Japan Press Weekly

  Business circles’ outrageous demand for consumption tax hike

The LDP has a good reason to stick to an increase in the consumption tax rate because this is a firm policy of business circles, the LDP’s most reliable supporter.

JCP Ichida criticizes two LDP presidential candidates

JCP Secretariat Head Ichida criticized the two candidates in the LDP presidential election for promising that they will continue the “structural reform” policy that is increasing poverty and social disparities.

All parties except JCP depend on corporate donations and tax money: 2006 political funds reports

Corporate donations and government subsidies have made political parties degenerate into entities financially separated from the public and led them into corruption as shown in the office expenses scandals.

Ruling parties to submit new bill to continue Japan’s refueling of U.S. warships in Indian Ocean

 Prime Minister Abe to resign with no reflection on his government

All parties except JCP depend on corporate donations and tax money: 2006 political funds reports

With relaxing of restrictions on foreign-owned corporations, Canon donated 40 million yen to LDP

LDP presidency candidates sticking to ‘structural reform’ policy and Japan’s assistance in U.S. wars

JCP Ichida criticizes two LDP presidential candidates

 Let’s repel unjustifiable attack on democratically elected mayor

Staffing agency-dispatched day laborers to get unemployment allowances

Corporate tax rates on Toyota remain unchanged although its profits doubled

 Business circles’ outrageous demand for consumption tax hike

Ogata and Akamine meet Bolivian ambassador

Shii holds talks with CPPCC Chair Jia

The elderly aged 75 and over may have to pay 155,000 yen as yearly medical insurance premium

 It is unacceptable for the government to deny historical fact of wartime ‘mass suicide’ in Okinawa