2006 NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5 NEWS

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2006 NOVEMBER 29 - DECEMBER 5 NEWS

JCP WILL STRIVE FOR SCRAPPING OF UNCONSTITUTIONAL DEFENSE MINISTRY BILL IN UPPER HOUSE: SHII
Shii said, "This bill goes against the Constitution by remaking the SDF into 'forces to be dispatched abroad'." [MORE]

END POLICY OF INCREASING PUBLIC TAXES AND REDUCING TAXES FOR LARGE CORPORATIONS: JCP KOIKE
"This proposal is absolutely impermissible, because, if implemented, the general public will be forced to pay the bill for the corporate tax cuts by an increase in the consumption tax and other tax hikes." [MORE]

LET YOKOSUKA CITIZENS DECIDE BY REFERENDUM WHETHER TO ALLOW U.S. NUCLEAR-POWERED CARRIER TO BE DEPLOYED TO YOKOSUKA
Allowing a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to replace a conventional one at its homeport at Yokosuka will help enhance U.S. first-strike capabilities and force 30 million residents of the Greater Metropolitan area to live with the danger of possible nuclear accidents. [MORE]

DIET
- JCP Kami demands removal of 'beneficiary-pays principle' from 'self-support assistance law' (December 5, 2006)
- Bill to lift ban on political donations from foreign capital passes Lower House committee after only 2-hour discussion (December 2, 2006)

SDF
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Do not allow revision of laws that will turn Japan into a nation fighting wars abroad -- Akahata editorial, November 30, 2006
- Defense Ministry bill passes through Lower House (December 1, 2006)
- JCP will strive for the scrapping of unconstitutional defense ministry bill in Upper House: Shii (December 1, 2006)

EDUCATION
- Rallies held for scrapping education bill in Upper House (November 26 & 30, 2006)
- JCP Koike criticizes ruling parties for their rush to enact education bill (December 4, 2006)

POLITICS
- LDP readmits 11 'postal rebels' for money and votes (November 29, 2006)

TAXATION
- End policy of increasing public taxes and reducing taxes for large corporations: JCP Koike (December 2, 2006)

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
- Tokyo Governor Ishihara's brainchild new bank creating snowballing deficit (December 5, 2006)

YOKOSUKA
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Let Yokosuka citizens decide by referendum whether to allow U.S. nuclear-powered carrier to be deployed to Yokosuka -- Akahata editorial, November 29, 2006
- More than 10,000 signatures collected in Yokosuka for referendum on U.S. nuclear-powered carrier homeporting (December 1, 2006)

WELLBEING
- Court orders state compensation to Japanese war orphans left in China (December 2, 2006)

LABOR
- Sapporo local union attracts temps (November 29, 2006)

JCP
- JCP and Japan Federation of Bar Associations agree to cooperate (December 2, 2006)

INTERNATIONAL
- Ogata meets with Malaysian ambassador (December 1, 2006)
- Ogata attends Algerian National Day reception (December 1, 2006)
- Ogata attends Romanian National Day reception (December 2, 2006)
- Shii congratulates Ecuadorian president-elect Correa (December 5, 2006)