Japan Press Weekly

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Due to New Year holidays, the next issue will appear on January 7, 2011.

JCP local assemblymen working for people-oriented policies

With the addition of two Japanese Communist Party representatives in 2007, a local assembly has undergone a major change in policies: luxurious overseas trips were abolished; medical fees for children under six years old have become free of charge; and tax money in the form of subsidies was returned by a big company. All these policies have been adopted by the Mie Prefectural Assembly.

Tokyo enacts tighter regulations on manga

The Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on December 15 passed an ordinance to toughen regulations on sexual depictions in manga comics and anime films despite mounting opposition from publishers and writers.

DPJ defense guideline reveals hostility toward neighbors

The National Defense Program Guidelines, which the cabinet adopted on December 17, has moved away from the “basic defense concept” maintained by successive governments and has introduced the concept of “dynamic defense force.” It has made clear the fact that the Democratic Party of Japan’s definition of defense is more dangerous than that of the Liberal Democratic Party government.

A 5%-cut in corporate taxes decided

DPJ again betrays public, gives sympathy to US forces

State decides not to appeal, Isahaya dike to open

Major CO2 emitters donated to DPJ and LDP

50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance Where is Japan-US Security Treaty heading? - Part V Use of humanitarian aid as camouflage

Foreign English teachers in Chiba have no social insurance

Seiko Epson cuts out subcontractors while amassing 306 billion yen in reserve funds

A surge in homeless young people

‘Working poor’ surge leads to the rise in ‘housing poor’ Akahata ‘current’ column

Joint struggle body to be formed to support JAL workers

Municipal system for more public jobs for SMEs promoted

DPJ defense guideline reveals hostility toward neighbors

Gov’t calls for building ‘dynamic defense force’

Further arms buildup goes against Constitution: Ichida on new defense guideline

GSDF uses private land for military exercise

JCP local assemblymen working for people-oriented policies

JCP at ICAPP calls for dialogue for settlement of Korean Peninsula issue

More than 10 million signatures in petitions sent to Diet via JCP

JCP Ogata talks with Cambodian Ambassador

Ogata talks with Cuban Ambassador

Ichida attends Qatar’s National Day reception

Ogata attends Brazil’s National Day reception

 Don’t allow lodging business to profit from poverty!

Prime minister must appeal to US not Okinawans

Foreign Minister promises to US a new base on Okinawa

Kan visits Okinawa, acting like the LDP

Tokyo enacts tighter regulations on manga

60 years since ‘red purge,’ victims still fight for restoration of honor

JCP at ICAPP calls for dialogue for settlement of Korean Peninsula issue

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