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JCP Shii criticizes Medvedev’s visit to Kunashiri
Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on November 1 published a comment in protest against the visit to Kunashiri Island, one of the Chishima Islands (Kuril) which have been historically Japan territory, by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.
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DPJ breaks its public promise by accepting corporate donations
The Democratic Party of Japan on October 26 announced that it will accept political donations from corporations and other political interest organizations, which the party had suspended since the change of government in September 2009.
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Japan-US business circles call for Japan’s entry into TPP
Japanese and U.S. business circles are increasing their calls on the Japanese government to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), a multilateral free trade agreement lifting all tariff-barriers, which is raising concerns among Japanese farmers.
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Historical record of Japan-Russia territorial question
The Japanese Communist Party, since it published a statement on the Chishima Islands in 1969, has called for the return of the islands as well as Habomai and Shikotan islands to Japan. The JCP’s Program states that Japan should “[s]eek to achieve the return to Japan of the Chishima (Kurile) Islands as well as the Habomai Islands and Shikotan Island, which are historically part of Japan.” This is a reasonable claim based on the historical record.
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A base-free Okinawa can achieve self-sustained economy
Japanese Communist Party representative Akamine Seiken at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on November 1 stated that the return of all U.S. bases in Okinawa will bring about economic benefits of 915.6 billion yen to Okinawa and demanded that the government make efforts to get these U.S. base sites back to Japan.
- POLITICS
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Japan-US business circles call for Japan’s entry into TPP
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Increase budget for culture: JCP Miyamoto
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DPJ breaks its public promise by accepting corporate donations
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JCP exposes severe tax levying resulting in suicide
- US FORCES
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Not Henoko but Hawaii will undergo Ospray-related environmental assessment
- LABOR
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Court orders JAL’s largest union to pay compensation for privacy abuse
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Zenroren calls for regulations on fixed term employment
- JCP
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JCP Shii and Ichida meet with Arab ambassadors
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Fuwa speaks at Japan AALA 55th anniversary meeting
- WELFARE
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Please abolish law to ‘help’ the disabled to be self-reliant!
- OKINAWA
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A base-free Okinawa can achieve self-sustained economy
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Not Henoko but Hawaii will undergo Ospray-related environmental assessment
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Iha calls for Futenma base removal in campaign for Okinawa governor
- ENVIRONMENT
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Promote conservation of biodiversity based on newly adopted protocol
- YOUTH
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DYLJ resolves to increase efforts for organizational build-up
- TERRITORIAL ISSUE
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Shii: Russian president’s visit to Chishima goes against fair solution to territorial issue
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Shii’s statement on the Russian President’s visit to the Chishima Islands
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Historical record of Japan-Russia territorial question
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JCP Hokkaido committee protests against Russian leader’s visit to Kunashiri
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JCP Shii criticizes Medvedev’s visit to Kunashiri