Japan Press Weekly

(December 1, 2020)

US forces in Okinawa report record COVID-19 cases, but refuse to disclose quarantine locations

(December 1, 2020)

Support to women amid pandemic urgently needed

(November 28 & 30, 2020)

Rally held to oppose use of soil from 'killing zone' in Battle of Okinawa for Henoko base project

(November 30, 2020)

Realignment of regional banks will harm local economies

(November 28, 2020)

LDP accumulates 17.8 billion yen from public subsidies

(November 28, 2020)

Additional emergency benefits to be paid to students facing financial difficulties due to pandemic, as demanded by JCP

(November 27, 2020)

Shii criticizes China's foreign minister over Senkakus

(November 26, 2020)

Medical workers will suffer 10% cut in winter bonus despite their heroic fight against COVID-19

(November 25, 2020)

JCP Kami demands abolition of Trump-Abe trade deal

(November 25, 2020)

Abe's explanation conflicts with hotel receipts for banquets on eve of cherry blossom-viewing parties

(November 25, 2020)

Keidanren seeks further deregulations while supposedly criticizing neoliberalism

(November 24, 2020)

Part-time teachers at public junior high schools win payments for unpaid overtime

(November 23, 2020)

More than \8.6 billion in secret funds went to Suga during his tenure as chief cabinet secretary

(November 22, 2020)

JCP Koike criticizes gov't decision to review 'Go To' campaigns as too little, too late

(November 22, 2020)

Calling for an end to military alliances and foreign military bases, 2020 Peace Conference held online

(November 21, 2020)

Japanese and S. Korean Hibakusha organizations jointly call on nations in Six-Party Talks to ratify N-ban treaty

(November 21, 2020)

80% of 3 trillion yen medical support budget left untouched

(November 21, 2020)

Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors ask JCP for cooperation for Japan's ratification of N-ban treaty

(November 21, 2020)

JCP welcomes Diet resolution calling for carbon-free Japan

(November 20, 2020)

Teachers' union formed at Yamaha music school

(November 20, 2020)

Climate emergency declaration adopted in Lower House

(November 19, 2020)

Opposition-drafted bill for equal treatment of non-regular workers should be discussed without delay

(November 19, 2020)

Suga government begins pressing SCJ to accept military-academia research collaboration

(November 19, 2020)

70% in opinion poll support demand for 'dual surnames'

(November 19, 2020)

Suga Cabinet ministers pay membership fees to Moonies

(November 18, 2020)

Major contractor for Tokyo Olympics may be in violation of organizing committee’s code stipulating employer responsibility

(November 17, 2020)

Firm insistence upon 2020 Summer Olympics amid COVID-19 would damage reputation of Olympic movement

(November 17, 2020)

JCP Koike demands that gov't make public the details of RCEP talks

(November 16, 2020)

Ex-analyst at Goldman Sachs and current PM Suga's advisor coldly insists shakeout of SMEs in Japan

(November 14, 2020)

JCP criticizes disqualification of pro-democracy Hong Kong lawmakers

(November 14, 2020)

Japan MOFA: Regional tensions and conflicts are caused by N-weapons

(November 14, 2020)

Japan-proposed negative N-resolution receives record-low support in UN

(November 14, 2020)

Tamura demands review of ‘Go To’ travel subsidy campaign

(November 14, 2020)

This week's JCP international activities

(November 13, 2020)

Kasai criticizes EPA with UK for leading to limitless liberalization of Japanese rice market

(November 13, 2020)

Labor Ministry urges large firms to pay leave allowance to non-regular workers due to labor union and JCP efforts

(November 12, 2020)

Gov’t should hurry to improve COVID-19-related measures before compiling 3rd supplementary budget

(November 12, 2020)

Despite pandemic situation, total assets of Japanese billionaires top 20 trillion yen

(November 12, 2020)

Miyagi governor agrees to reactivate Onagawa NPP without obtaining residents’ consent

(November 11, 2020)

JCP Miyamoto in Diet deliberation calls for giving top priority to safety in gov’t COVID-19 vaccination program

(November 11, 2020)

World's scientists call on nuclear-weapons states to join N-ban treaty

(November 10, 2020)

Shii comments on 2020 US presidential election

(November 10, 2020)

Women's rights NGOs in Japan call for lifting Japanese women's rights to international levels

(November 10, 2020)

Okinawa governor angry at high frequency of crimes by US soldiers even under pandemic situation

(November 8, 2020)

Japan should seek to build relationship on equal footing with next US administration

(November 8, 2020)

Chiba citizens rally to demand cancellation of SDF Osprey deployment

(November 7, 2020)

Opposition parties submit bill to improve gov’t subsidy program for SME workers

(November 7,2020)

Number of takeoffs and landings of US military aircraft at Yokota AB hits record high

(November 6, 2020)

DYLJ calls for gov’t action to reduce students’ burden of paying tuition fees during corona crisis

(November 6, 2020)

JCP in Kanagawa urges Defense Ministry to continue providing US Osprey flight information