Japan Press Weekly

Female Mitsubishi Electric worker joins union to resist company’s ‘banishment room’ dismissal tactic

A female Mitsubishi Electric worker joined the Denki-Joho Union, which organizes individual workers in the electronics and information industries, to fight back against the company’s unfair treatment with its use of the “banishment room” tactic.

JCP Tamura raps gov't for not signing COP26 agreement to end coal-fueled power generation

Japanese Communist Party Policy Commission Chair Tamura Tomoko said, "The Japanese government has shown to the world that the country is reluctant to pursue decarbonization, being left far behind the rest of the world."

A9A issues statement calling for protection of Constitution after general election

The Article 9 Association statement calls on its members to stand up against a new impetus to constitutional amendments while confidently moving collaboration with pro-constitutional opposition parties forward.

Shii criticizes Japanese gov't for opposing possible US 'no first use' nuclear policy

A9A issues statement calling for protection of Constitution after general election

JCP Tamura raps gov't for not signing COP26 agreement to end coal-fueled power generation

With help from union, ex-hotel worker in Miyagi succeeds in receiving compensation benefits for corona-caused leave

Female Mitsubishi Electric worker joins union to resist company’s ‘banishment room’ dismissal tactic

Union urges gov’t to introduce legal protection for independent contract couriers

 Labor Standards Act should be revised to eliminate excessively long working hours and workplace harassment

PM Kishida’s policy course of ‘new capitalism’ fails to address gender gap in employment

 Japan should raise its GHG reduction target and end coal-fueled power generation