Japan Press Weekly

  Subcontracted workers at Fukushima N-plant subject to severe health risks

Highly-radioactive compartments have been found at TEPCO’s Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Subcontract workers are tackling the crisis in spite of the severe health risks even five months after the outbreak of the nuclear crisis.

World Conference against A & H Bombs calls for an immediate start of negotiations for a ban on N-arms

The International Meeting of the 2011 World Conference against A & H Bombs was held for three days from August 3 in Hiroshima City. The meeting adopted a declaration, calling for an immediate start of negotiations for an international convention to ban and eliminate nuclear weapons.

JCP proposes 4 points needed to protect children and general public from radioactive contamination

Japanese Communist Party on August 11 issued a proposal to minimize radiation exposure of the general public, children in particular, from radioactive contamination being caused by the ongoing Fukushima nuclear power plant crisis.

Law at people’s expense on nuclear damage compensation enacted

Shii calls for a truly independent nuclear regulatory organ

‘Nuclear Safety Agency’ is patchwork without policy change

PM Kan clings to ‘ultimate’ elimination of nuclear weapons

Agreement between DPJ, LDP and Komei is de facto grand coalition: JCP Kokuta

US in mid-1950s used ‘peaceful uses of nuclear power’ hype to clear path for bringing-in of nukes to Japan

Stop deploying defective Osprey to Futenma base: Akamine

Labor board: JAL’s interference in unions’ voting process is unfair

 FY2011 defense white paper counters the world trend

JCP proposes 4 points needed to protect children and general public from radioactive contamination

JCP Chair Shii talks with Nagasaki mayor

Shii talks with Duarte about convention banning nuclear weapons

JCP issues statement on 66th anniversary of WWII’s end

7,500 childcare workers and parents hold exchange meeting

 Subcontracted workers at Fukushima N-plant subject to severe health risks

Farmers protest in front of TEPCO head office

Gov’t, utilities, and corporations jointly push ahead with NPP export

Local residents killed NPP plan after 8 year struggle

Fukushima farmers and fishers demand compensation

TEPCO: Compensating for radioactive contaminated straw is like ‘fishing in troubled waters’

‘Class-A war criminals’ are really not war criminals: finance minister

Mindan cerebrates Korean liberation from Japanese imperialism

World Conference against A & H Bombs calls for an immediate start of negotiations for a ban on N-arms

Declaration of the International Meeting

Message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

2011 World Conf. against A&H Bombs in Hiroshima

2011 World Conference against A&H Bombs in Nagasaki

Speech by UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Sergio Duarte

JCP Chair delivers speech at anti-nukes conference

Gov’t must withdraw permission for rice futures trading

Tokyo governor: Japan should also conduct nuclear weapons tests

Tokyo governor visits war-glorifying Yasukuni Shrine