plenum discussed and approved the draft Resolution of the JCP 24th Congress scheduled for January 11-14, 2006 as the first JCP Congress to be held since the adoption of the new JCP Program.

LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY CELEBRATES ITS 50TH YEAR
If LDP politics is compared to a human body, the United States is the backbones; business circles the thighbones, and the bureaucratic apparatuses the ribs. Prime Minister Koizumi's politics has no intention to change this structure.

LDP AND DPJ LAWMAKERS TOGETHER RESOLVE TO PUSH U.S. MILITARY REALIGNMENT
The Liberal Democratic, Komei, and Democratic party members of parliament representing the special interest of the arms industry and their U.S. counterparts have expressed their determination to implement the "interim report" agreed upon by the Japanese and U.S. governments the realignment of U.S. forces in Japan.

POLITICS
* Liberal Democratic Party celebrates its 50th year (November 9-11, 2005)
* Keidanren encourages political donations to promote more pro-business policies (November 9, 2005)
* JCP receives largest number of signatures for various petitions to Diet (November 13, 2005)

'REFORM'
Cutbacks
* Shii: Cutting government jobs is an attack on public welfare (November 10, 2005)

Personnel cuts in public services will worsen nation's welfare and employment -- Akahata editorial, November 15, 2005
* Cultural figures oppose consolidation of national museums (November 10, 2005)
* JCP urges health and welfare ministry not to cut state share of livelihood assistance cost (November 11, 2005)

Postal privatization
* Who benefits from postal privatization? (November 13, 2005)

TAX
* Association to End Consumption Tax will strengthen movement (November 7&9, 2005)

MILITARY
Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
* LDP and DPJ lawmakers together resolve to push U.S. military realignment in Japan (November 11, 2005)

Realignment plan
* Governors urge government to listen to them on U.S. forces realignment (November 11, 2005)
* Governors criticize U.S. military realignment plan (November 12, 2005)
* Koizumi Cabinet approves plan to swiftly complete U.S. military realignment in Japan (November 12, 2005)

Okinawa
* Okinawa governor again kicks new U.S. base plan (November 9, 2005)
* U.S. F-15s in Okinawa caused 110 accidents (November 10, 2005)
* Okinawa's municipality heads oppose new U.S. base plan (November 10, 2005)

Iwakuni
* Deployment of U.S. carrier air wing to U.S. Iwakuni base is unacceptable: municipality heads (November 10, 2005)

Zama
* Zama City Assembly opposes establishment of U.S. Army's new command (November 11, 2005)
* Sagamihara residents hold rally against strengthening of U.S. base (November 14, 2005)

WORLD PEACE
* Committee of Seven for World Peace celebrates its 50th anniversary (November 12, 2005)

PEOPLE POWER
Kakushinkon Movement
* Ways to develop grassroots movement for progressive change in politics held in Yokohama (November 13 & 14, 2005)

Rengo
* Rengo's young workers: No political change can be expected from support for DPJ (November 9, 2005)

Jobs for youths
* 1,200 young people rally calling for decent jobs and decent wages (November 14, 2005)

MINAMATA
* More than 500 Minamata victims file lawsuit (November 15, 2005)

JCP
* JCP CC approves draft Resolution of JCP 24th Congress (November 16, 2005)
* Shii explains draft resolution of the JCP 24th Congress (November 15 & 16, 2005)