Japan Press Weekly

(December 6, 2007)

JCP Shii: Japan should not obstruct U.S. removal of N. Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism

(December 6, 2007)

Former Defense chief and Diet members used tax money to attend private conference in U.S.

(December 6, 2007 )

Ruling parties agree to review law on disabled persons’ ‘self-support assistance’

(December 6, 2007)

JCP delivers donation to Bangladesh cyclone victims

(December 5, 2007)

Labor Ministry has neglected illegal corporate practice of not directly hiring temp workers

(December 5, 2007)

JCP demands full revelation of defense scandal

(December 5, 2007)

Hibakusha urge Health Ministry to drastically revise system to recognize A-bomb related illnesses

(December 5, 2007)

Citizens and history textbook authors petition Education Ministry for retraction of order

(December 5, 2007)

JCP requests government to take urgent measures to deal with rise in oil prices

(December 5, 2007)

Stage performers achieve improvement in working conditions

(December 5, 2007)

Stop consecutive cuts in medical treatment fees

(December 4, 2007)

U.S. Air Force and Marines conduct major joint exercises at Kadena base; local town protests

(December 4, 2007)

Rally held to demand revocation of education ministry instruction on wartime accounts in textbooks

(December 3, 2007)

Japan-proposed U.N. resolution will not be effective for abolition of nuclear weapons

(December 3, 2007)

Defense lawmakers crowd around weapons procurement

(December 3, 2007)

Stop relocation of U.S. War Headquarters to Zama; 13,000 participate in rally

(December 3, 2007)

U.S. sailor arrested for attack on 2 women near naval base in Yokosuka

(December 3, 2007)

Intractable disease patients demand budget increase for treatment

(December 2, 2007)

11,000 rally against government cut in subsidies for Iwakuni City in retaliation for city’s opposition to deployment of U.S. fighter jets

(December 1, 2007)

Japan’s second PAC-3 deployed near Tokyo

(December 1, 2007)

Welfare Ministry intends to reduce livelihood protection benefits

(December 1, 2007)

Court rules Toyota worker died from overwork

(December 1, 2007)

Rally held in Tokyo demanding government redress discrimination against 1,047 railway workers

(November 30, 2007)

Yamada Corp. has won defense contracts at 99.9 % upper limit for spending

(November 29, 2007)

Upper House passes bill to withdraw SDF from Iraq

(November 28 & 29, 2007)

2 labor laws enacted; JCP votes against

(November 27 & 29, 2007)

Newly enacted labor contract law will not protect labor rights

(November 29, 2007)

Ex-vice defense minister arrested for bribery

(November 29, 2007)

Shii meets with Nicaraguan Ambassador

(November 28, 2007)

Scandal-tainted arms dealer bought a total of 15.6 million yen of fundraising tickets from 17 politicians in 12 years

(November 28 & 29, 2007)

JCP mayor reelected for 4th consecutive term

(November 27, 2007)

JCP Yamashita urges prime minister to abandon ‘structural reform’ policies

(November 27, 2007)

Cabin attendants sue JAL and its largest union for secretly collecting their personal data

(November 27, 2007)

JCP Chair Shii holds talks with Vietnamese President Triet

(November 26, 2007)

Japan must end ‘sympathy budget’ supporting stationing of U.S. forces in Japan

(November 25, 2007)

1,200 people participate in Article 9 Association’s 2nd national exchange meeting

(November 24, 2007)

Can Fukuda diplomacy based on Japan-U.S. alliance bring about ‘synergy’ with Asia?

(November 24-26, 2007)

DYLJ holds 33rd congress

(November 23, 2007)

JCP Shii holds talks with prime minister

(November 23-26, 2007)

Let’s scrap new anti-terrorism special measures bill: Japan Peace Conference in Okinawa

(November 22, 2007)

Controversial U.S. private military company guards missile-defense radar installed at U.S. base in Japan

(November 22, 2007)

LDP study panel proposes raising consumption tax by renaming it ‘social services tax’

(November 22, 2007)

Shii holds talks with CPV delegation

(November 21, 2007)

What is ‘Annual U.S. Reform Recommendations’ all about?

(November 21 & 23, 2007)

JCP proposes amendment to the bill to revise minimum wage law

(November 21, 2007)

Nukaga helped construction firm win contract: former regional Defense Facilities Administration Bureau chief

(November 21, 2007)

Fingerprinting of foreign visitors infringes on human rights

(November 21, 2007)

Government Tax Commission proposes consumption tax hike

(November 21& 22, 2007)

Ceremony to mark completion of government Isahaya Bay reclamation project held amid protests

(November 21, 2007)

Government takes measures to curb intense taxi competition