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2007 DECEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 11


JCP demands full revelation of defense scandal
JCP Chair Shii pointed out that it is impossible to put the special measures bill to a vote within the current Diet session that ends on December 15 and stated, "The Diet should not extend the session. This bill must be discarded after thorough discussions."

JCP Shii: Japan should not obstruct U.S. removal of N. Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism
"A solution to the North Korean nuclear issue will open the way for progress towards the solution of the abduction issue. In order also to resolve the abduction issue, Japan must refrain from hindering other countries from conducting negotiations to solve the nuclear issue," Shii said.

Spanish prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations for total ban on nuclear weapons
Japan Gensuikyo announced that governments of 13 countries have responded to the "Letter to Governments from Nagasaki" adopted at the 2007 World Conference against A and H Bombs calling on world governments to begin talks on an international agreement totally banning nuclear weapons.

DIET

- Labor Ministry has neglected illegal corporate practice of not directly hiring temp workers

- JCP demands full revelation of defense scandal

- JCP Shii: Japan should not obstruct U.S. removal of N. Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism

- LDP decides to extend Diet session again

DEFENSE SCANDAL

- Former Defense chief and Diet members used tax money to attend private conference in U.S.

- Arms industries regard 3-trillion-yen U.S. military realignment as business opportunity

- Japan is forced to pay unusually high cost for U.S. military housing construction

NUCLEAR

- Japan-proposed U.N. resolution will not be effective for abolition of nuclear weapons - Akahata editorial

- Hibakusha urge Health Ministry to drastically revise system to recognize A-bomb related illnesses

- Spanish prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations for total ban on nuclear weapons

MILITARY

- JCP protests U.S. forces' exercises with F-16s and FA-18s at Atsugi

- Stop deployment and practice of PAC-3

HISTORY

- Citizens and history textbook authors petition Education Ministry for retraction of order

- Government must face up to past on occasion of 66th anniversary of Pacific War - Akahata editorial

- Activists take to the streets declaring no to war

- DPJ lawmaker: There was no Nanjing Massacre

ECONOMY

- JCP requests government to take urgent measures to deal with rise in oil prices

WELL-BEING

- Stop consecutive cuts in medical treatment fees

- Ruling parties agree to review law on disabled persons' 'self-support assistance'

- Plaintiffs in hepatitis C lawsuits demand relief for all victims

LABOR

- Stage performers achieve improvement in working conditions

JCP

- JCP delivers donation to Bangladesh cyclone victims

- Shii attends UAE National Day reception


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