Japan Press Weekly

Finance minister urged to reconsider consumption tax hike

JCP Koike criticizes government panel’s cuts in tax spending

 Shii says it’s time for government to end subservience to the U.S.

DPJ cabinet uses secret fund, too

JCP protests DPJ for undemocratic steering of Diet

 Government budget screening cuts even things people need - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

Lawyers criticize cuts in number of proportional representation seats

Young researchers criticize budget-slashing measures in science technologies

 Give up new base construction in Okinawa! - Akahata editorial

DYLJ holds its 34th Congress

U.S. military personnel in private vehicles should be charged tolls to use expressways

Area of U.S. military bases in Japan has doubled since 1980

Government urged to extend term of unemployment benefits

Zenroren celebrates its 20th anniversary

National group set up to help establish basic rights of contingent workers

JCP Kami demands cancellation of FTA negotiations with Australia and the U.S.

Wages paid to wives in family-run businesses be tax-deductible expense

JCP Chair Shii and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang hold talks

JCP calls for resumption of additional benefits for elderly

Fathers with dependent children also seek child-rearing allowances

DPJ accepts closure of three metropolitan children’s hospitals

Government urged to make high schools tuition-free without delay

Children’s deaths in childcare centers rapidly increase

Japan Gensuikyo gives speech at International Peace Bureau