Japan Press Weekly

(June 20, 2008)

Social uneasiness increases suicides

(June 20, 2008)

Fishermen call for state support

(June 19, 2008)

U.S. Navy publishes manga in PR campaign for incoming nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington

(June 19, 2008)

Cross-party lawmakers demand an end to policy restraining expenditure on social services

(June 19, 2008)

JCP urges Tokyo governor to come up with energy-saving plan

(June 19, 2008)

Japan and China agree on joint gas development

(June 18, 2008)

Fukuda says time is ripe for decision to increase consumption tax rate

(June 18, 2008)

Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries

(June 18, 2008)

JCP criticizes Tokyo for plan to squander 1 trillion-yen on Olympic-related projects

(June 18, 2008)

JCP requests government swiftly take relief measures for quake victims

(June 17, 2008)

JCP calls on other opposition parties to discuss Diet deliberation on bill to abolish health insurance system for elderly

(June 17, 2008)

Japan Peace Committee demands government reveal all SOFA-related secrets

(June 17, 2008)

Fukuoka City to cut national health insurance premium rates

(June 17, 2008)

JCP Shii delivers additional donations to Sichuan quake victims

(June 17, 2008)

UNHCR offers thanks to JCP for donation to Burma cyclone victims

(June 17, 2008)

JCP Shii visits Vietnamese embassy to express condolences

(June 15&16, 2008)

Big quake hit northeastern region of Japan

(June 16, 2008)

Ainu policy must be drastically reviewed to meet new Diet resolution

(June 14, 2008)

JCP criticizes extension of Diet session

(June 14, 2008)

North Korea promises to resume abduction probe

(June 14, 2008)

JCP has been calling for comprehensive settlement of North Korea issues

(June 14, 2008)

NHK must end its close relationship with politicians

(June 14, 2008)

Labor Standards Inspection Office recognizes Canon worker’s suicide as work-related

(June 13, 2008)

No confidence in PM Fukuda: JCP Kokuta

(June 13, 2008)

Lower House unable to discuss bill to repeal notorious health insurance system due to DPJ boycott

(June 13, 2008)

Top court overturns lower court ruling recognizing political interference in media

(June 12, 2008)

Upper House censures Prime Minister Fukuda

(June 12, 2008)

Shii comments on passage of censure motion against Fukuda

(June 12, 2008)

DPJ was discussing policy coordination while submitting a censure motion against prime minister

(June 12, 2008)

New law to relieve former leprosy patients enacted

(June 11, 2008)

Fukuda's CO2 proposal is thin and cunning

(June 11, 2008)

Government gives up fighting against Sendai and Osaka decisions in favor of Hibakusha but continues to fight in others

(June 11, 2008)

Hidankyo calls for government’s political decision to settle Hibakusha lawsuits

(June 11, 2008)

NHK was unfair in reporting court ruling: watchdog group

(June 10, 2008)

Gensuikyo petitions Foreign Ministry for abolition of nuclear weapons to be taken up at G8 Summit

(June 10, 2008)

JCP wins five seats in Okinawa assembly election

(June 10, 2008)

JCP Ichida comments on Okinawa’s prefectural assembly election results

(June 8, 2008)

Can capitalism hold out? - JCP Chair Shii answers questions on TV program

(June 7, 2008)

Hidankyo urges government to revise A-bomb disease recognition criteria and certify all applicants

(June 7, 2008)

JCP votes against bill to ‘reform’ government employees system

(June 7, 2008)

Diet adopts resolution calling for Ainu to be recognized as indigenous people

(June 6, 2008)

Government wants to send GSDF to Afghanistan

(June 6, 2008)

Upper House passes bill to abolish discriminatory health insurance system for the elderly

(June 6, 2008)

Measures relying on business circles cannot stop global warming: JCP Ichida

(June 6, 2008)

Government gives up fighting against court ruling in support of Hibakusha

(June 5, 2008)

Opposition parties jointly call for abolition of new medical system

(June 5, 2008)

101 municipal heads in Hokkaido sign petition urging G8 Summit to discuss abolition of nuclear weapons

(June 5, 2008)

Top court grants children born to non-Japanese mothers Japanese citizenship

(June 5, 2008)

Five parties to jointly submit bill to make schools quake resistant

(June 4, 2008)

Upper House begins discussing bill to repeal medical system for elderly