Japan Press Weekly

Japan spends lowest amount on education among OECD nations

Japan’s ratio of its education expenditure to GDP was the lowest among 28 member states of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in 2007, an OECD report said on September 7.

What Japan should do against the strong yen

The following is an interview with Japanese Communist Party Policy Commission Chair Koike Akira on what kind of urgent measures should be taken against the strong yen:

Anti-US base forces win majority in Nago

On September 12, local elections took place in municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture. In the Nago City Assembly election, JCP candidate Gushiken Toru and other 15 candidates supporting City Mayor Inamine Susumu, the opponent of the new U.S. base construction in the city’s Henoko district, won the majority of seats.

DPJ government’s first defense white paper stresses importance of US Marines

US DoD: Ospreys will be deployed in Japan

Forest to be razed to build housing complex for US Navy

Minimum wages will be increased

Government must protect SMEs from effects felt by strong yen: Yoshii

What Japan should do against the strong yen

Elderly people’s rally calls for elimination of isolation of elderly

JCP: Save facilities for disabled

US Marines plan to replace Camp Schwab’s barrier on Henoko beach

Dangerous Ospreys may possibly be deployed in Henoko

Anti-US base forces win majority in Nago

Japan spends lowest amount on education among OECD nations

Decrease in number of farmers marks record-high

Government must put a stop to falling rice price: JCP Kami

Corrupt lawmaker Suzuki will go to jail

Fishermen on 300 boats protest over Isahaya dike issue

Actors and artists demand increase in budget for culture