Japan Press Weekly

(November 1, 2008)

Court Decides to retry ‘Yokohama Incident’ case

(October 31, 2008)

Government’s stimulus plan won’t protect the public from ailing economy

(October 31, 2008)

More than 30,000 children living without health insurance

(October 31, 2008 )

Nagoya District Court orders Toyota and Denso to pay compensation for work-related mental depression

(October 31, 2008 )

High Court recognizes nurse’s death from overwork as work-related

(October 31, 2008)

Former JCP vice-chair Ueda Koichiro dies

(October 30, 2008)

Stop spoiling major banks that bully SMEs: JCP Sasaki

(October 30, 2008)

U.S. airplane that crashed failed to report flight schedule

(October 30, 2008 )

People’s Spring Struggle Joint Committee holds meeting to discuss 2009 struggle

(October 30, 2008)

Fuwa meets China’s party training institute deputy head

(October 29, 2008 )

It is sheer folly for Japan to pay costs of relocating U.S. Marines

(October 29, 2008 )

JCP Inoue urges the government to call on the U.S. for cancellation of air strikes in Afghanistan

(October 29, 2008)

JCP Sasaki says finance bill fails to improve availability of loans to smaller firms

(October 28, 2008)

Raising consumption tax is suicidal for domestic demand

(October 28, 2008 )

JCP calls for government efforts for safe birth

(October 28, 2008)

Federation of Bar Associations urges government and companies to give redress to Red Purge victims

(October 27, 2008 )

10 billionaires received tax breaks amounting to 18.3 billion yen in FY 2006

(October 26, 2008)

Toyota fires workers even while earning one trillion dollars in profit

(October 26, 2008)

Calls for a new order to deal with worldwide financial crisis

(October 25, 2008 )

Airplane bound for Kadena Air Base bursts into flames after landing

(October 25, 2008)

Agriculture Ministry instructed its local offices to make use of tainted imported rice as staple food

(October 24, 2008 )

Shii calls for electoral verdict to be given on LDP-DPJ ‘grand coalition’ aimed at wrecking Constitution

(October 24, 2008)

Declassified document reveals that Japan gave up primary right of jurisdiction over crimes committed by U.S. servicemen

(October 24, 2008)

JCP chair questions prime minister’s moral standards

(October 24, 2008)

Shii calls on government to give strong guidance to banks

(October 23, 2008)

True colors of DPJ

(October 23, 2008 )

Ruling LDP continues to insist on assisting the U.S. war in Afghanistan

(October 23, 2008)

3,500 small business owners hold rally calling for change in politics

(October 23, 2008 )

JCP calls on Tokyo government to improve obstetrics system

(October 22, 2008)

Gensuikyo secretary-general report: Call for a world free of nuclear weapons won wider support in US

(October 22, 2008)

Japan must make earnest efforts to combat global warming

(October 21, 2008)

Ichida says DPJ is competing with LDP for wrecking Constitution

(October 21, 2008)

Political parties (except JCP) receive 8 billion yen in government subsidies

(October 21, 2008)

DPJ official says it will change government interpretation of Constitution if it takes power

(October 20, 2008)

Video-streaming of Shii’s questioning on temporary workers attracts massive favorable comments

(October 20, 2008)

JCP in Diet urges government to stop assisting in U.S. war against Afghanistan

(October 20, 2008)

5,000 rally for better medical and nursing care services

(October 20, 20008)

2,000 people in Anti-Poverty Network rally demanding decent work and bright future

(October 19, 2008)

JCP Koike stresses importance of banning corporate donations to political parties

(October 18, 2008)

Yokosuka peace organizations express protest against U.S. N-sub Ohio’s entry into port

(October 17, 2008)

Supplementary budget enacted

(October 17, 2008)

Shii says JCP will fight against bill to extend Self-Defense Force deployment in the Indian Ocean

(October 17, 2008)

Pensioners hold rallies demanding abolition of new discriminatory health insurance system

(October 17, 2008 )

LDP and DPJ must equally explain their cozy relations with multi-level marketing industry

(October 17, 2008)

Conservationists advise protection of dugong in Okinawa

(October 17, 2008)

Article 9 Association launched by educators

(October 16, 2008)

JCP urges LDP to set up question-time session with JCP

(October 16, 2008)

Abolish discriminatory health insurance system for elderly: JCP Koike

(October 16, 2008)

4 opposition parties jointly call for abolition of unjust healthcare program

(October 16, 2008 )

DPJ lawmakers have helped multi-level marketing industry