Japan Press Weekly

JAL forces pilots to retire by sending them blank schedules

Japan Airlines (JAL) is now forcing its pilots and cabin attendants to take early retirement, threatening to dismiss them if the number of applicants for the company’s voluntary retirement plan does not meet its target by October 22. The Japan Federation of Aviation Workers’ Unions is fighting against the company’s radical downsizing, insisting that in order to restructure its management, JAL needs to ensure employment of its crewmembers as an essential component for safety flight.

Does ‘cheap rice’ benefit the public?

The price of rice has been dropping sharply. The financial circles and some media in Japan are trumpeting, “Consumers are happy with the ‘cheap rice’,” and “The low price of rice works to enhance Japan’s international competitiveness and enables market liberalization, which will result in benefiting the public.”

DPJ rift deepens over Okinawa governor’s election

The Democratic Party of Japan is showing party disunity over Okinawa Prefectural governor’s election to be announced on November 11 and polled on 28.

DPJ and LDP work to begin discussions on Constitution

DPJ rift deepens over Okinawa governor’s election

US base construction threatens Okinawa’s ecosystem

JAL forces pilots to retire by sending them blank schedules

Increase minimum wage to boost domestic demand: JCP lawmaker

Peace activists protest SDF military parade

Farmers resolve to oppose government plan to join TPP

JCP chair opposes Japan’s entry to TPP talks

Criticism of political system must be responded to through candid discourse

JCP lawmakers join Japan-ROK Parliamentarians’ League

7.6 million signatures for N-free world submitted to Diet

Does ‘cheap rice’ benefit the public?

Ishihara to push ahead with relocation of fish market to polluted site