Worker-oriented reforms plus \25,000 wage hike will push up GDP by \34.8 trillion: Labor thinktank

The Japan Research Institute of Labor Movement (Rodo-Soken) published a proposal stating that the implementation of worker-oriented “work-style reforms” and a wage hike of at least 25,000 yen will boost Japan’s GDP by 34.8 trillion yen.

Student loan-induced bankruptcy on rise under Abe government

More and more young people are experiencing personal bankruptcy due to heavy student loan burdens under the policies of the Abe government which keeps increasing funding for the defense industry.

JCP publishes platform for upcoming nationwide simultaneous local elections

Japanese Communist Party Policy Commission Chair Kasai Akira announced the publication of the party’s platform for the upcoming nationwide simultaneous local elections, entitled “For a hopeful living, let us join hands to change politics.”