Japan Press Weekly

(May 10, 2019)

Foreign Minister expresses his intention to review overseas aid to coal-fired power station projects

(May 9, 2019)

Gov’t should ensure parents access to quality childcare service

(May 9, 2019)

10% of company-led childcare centers withdrew from nursery business after receiving state subsidies

(May 8, 2019)

In EU member nations, domestic laws are applied to US forces stationed there: Okinawa study report

(May 8, 2019)

JCP inspects schools accepting foreign children

(May 8, 2019)

Calling for nuclear-free world, 2019 nationwide peace march to Hiroshima and Nagasaki starts

(May 5, 2019)

Koike on BS news program criticizes PM Abe for trampling on constitutionalism

(May 5, 2019)

Children’s Day reminds gov’t of its responsibility to promote value of UN Convention on Rights of Child

(May 4, 2019)

Massive rally in Tokyo calls for 'No' to revisions of war-renouncing Article 9

(May 2, 2019)

Rallies in celebration of 90th May Day in Japan take place at 294 locations across nation

(May 1, 2019)

Shii issues comment on coronation of new emperor

(April 30, 2019)

Learn history of Japanese Americans in concentration camps in US during WWII

(April 30, 2019)

Japan should move toward international ban on AI weapons

(April 28, 2019)

Latest Japan-US Summit signals 'US 1st' bilateral trade deal

(April 27, 2019)

JCP and CDPJ agree to step up talks for fielding joint opposition candidates in national elections

(April 26, 2019)

New visa system launched without adequate preparations to accept more foreign workers

Due to Japan's 'Golden Week' holiday period, our next issue will appear on May 10.

(April 25, 2019)

Pro-constitutionalism forces unite around ex-JCP Lower House member in Osaka by-election

(April 25, 2019)

Gov't will provide small one-off payment to forced sterilization victims

(April 24, 2019)

Civil Alliance: we will start out consensus-building with opposition parties in preparation for summer election

(April 24, 2019)

Gov’t argues against TEPCO’s plan to use foreign workers for decommissioning work at Fukushima Daiichi NPP

(April 24, 2019)

Sports can contribute to better Japan-South Korea ties

(April 24, 2019)

This week's JCP international activities

(April 23, 2019)

Low pay and aging of workers create critical crisis in nursing-care industry

(April 23, 2019)

998 JCP members elected in second round nationwide local elections

(April 22, 2019)

Anti-base ‘All Okinawa’ candidate beats LDP rival in Lower House by-election

(April 21, 2019)

'Threat' recognized in Japan-US '2+2' talks shifts to China and Russia from DPRK

(April 21, 2019)

Japanese and S. Korean lawyers jointly hold symposium on wartime forced labor issue

(April 20, 2019)

Japan-US '2+2' talks reaffirm continuance of Henoko base project, ignoring Okinawans' will

(April 20, 2019)

TEPCO intends to accept foreign workers to work on decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi NPP

(April 19, 2019)

LDP executive remark hints that consumption tax hike could be postponed

(April 19, 2019)

Abe’s submissive stance in trade talks with US will lead Japan into economic ruin

(April 19, 2019)

Corporations driving workers to ‘karoshi’ certified as worker-friendly by Labor Minister

(April 19, 2019)

Shii talks with outgoing Chinese ambassador

(April 18, 2019)

2020 Olympic competition schedule criticized as ‘US TV stations-first’ prioritization

(April 18, 2019)

Zenroren holds internationally-coordinated event with SEIU

(April 18, 2019)

Okinawa JCP protests against murder of Okinawan woman by US sailor

(April 18, 2019)

JMITU asks French ambassador for cooperation in settling Nissan labor dispute

(April 17, 2019)

23-year-old agreement to return US Futenma base to Japan should be fulfilled without conditions attached

(April 16, 2019)

Dockworkers stage 48-hour strike

(April 16, 2019)

Campaigning for second round of nationwide local elections officially begins

(April 16, 2019)

Shii meets with outgoing South Korean ambassador

(April 14, 2019)

JCP Miyamoto criticizes gov't for setting new flight route favoring airliners from North America while ignoring local concerns

(April 14, 2019)

349K households in arrears with national health insurance premiums had their assets seized in 2017

(April 11&13, 2019)

Indonesian farmers opposing coal-fired power plant project ask for JCP assistance

(April 12, 2019)

Olympics minister resigns over his unsympathetic remark about 2011 disaster victims

(April 12, 2019)

Costly nuclear energy losing international competitiveness

(April 12, 2019)

BOJ buys ETFs in the same amount as sell-offs by foreign investors as way to bolster Japanese stock prices

(April 11, 2019)

US-made state-of-the-art fighter crashes into sea off Aomori

(April 11, 2019)

Japan reluctant to ratify ILO conventions