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List of Past issues Cuts in proportional representation seats would enable DPJ to occupy 68% of Lower House with only 42% of votes (July 3, 2010) Cuts in Diet seats are ineffective in saving money (July 3, 2010) Labor office acknowledges first foreign trainee’s death from overwork (July 3 2010) Kan makes deceptive remarks on consumption tax hike (July 2, 2010) What lessons can be drawn from Greek fiscal crisis? (July 2, 2010) 4 opposition parties call on PM to hold debates among party leaders (July 1, 2010) Consumption tax rate at 10 percent!
- Akahata editorial (excerpts)
[Editorial] (July 1, 2010) EPA, FTA will cripple Japan’s family farmers: Shii (July 1, 2010) LDP Okinawa chapter calls for Futenma base to be removed from prefecture ( July 1, 2010) Kitakyushu City appeals judicial order to restore livelihood protection (June 30, 2010) DPJ Edano falsely attacks JCP regarding trade union support (June 28, 29, 2010) DPJ plans to enact a tax hike bill by March 2011 (June 28, 29, 2010) Kan promises Obama realization of Japan-US agreement on Futenma (June 29, 2010) Former JNR workers settle 23-year legal battle over unfair dismissals (June 28, 2010) DPJ manual shows candidates how to explain away policy change to voters (June 28, 2010 ) How can ‘strong economy’ be built with consumption tax hike?
Akahata ‘current’ column
( June 28, 2010) UN urges Japan to have child-friendly education system (June 27, 2010) Is a 10% consumption tax really to benefit social welfare services? (June 26, 27, 2010) Anti-base SDP ties up with pro-base DPJ in election (June 26, 2010) 18-day election battle officially starts (June 25, 2010) Top 20 firms increase their internal reserves by 1.5 trillion yen (June 25, 2010) Proposed cut in proportional representation seats aims to lock out majority public opinion ( June 24, 2010 ) Deficiency in revenues from corporate and income taxes, not from consumption tax
Akahata editorial (excerpts)
[Editorial] (June 24, 2010) Corporate tax is not as high as business circles claim (June 24, 2010) ‘High’ corporate tax is not the reason for their moves overseas (June 24, 2010) PM in Okinawa never touches on Futenma issue (June 24, 2010) Ogata meets with Philippine ambassador (June 24, 2010) Party heads debate consumption tax and Futenma base issue
(June 23, 2010) Iju victory in Okinawa is most effective way of resolving Futenma base issue ( June 23, 2010) 50th anniversary of the revised Japan-US Security Treaty: an outdated and unnecessary military alliance (June 23, 2010) Elementary school next to Futenma base conducts plane crash evacuation drill (June 23, 2010) 2.85 million signatures calling for free education for private high school students submitted to the Education Ministry (June 22, 21, 2010) There is no valid reason for increasing consumption tax: Shii (June 21, 2010) Have big corporations fulfill their responsibility to protect environment: JCP Kasai ( June 20, 2010) Article 9 Association calls for pacifist Constitution to be fully respected (June 20, 2010) Cabinet approval for SME Charter promoted by popular movements: JCP Koike (June 19, 2010 ) Party capable of representing public interests: JCP publishes election platform (June 19, 2010) U.S. military aircraft's sonic boom causes chickens to be trampled to death (June 19, 2010) JCP proposes holding debates among party leaders (June 18, 2010) Election manifestos of DPJ, LDP, and Komei are almost carbon-copies (June 18, 2010) Okinawan village hosting US base adopts ordinance to save endangered birds (June 18, 2010) Sumo association must root out illegal gambling and ties with gangsters
- Akahata editorial (excerpts)
( June 18, 2010) 174th ordinary Diet session closes, JCP prepares for Upper House election (June 17, 2010 ) Media fails to examine PM’s change (June 17, 2010) What is ‘corporate tax’? ( June 17, 2010) Hibakusha feel proud of playing key role at NPT conference (June 17, 2010) Law to provide benefits to former internees in Siberia enacted (June 17, 2010) No need to raise tax to provide better nursing care: Koike
(June 16, 2010) Ichida calls for establishing Ability-to-Pay tax system (June 16, 2010) Kan used to advocate withdrawal of U.S. Marines from Okinawa (June 16, 2010 )
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