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2009 APRIL 22 - APRIL 28 Shii calls on Obama to display initiative in banning nuclear weapons Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on April 28 sent a letter to U.S. President Barack Obama, in which he stated: "I strongly request that you take the initiative for starting international negotiations for the conclusion of an international treaty for the elimination of nuclear weapons." Consumption tax hike will follow pork-barrel scheme for large corporations Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Ichida Tadayoshi stated, "The government's economic stimulus package provides generous handouts only with the view toward winning the general election and is only made possible through a higher consumption tax. It has learned nothing from the past failures in its bankrupt economic policy." Stop the 'anti-piracy' bill which will destroy constitutional principles of peace: Akahata editorial Unlike the special measures law to send Self-Defense Force units to Iraq, the 'anti-piracy' bill, if enacted, will be a permanent law. The task now is for us to scrap the bill to prevent the move to destroy the constitutional principles of peace. ...................................................................................................................................................................... FOR A WORLD WITHOUT NUCLEAR WEAPONS  Shii calls on Obama to display initiative in initiating international talks aimed at banning nuclear weaponsForeign Minister sticks to nuclear deterrence policy while supposedly supporting 'a world without nuclear weapons'...................................................................................................................................................................... POLITICS Consumption tax hike will follow pork-barrel scheme for large corporations...................................................................................................................................................................... 'ANTI-PIRACY' LAW 'Anti-piracy' bill railroaded Stop the 'anti-piracy' bill which will destroy constitutional principles of peace: Akahata editorial...................................................................................................................................................................... CONSTITUTION Ruling coalition proposes rules for Diet council to examine draft constitutionHatoyama says DPJ will initiate discussions on constitutional revision if it takes powerSurvey shows 60 percent of high school students want Article 9 defended...................................................................................................................................................................... NUCLEAR POWER Fast-breeder reactor 'Monju' lacks safety controls...................................................................................................................................................................... LABOR Temporary workers rally to discuss struggles against arbitrary dismissalsWorkers and small business operators hold rally to defend jobs and economyEradicate working-poor from workplaces in local governmentsZenroren holds symposium on late-night shift workCourt recognizes INAX contract workers as workers specified by the Labor Union Law...................................................................................................................................................................... JCP JCP Chair calls for greater effort to win Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly ElectionJCP holds two-day meeting aiming to win struggles against massive dismissals and a victory in two major electionsJCP publishes its May Day slogansJCP Chair Shii and CPV Secretary General Manh agree on joint efforts for nuclear weapons eliminationFuwa interact with Chinese experts in MarxismFuwa meets with CPC International Department headJCP-CPC theoreticians discuss impact of financial crisis on contemporary capitalism and socialismFuwa-CPC theoretical talks end |
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