Okinawans suffer from Osprey’s noise and low-frequency emissions

Four months have passed since the forcible deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps tilt-rotor aircraft MV-22 Osprey to Okinawa. Okinawans are in fear of crashes and are suffering from the noise from the aircraft.

Individual contractors can exercise labor rights: court

The Tokyo High Court on January 23 acknowledged that audio repairpersons under outsourcing contracts are regarded in the Trade Union Law as workers, and ordered the outsourcer to engage in collective bargaining with them.

Welfare benefits recipients barely able to survive

While the Abe Cabinet is moving to cut livelihood protection benefits, the very lifeline for many needy people, many benefit recipients say that even now they have difficulties in making ends meet.