2006 DECEMBER 13 - DECEMBER 19 NEWS
JCP SHII CALLS FOR STRUGGLE AGAINST IMPLEMENTATION OF ADVERSELY REVISED EDUCATION LAW
Shii stated, "Our future struggle depends on how we can make use of the Constitution. The struggle to defend the Constitution, therefore, will become more important than before." [MORE]
ONLY 4% OF BENEFICIARIES GET 64% OF BENEFIT FROM CAPITAL GAINS TAX BREAK
"The government must end the policy of forcing the public to shoulder more burdens and should levy more taxes on the wealthy who are making enormous profits in stocks speculation," JCP Sasaki said. [MORE]
OVER 40,000 SIGNATURES CALLING FOR REFERENDUM SUBMITTED IN YOKOSUKA
The number of signatures largely exceeded the minimum requirement to make a direct claim to the city for a referendum on the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier's homeporting to Yokosuka. [MORE]
DIET
- Defense Ministry Law enacted (December 15, 2006)
EDUCATION
- Experts who spoke at Diet hearings jointly appeal for thorough discussion on education bill (December 13, 2006)
- Education ministry secretly mobilized local officials at its forums to fabricate favorable opinion on education bill (December 14, 2006)
- Government admits manipulation of public opinion on education law (December 14, 2006)
- Ruling coalition rams education bill through Upper House committee (December 15, 2006)
- Bill to adversely revise education law forcibly enacted (December 16, 2006)
- JCP Shii calls for struggle against implementation of adversely revised education law (December 16, 2006)
TAXATION
- Ruling coalition to reduce burdens on large corporations and increase burdens on the public (December 15, 2006)
- Only 4% of beneficiaries get 64% of benefit from capital gains tax break (December 17, 2006)
BUDGET
-  Abe's policy of prioritizing road construction fails to pass self-imposed litmus test for reform -- Akahata editorial, December 13, 2006
U.S. BASE
- U.S. Marine helicopter accidentally drops a car near beach in Okinawa (December 14-17, 2006)
- Over 40,000 signatures submitted in Yokosuka calling for referendum on U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier's homeporting (December 16, 2006)
LABOR
- Large corporations falsely claim they corrected illegal practice of 'disguised contract work' (December 13-14, 2006)
- Zenroren report calls for struggle to win a monthly pay raise of 10,000 yen at large corporations (December 19, 2006)
WELL-BEING
- Government gives up plan to exclude 90,000 intractable disease patients from medical subsidy (December 19, 2006)
- Senior citizens begin 4-day sit-in for burden alleviation (December 19, 2006)
JCP
- Fuwa gives 1st round of lectures on studying scientific socialism to 400 JCP members (December 14, 2006)
INTERNATIONAL
- Ogata attends farewell reception for Laotian ambassador (December 13, 2006)
- Ogata attends Bahraini National Day reception (December 14, 2006)
- Shii attends opening of Japan-India cultural exchange event (December 15, 2006)
- Ichida and Ishii attend reception celebrating 50th anniversary of Japan's accession to U.N. (December 19, 2006)
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