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2006 APRIL 26 - MAY 9 NEWS JAPAN AND U.S. CONFIRM 'TIMELY AND THOROUGH' REALIGNMENT OF U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN With Japan and U.S. agreeing on the details of the plan to realign U.S. forces in Japan, the U.S. urges Japan to implement the agreement and pay the greater part of the total cost of 3 trillion yen for strengthening the functions of U.S. bases in Japan. [MORE] 4,000 PEOPLE RALLY TO DEFEND CONSTITUTION Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo in his speech to the rally said, "Advocates of amending Article 9 are aiming to enable Japan to fight wars abroad. An overwhelming majority of the people will say 'No' if they know the real aim of the constitutional revision." Shii called on participants to join forces to form a national majority on the single point of opposing constitutional revision. [MORE] JCP CHAIR AT MAY DAY RALLY CALLS FOR SOCIAL SOLIDARITY IN STRUGGLE TO DEFEND LIVING STANDARDS AND PEACE JCP Chair Shii Kazuo in a speech at the 77th May Day Central Rally called for "social solidarity" to develop a unified struggle in defense of living standards and peace, and to pave the way for changing politics. [MORE] U.S. MILITARY REALIGNMENT Relocation cost - U.S. military realignment costs Japan 25,000 yen per capita - April 27, 2006 - Lawless's cost estimate of 3 trillion yen is lawless: Shii - April 27, 2006  - Stop monetary support for U.S. war policy - Akahata editorial (excerpts), April 28, 2006Japan-U.S. agreement - Japan-U.S. ministers in 2+2 meeting confirm 'timely and thorough' realignment of U.S. forces in Japan - May 3, 2006 - On the Joint Statement from Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee meeting: JCP Policy Commission Chair - May 3, 2006 - Final agreement on realignment of U.S. bases in Japan is unacceptable to local government heads - May 3, 4, 2006 - Citizens protest over U.S. military realignment - May 9, 2006 Okinawa - Ginoza Village Assembly unanimously opposes construction of a new U.S. base - April 29, 2006 - No reduction expected in Okinawa's burden of U.S. bases: Japan-U.S. 'roadmap' - May 8, 2006 - Local mayor opposes use of U.S. Kadena base by JSDF - May 7, 2006 Aircraft carrier and command - Kanagawa governor and Yokosuka mayor raise doubts about 'safety' of U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - May 9, 2006 - 31 local groups oppose new U.S. command at Camp Zama - May 9, 2006 OUTER SPACE - LDP sets out to prepare new law allowing use of outer space for military purposes- May 7, 2006 CONSTITUTION AND EDUCATION LAW - Don't allow revising Fundamental Law of Education - April 27, 2006 - Over 4,700 Article 9 associations formed - April 28, 2006 - Government seeks mal-revision of education law in this Diet session - April 29, 2006 - 4,000 people rally to defend Constitution - May 4, 2006 'CRIME OF CONSPIRACY' BILL - Rallies held to block 'crime of conspiracy' bill - April 27, 2006 - 'Crime of conspiracy' bill must be scrapped: JCP Ichida - May 9, 2006 LABOR Gender discrimination - Women workers win 10 year court struggle over gender discrimination - April 26, 2006 - Bill to revise equal opportunities law fails to eradicate gender discrimination in workplaces - April 28, 2006 May Day - JCP May Day slogans - April 26, 2006 - May Day actions held at 371 venues in Japan - May 2, 2006 - JCP Chair Shii at May Day rally calls for social solidarity in struggle to defend living standards and peace - May 2, 2006 5 YEARS OF KOIZUMI GOVERNMENT - Let's bring Koizumi government to an end by people power - Akahata editorial (excerpts), April 26, 2006 - To shift from the dog-eat-dog politics - Akahata editorial (excerpts), May 7, 2006FAULTY BUILDINGS - 8 suspects in fake quake resistance data arrested, questionable legal system remains - April 27, 2006 BANKING - SMBC ordered to suspend selling derivatives - April 28, 2006 MINAMATA DISEASE - JCP calls for political responsibility to be invoked to relieve all Minamata disease patients - May 2, 2006 - JCP calls for relief of all Minamata disease patients - April 30, 2006 - About Minamata disease - April 30, 2006 NUCLEAR WEAPONS ABOLITION - Anti-nuclear nationwide peace march starts - April 26, May 7, 2006  JCP- JCP Shii meets with Chinese Counsellor Kong - April 26, 2006 - JCP Ogata meets Romanian ambassador - April 26, 2006 - JCP talks with people of faith - April 28, 2006 |
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