Japan Press Weekly

How can Japan host COP10 while promoting base construction?

Okinawa, Japan’s southernmost islands, is the home of a large diversity of rare species of flora and fauna. The very existence of Okinawa’s rich natural environment is now being threatened by the realignment of the U.S. forces stationed there. The Japanese government’s responsibility is called into question as the chair of the tenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10), which will open on October 11 in Nagoya City.

  US begs Japan for continuation of ‘sympathy budget’ - Akahata editorial

The U.S. government is expressing its desire for an increase in the so-called “sympathy budget” from Japan, warning beforehand against decreasing the “sympathy budget” for the stationing of U.S. military in Japan.

PM Kan and Komei Party cast knowing glances at each other

Almost all parties call for corporate tax cuts

Opposition parties demand Ozawa’s sworn testimony

US F16 fighter jets dispatched from Misawa to Iraq

 US begs Japan for continuation of ‘sympathy budget’ - Akahata editorial

So-called ‘managers’ win unpaid overtime

JAL workers ask for JCP’s cooperation to block radical downsizing

Boost domestic demand to restore nation’s economy: Shii

BOJ again implements zero-interest rate

Major daily editorials stress need for boosting domestic demand

Use Nobel Prize as turning point to strengthen support for universities - Akahata editorial (excerpts)

Tokyo intends to sell school facilities to France

How can Japan host COP10 while promoting base construction?

Environmental NGO calls for cancellation of Henoko reclamation

Ichida: Senkaku should be settled by diplomatic means