Japan Press Weekly

(April 19, 2008)

Shii hold talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi

(April 18, 2008)

SDF activities in Iraq violate the Constitution: high court

(April 18, 2008)

Japan paying highway tolls for U.S. soldiers’ visits to Tokyo Disney Resort

(April 18, 2008)

Dismissal of whistleblower for poor tunneling withdrawn

(April 18, 2008)

Five party representatives call for ban on use of temporary workers for day labor

(April 17, 2008)

76 civil engineers sent to assist in SDF operations in Afghanistan and Iraq

(April 17, 2008)

JCP proposes cuts in expensive tuitions

(April 17, 2008)

Okinawa urges government to reinsert the fact of ‘military coercion’ in textbooks

(April 16, 2008)

40% of low-income earners are hesitant to go to see doctor

(April 16, 2008)

Japan has many things to do to break through global food crisis

(April 16, 2008)

Over half of medical workers want to quit their jobs: survey

(April 15, 2008)

Okinawans in Tokyo demand drastic review of Japan-U.S. Status of U.S. Forces Agreement

(April 15, 2008)

Okinawa’s local assembly protests against U.S. forces’ accidental dropping of bombs

(April 15, 2008)

Citizens rally in protest against U.S. serviceman’s murder of taxi driver

(April 15, 2008)

All 23 JCP candidates elected in 10 local assembly elections

(April 13, 2008)

New association established in Tokyo to consider U.S. Yokota Air Base issue

(April 13, 2008)

Symposium held to enact a new law to cut greenhouse gases

(April 13, 2008)

Part-timers at pub-restaurant win late-night premiums in back pay

(April 12, 2008)

Stop U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier from being deployed to Yokosuka

(April 12, 2008)

Supreme Court restricts freedom of expression

(April 11, 2008)

SDF men received training at U.S. bases in Okinawa 81 times in 3 years

(April 11, 2008)

Journalists protest against pressure to ban documentary film

(April 11, 2008)

JCP proposes the bill for revision of the Worker Dispatch Law

(April 10, 2008)

Put N-weapons abolition on the G8 Summit agenda: Gensuikyo

(April 10, 2008)

Hibakusha demands government apology and recognition of all plaintiffs with A-bomb related diseases

(April 10, 2008)

'In a private capacity' he attended political party: NHK official says

(April 10, 2008)

JCP agricultural revitalization policy warmly accepted in Niigata

(April 9, 2008)

JCP Dietmembers protest U.S. over frequent occurrence of U.S. military crimes

(April 9, 2008)

Japan should take up the issue of abolishing nuclear weapons at G8 Summit: JCP Inoue

(April 9, 2008)

More people say 'no' to constitutional revision than 'yes'

(April 9, 2008)

Part-timers file complaint for their unpaid overtime work to be paid

(April 9, 2008)

JCP Ichida meets with Nepalese ambassador

(April 8, 2008)

4 opposition parties join together to repeal health insurance program intimidating elderly

(April 8, 2008)

Union fighting against illegal dismissals of temps at NTT

(April 8, 2008)

JCP urges government to support setting national greenhouse gas emission targets

(April 8, 2008)

Health ministry applies new standards for recognizing A-bomb related diseases

(April 7, 2008)

Constitutional revision advocates taking offensive on two fronts

(April 7, 2008)

Government can no longer put absolute trust in Japan-U.S. alliance:

(April 7, 2008)

560 local assemblies challenge new medical-care system for elderly

(April 6, 2008)

U.S. military police officer questioned by Okinawa police concerning taxi robbery

(April 5, 2008)

Active faults run directly beneath N-power plants in Japan

(April 4, 2008)

U.S. Navy seaman arrested on suspicion of taxi driver’s murder in Yokosuka

(April 4, 2008)

Childcare center non-full-time staff reinstated

(April 4, 2008)

Female regular workers reduced to 47%

(April 4, 2008)

Postal workers’ union wages nationwide action demanding revision of privatization of postal service

(April 4, 2008)

Citizens call for nationwide academic test to be cancelled

(April 4, 2008)

JCP calls for peaceful resolution of Tibet question

(April 3, 2008)

Police question U.S. sailor 11 days after he was taken into custody

(April 3, 2008)

Ruling parties railroad through ‘sympathy budget’ for U.S. military

( April 3, 2008)

Transportation ministry revises the guideline to restrict the outsourcing of cabin attendants