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  • Three underlying problems concerning the murder of Bin Laden

    Akahata on May 19 carried an article arguing that the killing of Osama bin Laden goes against international law in the struggle against terrorism.

  • editorial  Can loan shark money save disaster victims?

    The Financial Services Agency on April 28 carried out a sudden deregulation to allow money-lending businesses in the East Japan Disaster-hit area to give illegally excessive loans, possibly driving disaster victims into multiple debts.

  • Hiroshima Hibakusha protest US nuclear tests

    Hiroshima Hibakusha and an anti-nuclear weapons civil organization on May 23 held a sit-in action in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in protest against a new form of U.S. nuclear testing reportedly conducted in November last year and in March this year.
  • POLITICS

  • JCP: Stop jointly developing missiles with US

  • Upper House adopts rules on constitutional revision

  • Important national agenda item used as tool for political bargaining
  • US FORCES

  • No to US military beef-up in post-disaster mess

  • Naha City Assembly demands SOFA revision

  • US Army constructs a coastal barrier without Japan’s consent

  • US forces conduct unannounced parachute training at Kadena

  • Japan’s payment for US Marines relocation to Guam exaggerated
  • LABOR

  • JAL contract cabin attendant fights for return to flight duty
  • WORLD

  • Three underlying problems concerning the murder of Bin Laden
  • JCP

  • This week’s JCP international activities
  • WELFARE

  • Gov’t daycare support in disaster-hit area insufficient

  • Gov't panel considers hike in eligible age, cut in pension benefits
  • NUCLEAR CRISIS

  • editorial Gov’t must handle Fukushima crisis responsibly

  • A new regulatory body must work to decommission nuclear power plants: Shii

  • TEPCO leaves N-crisis workers unprotected from airborne radiation

  • N-accident is caused by ‘divine act’: economics minister

  • JCP Inoue calls for termination of ‘Monju’
  • GREAT EAST JAPAN DISASTER

  • editorial Can loan shark money save disaster victims?

  • Shii hands over recovery proposal to PM Kan

  • JCP influences local governments to provide better environment for evacuees

  • JCP opposes corporate entry into fishing industry in disaster-hit area
  • ANTI-N-ARMS

  • Hiroshima Hibakusha protest US nuclear tests
  • EDUCATION

  • Osaka citizens oppose move to impose ‘Kimigayo’ regulation at schools

  • Yokohama lawyers protest agaisnt pressure group praising war


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