Japan Press Weekly

Gov’t still refuses to give public workers the right to strike

The government decided not to grant the right to strike to national government workers, rejecting repeated recommendations by the ILO.

Authorities admit to their unpreparedness and late initial response to N-accident

The government and nuclear energy authorities admitted to the fact that they had not heeded a warning by the Japanese Communist Party about a possible nuclear accident involving a tsunami and that their initial response to the actual nuclear accident was inadequate and inexcusably late.

JCP’s repeated warning of nuclear power’s dangerous risks

Since the beginning of the massive development of nuclear power plants, the Japanese Communist Party has called on all successive governments to make a drastic change in the atomic energy administration and has opposed additional construction plans together with concerned citizens.

Citing ‘reconstruction’, LDP, DPJ & Komei ignore livelihoods

Fragile firefighting framework in Japan

Bolstering countermeasures against possibility of earthquake disaster is urgent in the Tokyo metropolitan area

Business circles see disaster reconstruction as chance to introduce ‘Doshu’ system

US Navy employee causing death of Japanese man in car accident unfairly exempted from prosecution

Kanagawa Gensuikyo calls for removal of N-carrier from Yokosuka Port

Gov’t still refuses to give public workers the right to strike

Court recognizes dismissal of union members as invalid

Individual compensation was a result in 1995 of efforts by quake victims and JCP

JCP in first half of nationwide local elections

JCP’s repeated warning of nuclear power’s dangerous risks

Authorities admit to their unpreparedness and late initial response to N-accident

Set up special desk to consolidate advice from atomic experts: JCP

Pro-nuclear ministry’s bureaucrats become TEPCO’s vice chair

 Restrict the total volume of electricity to large-lot users

JCP collects more than 400 million yen in donations for disaster victims

NHK must adhere to impartial broadcasts: JCP

Promote renewable energy: JCP Yoshii