Japan Press Weekly

Spanish prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations for total ban on nuclear weapons

Japan Gensuikyo announced that governments of 13 countries have responded to the “Letter to Governments from Nagasaki” adopted at the 2007 World Conference against A and H Bombs calling on world governments to begin talks on an international agreement totally banning nuclear weapons.

JCP Shii: Japan should not obstruct U.S. removal of N. Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism

“A solution to the North Korean nuclear issue will open the way for progress towards the solution of the abduction issue. In order also to resolve the abduction issue, Japan must refrain from hindering other countries from conducting negotiations to solve the nuclear issue,” Shii said.

JCP demands full revelation of defense scandal

JCP Chair Shii pointed out that it is impossible to put the special measures bill to a vote within the current Diet session that ends on December 15 and stated, “The Diet should not extend the session. This bill must be discarded after thorough discussions.”

Labor Ministry has neglected illegal corporate practice of not directly hiring temp workers

JCP demands full revelation of defense scandal

JCP Shii: Japan should not obstruct U.S. removal of N. Korea from its list of countries sponsoring terrorism

LDP decides to extend Diet session again

JCP protests U.S. forces’ exercises with F-16s and FA-18s at Atsugi

Stop deployment and practice of PAC-3

Stage performers achieve improvement in working conditions

Former Defense chief and Diet members used tax money to attend private conference in U.S.

Arms industries regard 3-trillion-yen U.S. military realignment as business opportunity

Japan is forced to pay unusually high cost for U.S. military housing construction

JCP requests government to take urgent measures to deal with rise in oil prices

JCP delivers donation to Bangladesh cyclone victims

Shii attends UAE National Day reception

Ruling parties agree to review law on disabled persons’ ‘self-support assistance’

Plaintiffs in hepatitis C lawsuits demand relief for all victims

Stop consecutive cuts in medical treatment fees

Citizens and history textbook authors petition Education Ministry for retraction of order

 Government must face up to past on occasion of 66th anniversary of Pacific War

Activists take to the streets declaring no to war calls

DPJ lawmaker: There was no Nanjing Massacre

 Japan-proposed U.N. resolution will not be effective for abolition of nuclear weapons

Hibakusha urge Health Ministry to drastically revise system to recognize A-bomb related illnesses

Spanish prime minister expresses support for starting negotiations for total ban on nuclear weapons