Japan Press Weekly

136 unions established in last 4 months

Temporary workers, including those who were laid off, are joining existing unions or organizing their own unions in many parts of the country to struggle to win full-time regular positions, demand that their dismissals be revoked, and file complaints about employers’ illegal labor practices with the labor bureaus.

JCP protests against sending MSDF destroyers to waters off Somalia

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, “The regulation of pirates’ criminal activities should be a police responsibility. Japan should not dispatch its military units overseas, but provide financial and technical assistance to Somalia and its neighboring countries to help them tighten patrol activities in nearby areas. This is what the nations concerned want from Japan.”

LDP and DPJ must come clean about acceptance of illegal donations

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, “We strongly demand that the LDP and DPJ take steps to investigate the allegations. There are many ways they can do so. The DPJ actually called for political donations from public works contractors to be banned in its election platform and submitted a bill to the Diet to this effect.”

LDP and DPJ must come clean about acceptance of illegal donations

DPJ secretary-general says change of power should expedite discussion on constitutional revision

 At issue is international effort to establish effective financial regulation

DPJ leader broke party’s pledge to ban corporate donations

Minister insists on his ignorance of ‘donations from Nishimatsu’

Political parties subsidized by government also receive corporate donations

Nationwide actions held against tax increase

Guam legislature committee chair says decision to move U.S. Marines to Guam was made without listening to concerns of residents

136 unions established in last 4 months

 Overcome economic crisis through wage increase and job creation

Young workers stand up against Sony subsidiary

JCP protests against sending MSDF destroyers to waters off Somalia

SDF vessels have prepared for possible casualties in anti-piracy mission

JCP raps SDF deployment to Somalia for breaking with the Constitution

 Anti-piracy pretext must not justify sending SDF abroad

Take urgent measures so that all students can graduate high school: JCP

 Corporate entry into agriculture will destroy regional farming

Government advisor calls for agricultural deregulation

Survivors of Tokyo Raid in rally call for state compensation for victims