Japan Press Weekly

JCP chair criticizes Aso’s mid-term goal for Japan’s emissions cut

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo said, “Japan’s declaration of the new goal of an 8 percent cut is tantamount to declaring that it will do nothing by 2020. The only alternative should be for Japan to set the goal of a 30 percent cut by 2020 by firmly upholding the 1990 levels as its basis. The 30 percent cut is what the JCP has proposed.”

  North Korea must listen to world opinion

North Korea should take international opinion seriously and not conduct any further nuclear tests and missile launches. It is essential for North Korea to immediately return to the Six-Party Talks without conditions and contribute to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and a peaceful solution to pressing issues.

  The need now is to move away from postal privatization

Postal services are public assets that have increased in value over the years from people’s savings and insurances premiums as well as postage revenues. They have served o support local residents’ livelihoods. Now this has been made a prey to the for-profit corporations since the postal services were privatized.

 The need now is to move away from postal privatization

 DPJ wants to be funded by corporations while proposing a ban on corporate donations

Shii criticizes DPJ for evading questions about Nishimatsu scandal involving Ozawa

Hatoyama resigns as Internal Affairs minister

LDP and DPJ compete to remove Article 9

 Law to establish procedures for constitutional revision must be abolished

 For an increase in Japan’s birthrate

Law change sought for stronger control on taxis from deregulation

 North Korea must listen to world opinion

Shii says draft U.N. resolution sets forth reasoned and calm measures against North Korea

Shii meets with Ecuadorian ambassador

Japan Peace Committee to increase anti-U.S. base and nuclear arms campaign

Government will not appeal Tokyo High Court ruling on Hibakusha

Hidankyo calls for swift overall settlement of Hibakusha lawsuit

Members of democratic medical institutions take active part in campaign for nuclear weapons abolition

Students rally demanding reduction of tuitions

Leader of citizens’ opposition to homeporting of U.S. nuclear carrier runs in Yokosuka mayoral election

Senior health ministry official arrested for involvement in abuse of postage discount system

JCP chair criticizes Aso’s mid-term goal for Japan’s emissions cut