Japan Press Weekly

Matsushita Plasma Display’s use of independent contractor in disguise is illegal: High court

The Osaka High Court has totally supported a worker who publicly condemned Japan’s major plasma display maker Matsushita Plasma Display Co. for illegally firing him after directly hiring him for five months.

Toshiba promises to not continue discrimination of workers lasting over 40 years

Toshiba Corporation on April 24 reached an agreement with 96 workers, who have been demanding that the electronics giant stop discriminating against workers who are Japanese Communist Party members and other social or political activists, and give them their due promotions and wage hikes.

  No more ‘sympathy’ budget expenditure for U.S forces in Japan!

When Japan enacted the so-called “sympathy” budget in 1978 to pay for extra costs for the stationing of U.S. forces in Japan, the amount was 6.2 billion yen and its usage was limited to payment of fringe benefits to Japanese employees at U.S. bases but has grown to more than 208 billion yen.

New medical system will discourage doctors from providing life-support treatment

 No more ‘sympathy’ budget expenditure for U.S forces in Japan!

Upper House rejects ‘sympathy budget’

U.S. military housing being built outside U.S. bases

JCP in Diet demands nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 demo flight be cancelled

Hibakusha offended by U.S. forces plan to fly B-52s over Hiroshima

Hiroshima mayor asks U.S. to cancel B-52 flights

Court orders Toshiba to pay compensation for worker’s depression

Toshiba promises to not continue discrimination of workers lasting over 40 years

Unionists take part in nationwide action calling for increase in minimum wages

Matsushita Plasma Display’s use of independent contractor in disguise is illegal: High court

JCP announces May Day slogans

GSDF member arrested for murder

Suicide rate among SDF members returning from Iraq is far higher than that of U.S. soldiers

Armed Ground SDF members parade down local streets

Over 7,000 Article 9 associations are engaged in activities throughout Japan

JCP candidate defeats LDP and DPJ candidates in Saitama Prefectural Assembly election

Ruling LDP-Komei bloc defeated by DPJ in Lower House by-election in Yamaguchi

JCP Shii attends Olympic Torch relay reception

U.S. meatpacker shipped risky cuts of beef in violation of a bilateral accord

Farmers’ and consumers’ organizations urge government to act to amend WTO rules

Do not use grain as source of biofuel: JCP Yoshii