Japan Press Weekly

(April 16, 2007)

Defend local small business shopping areas as community property

(April 15, 2007)

National achievement test: Government aims at neo-liberal reform in education

(April 15, 2007)

JCP Ichida calls on Okinawans to support to JCP-backed candidates in Upper House and Ginowan City mayoral elections

(April 14, 2007)

Two major adverse bills bulldozed through Lower House

(April 14, 2007)

Government starts studies on right of collective self-defense

(April 13, 2007)

Bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision rammed through Lower House committee

(April 13, 2007)

5,000 people rally against bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 13, 2007)

U.S. forces realignment bill passes Lower House committee

(April 13, 2007)

JCP Chair Shii holds talks with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao

(April 13, 2007)

Ichida attends reception welcoming Chinese Premier

(April 12, 2007)

‘Jobs bank’ goes against calls for a ban on officials’ ‘parachuting’ to private sector

(April 12, 2007)

JCP is engaged in fierce contests in latter half of local elections

(April 12, 2007)

‘Prompt critical’ suspected at Shika N-plant

(April 12, 2007)

Shii attends banquet for Chinese premier

(April 12, 2007)

Ogata meets Venezuelan ambassador to Japan

(April 11, 2007)

22 local bar associations express opposition to hasty enactment of constitutional revision procedures bill

(April 11, 2007)

Rightist Dietmembers intending to completely rewrite Preamble and Article 9 of Constitution

(April 13, 2007)

Local JCP working for reduction in burden of national health insurance premium

(April 11, 2007)

Association for Non-nuclear Government calls for government effort for nuclear weapons abolition

(April 11, 2007)

Labor Ministry uses staffing agency while instructing it to end illegal practices

(April 10, 2007)

JCP issues statement on results of first half of nationwide simultaneous local elections

(April 9, 2007)

JCP-backed candidate loses Tokyo gubernatorial election

(April 9, 2007)

Local assemblies state objections to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 8, 2007)

TEPCO disguised N-plant parts to evade state inspection

(April 7 and 10, 2007)

U.S. meatpackers repeatedly exporting beef to Japan without proper U.S. government certificates

(April 7, 2007)

Cabinet approves bill to establish ‘NSC’ modeled after U.S.

(April 7, 2007)

Revision to Broadcast Law to allow government intervention in TV programs

(April 7, 2007)

Okinawans rally against history textbook screening

(April 7, 2007)

Return foreign cultural property plundered by Japan during Japan’s occupation: JCP Ishii

(April 6, 2007)

Majority of speakers at public hearing express opposition to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 6, 2007)

Conservative Dietmembers calling for constitutional revision launching campaign in rivalry with Article 9 Associations

(April 6, 2007)

Uranium mishandled at NFI Tokai Works

(April 5, 2007)

A step forward for amendment to Civil Code needs to be made in the Current Diet session

(April 4, 2007)

Government bill excludes most of part-timers from equal treatment

(April 4, 2007)

Diet without PM debates with party heads reflects dilemma for LDP and DPJ

(April 4, 2007)

Religious leaders submit to Diet 7,200 more signatures in opposition to bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(April 4 and 5, 2007)

Hibakusha request cabinet to revise criteria for certifying A-bomb diseases

(April 4, 2007)

70% of municipalities are without obstetrics care in Nara Pref.

(April 1, 2007)

Earthquake hits Noto Peninsula

(March 31, 2007)

Tokyo punishes another 35 teachers for refusing to stand for Hinomaru and Kimigayo

(March 31, 2007)

Cabinet decides to extend Iraq special measures law

(March 31 & April 2, 2007)

Education ministry orders revision of war history in textbook

(March 31 & April 1, 2007)

Electric power companies report 97 of irregularity cases at N-plant operations

(March 30, 2007)

Government deeply involved in enshrinement of war criminals at Yasukuni

(March 30, 2007)

U.S. forces concealed toxic substance leaks at U.S. Yokota Base

(March 30, 2007)

JCP and German Rosa Luxemburg Foundation set about theoretical exchanges

(March 28, 2007)

Ruling coalition submits to Diet a revised bill to establish procedures for constitutional revision

(March 28, 2007)

JCP chair exchanges views with NPC vice chair on improving Japan-China ties

(March 28, 2007)

Ogata meets with president of China Society of History of Sino-Japanese Relations

(March 27, 2007)

Court orders major insurer to cancel its plan to abolish field salesperson system