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