Japan Press Weekly

(March 8, 2024)

Rally held to promote gender quota system in Diet

(March 7, 2024)

Yamazoe: Gov’t should not accept US plan to lift Osprey flight ban

(March 6, 2024)

Union urges Tokyo gov’t to withdraw its unfair dismissals of 250 school counselors

(March 6, 2024)

Decade after Japan’s ratification of UN treaty for persons with disabilities

(March 5, 2024)

US military-related expenses paid by Japan amount to more than one trillion yen

(March 5, 2024)

Shii talks with Indonesian ambassador

(March 4, 2024)

Environment Minister: Japan will no longer shoulder US military’s PCB waste treatment

(March 3, 2024)

Miyamoto: Study-now-pay-later program nothing to do with tuition-free higher education

(March 2, 2024)

‘Bikini Day’ commemoration participants protest against Putin’s nuclear war warning to the West

(March 1, 2024)

US military chopper flies at very low altitude over Saga airport runway

(March 1, 2024)

Let’s step up campaign for a Japan without nuclear weapons!

(February 29, 2024)

Gov’t keeps hidden documentation of deal with US over release of Japanese war criminals in exchange for settlement of US H-bomb test incident

(February 29, 2024)

Compensation for noise pollution at US bases totals about \70.4 billion

(February 29, 2024)

Fukushima citizens protest against 4th ocean discharge of radioactive Fukushima water

(February 28, 2024)

‘Ishin’ lawmaker makes hate speech against foreigners on provisional release from detention as asylum seekers

(February 26 & 27, 2024)

Kishida gov’t seeks to introduce contingency legislation forcing flower growers to plant potatoes

(February 27, 2024)

\135.3 million in back taxes be levied if LDP slush funds are regarded as income

(February 25, 2024)

Japanese banks invest or loan \7 trillion to N-weapons companies

(February 22 & 25, 2024)

This week’s JCP international activities

(February 23, 2023)

JCP creates center in Noto region to support quake-affected people

(February 22, 2024)

Motomura: Revised ‘three principles’ allowing arms exports will increase likelihood of international conflicts

(February 22, 2024)

Shiogama, Japan’s major tuna fishing port, was adversely affected by US H-bomb test 70 years ago

(February 22, 2024)

Motomura demands that Japan resume its contributions to UNRWA

(February 21, 2024)

No-confidence motion against minister having close ties with Moonies rejected

(February 21, 2024)

Nagasaki ‘black rain’ victims urge gov’t to recognize them as ‘Hibakusha’

(February 20, 2024)

MSDF evades 1974 notice by calling worship of Yasukuni Shrine ‘history learning’

(February 20, 2024)

Unlike Japan, international standards for air accident investigations focuses on prevention of recurrence

(February 19, 2024)

Majority of major countries put ban or restrictions on political donations from businesses and interest groups

(February 9 & 14, 2024)

5.5 tons of radioactive water leak at Fukushima nuclear power plant

(February 18, 2024)

Female non-regular government workers paid less than 40% of male regular government workers’ wages

(February 17, 2024)

165 MSDF personnel also worshipped at Yasukuni Shrine

(February 16, 2024)

‘With no added burden’ on people in tackling falling birthrate is false

(February 16, 2024)

Interest in socialism growing among world’s youth

(February 15, 2024)

Shiokawa demands that PM Kishida oust minister in charge of religions for ties with religious cult

(February 15, 2024)

Tamura calls on Japanese gov’t to take action to prevent full-scale attack by Israel on Rafah

(February 14, 2024)

Koike: Survey on LDP slush funds far from satisfactory

(February 11 & 12, 2024)

Rallies to oppose ‘national origin myth’ holiday held at many locations in Japan

(February 10, 2024)

JCP Takahashi calls for gov’t measure to enable Noto quake victims to stay at secondary evacuation sites

(February 8 & 10, 2024)

Union calls on gov’t to increase number of flight controllers based on lessons learned from fatal Haneda Airport collision

(February 6, 7, & 10, 2024)

This week’s JCP international activities

(February 9, 2024)

Tamura talks with local organizations in quake-hit Noto region regarding industrial recovery

(February 8, 2024)

JCP continues to be committed to return of all Chishima Islands to Japan

(February 8, 2024)

JCP Kasai calls for Shika NPP on Noto Peninsula to be decommissioned

(February 7, 2024)

Civil group asks JCP to work to create law to educate young people regarding accurate information about sexuality

(February 6, 2024)

Reformist polls well against conservative rival in Kyoto City mayoral race

(February 6, 2024)

Opposition-backed female candidate defeats LDP-endorsed incumbent in Maebashi City mayoral election

(February 5, 2024)

LDP Sugita denies there was Korean forced labor in wartime Japan

(February 4, 2024)

Shii criticizes US strikes on pro-Iran armed groups

(February 4, 2024)

Abusive comments about women’s appearance and age made by LDP brass reveals LDP’s adherence to patriarchy and male domination

(February 4, 2024)

JCP Secretariat Head Koike meets with Cambodian opposition party head