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2010 DECEMBER 1 - DECEMBER 7


Shii speaks at meeting of Asian political parties
The Sixth General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties started on December 2 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia with the theme "Asia's Quest for a Better Tomorrow". Japanese Communist Party Shii Kazuo delivered a speech entitled, "Towards Peace and Prosperity in Asia and the World" at the plenary session.

DPJ and LDP do not debate policies but insult each other instead
In the latest extraordinary Diet session, people noticed that the Democratic Party of Japan and the Liberal Democratic Party were ignoring the general public and were insulting each other without bothering to debate their policies.

Japan Peace Conference calls for Asia without military bases or military alliances
Nearly 1,200 people took part in the 2010 Japan Peace Conference from December 2 to 5, calling for a peaceful Japan and Asia without U.S. bases or military alliances. It was held in Nagasaki's Sasebo City which hosts a huge U.S. Naval base.

POLITICS
* 80% of DPJ funding, 70% of LDP come from gov't subsidy
* DPJ and LDP do not debate policies but insult each other instead
* 176th extraordinary Diet session ends
* Public comments are not reflected in budgets
Akahata editorial (excerpts)
US FORCES
50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance
* Where is Japan-US Security Treaty heading? - Part III
AGRICULTURE
* Rebuttals to Kan's excuses to open agricultural market
Akahata editorial (excerpts)
* The first anti-TPP joint struggle formed in primary industries
* High court again orders state to open Isahaya Bay dike
PEACE
* Japan Peace Conference calls for Asia without military bases or military alliances


LABOR
* Chinese trainees and interns seek payment of unpaid wages in court
WELL-BEING
* 580,000 people call for a budget hike for arts and culture
* Tokyo gov't must retract bill to restrict freedom of expression: JCP
* Controversial eself-support' law for the disabled extended
* Korean school tuition waiver process suspended
SCANDAL
* Money from staffing firms goes to DPJ, LDP lawmakers
* Ozawa collects political funds with method of dodging law
JCP
* JCP's political funding comes from grassroots support
* Shii speaks at meeting of Asian political parties
* Shii talks with FUNCINPEC party head
* Shii meets with Cambodian People's Party leader
* Phnom Penh Declaration calls for negotiations for nuclear-free world
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