Medical Association voices concerns over Japan’s entry into TPP

The Japan Medical Association (JMA), consisting of 166,000 doctors, has raised its concern regarding Japan’s participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade pact on the grounds that it could trigger negative effects on the nation’s medical and nursing care systems.

Gov’t disregards citizens’ interests for the sake of alliance with US - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

Foreign Minister Maehara Seiji in the United States on January 6 and gave a lecture at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and held talks with Secretary of State Hilary Clinton.

Unionized, young workers fight for their rights

Young workers, who had never thought about joining a labor union, founded their own union at a small factory in Ozu City, Ehime Prefecture. Their efforts to achieve labor rights have started to change working conditions at their workplace.