Japan Post ordered to end its unfair treatment of non-regular　workers

The Tokyo District Court ruled that “unreasonable” disparities in wages between regular and non-regular workers at Japan Post are illegal, and ordered the company to pay compensation to three fixed-term employees.

Japan’s absence in N-ban treaty will evoke global distrust of Japan

With the treaty signing process approaching, a group of atomic-bomb survivors (Hibakusha) visited the Foreign Ministry in an attempt to persuade the Japanese government to sign/ratify the international treaty outlawing nuclear weapons.

Shii in statement condemns N. Korea’s missile launch and reiterates need for resolution through dialogue

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on September 15 issued a statement condemning N. Korea’s missile launch, reiterating the need to deal with the situation through dialogue in combination with the tightened economic sanctions.