Japan Press Weekly

Young people renew determination to increase efforts to get nuclear weapons abolished

A number of events took place in Yaizu City in Shizuoka Prefecture, on March 1 to mark the 54th anniversary of the U.S. hydrogen bomb test explosion at Bikini Atoll in the South Pacific.

  Don’t hinder efforts to ban cluster bomb!

The Japanese government’s counterproposal is obviously running counter to the international efforts to achieve a total ban on cluster munitions as well as establishing a treaty to achieve this.

JCP chair’s questioning sends shudders through Canon management

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at a House of Representatives committee meeting called for Canon President Mitarai Fujio to be summoned over the company’s inappropriate practice of replacing full-time employees with temporary workers.

Ruling bloc rams through FY 2008 budget in Lower House

JCP criticizes new Iwakuni mayor for accepting deployment of U.S. carrier-borne aircraft

High court supports guilty verdict of bribery on LDP lawmaker

Crimes by U.S. servicemen occur all over Japan

All Okinawan local assemblies adopt resolutions in protest against rape by U.S. Marine

U.S. airman arrested in Okinawa for illegally entering private office

U.S. employee at Kadena AB arrested on suspicion of drug use

JCP chair’s questioning sends shudders through Canon management

Zenroren holds rally to revise Worker Dispatch Law

Zenroren affiliated union stages protest against NTT job cut plan

Health minister expresses intention to address shortage of doctors

Chiba legislature adopts resolution calling for thorough investigation into Aegis destroyer collision

Shii calls for Defense Ministry’s military-first, ‘hush-hush’ attitude to be questioned

JCP study team goes to Europe to study policies combating global warming

Tokyo governor had entertained former management personnel who led ‘Ishihara Bank’ to failure

 Don’t hinder efforts to ban cluster bomb!

Young people renew determination to increase efforts to get nuclear weapons abolished

Gensuikyo calls for global campaign in preparation for 2010 NPT review conference

Fuwa speaks on 75th anniversary of death of Kobayashi Takiji

JCP Shii holds talks with Vietnam Ambassador

Ogata meets with Cuban ambassador to Japan

Shii congratulates new Cuban president

JCP chair meets outgoing Pakistani ambassador

Shii congratulates new president of Cyprus

JCP Ichida attends Bulgarian National Day reception

JCP and Vietnam delegates discuss the youth matters

Opposition parties together submit bill to revoke adverse medical-care system for elderly

 Citizens’ groups stage protests against new medical system for the elderly