Japan Press Weekly

3,129 seek injunction to halt US flights over Futenma

A group of 3,129 people living in the vicinity of the U.S. Futenma base in Okinawa on March 30 filed a lawsuit seeking an injunction against U.S. aircraft flights.

Non-regular workers win Sony’s retraction of dismissals

Sony’s fixed-term contract workers in Sendai City have successfully forced the company to retract their dismissals supposedly necessitated by the negative impact on corporate profits due to the 3.11 disaster.

NISA advisors on stress tests paid by nuclear energy businesses

Four advisors to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) which assesses stress tests conducted on nuclear reactors accepted approximately 16 million yen from nuclear energy-related corporations and organizations between FY2006 and FY2010.

Consumption tax hike bill submitted

Nationwide actions held against consumption tax hike

National papers all call for higher consumption tax

Gov’t uses \140 million for TPP promotion ad in major papers

US forces should remove PCB waste: JCP

3,129 seek injunction to halt US flights over Futenma

Loopholes on use of temps remain in new rules

Non-regular workers win Sony’s retraction of dismissals

Court nullifies dismissal of temp worker

Unfair rulings delivered on ex-JAL crewmembers

Supreme Court turns down citizens’ call for ‘right to live’

Electric companies opposed stronger anti-disaster measures at nuclear plants

Citizens file case against restart of Ikata NPP

11 million live within 50km of nuclear power plants

3,000 in Ibaraki rally against nuclear plants

NISA advisors on stress tests paid by nuclear energy businesses

Lawyers work to get all nuclear accident victims relieved

DPJ goes against its own manifesto and approves fish market move

 Stop SDF’s illegal monitoring of the public

Court orders state to compensate for asbestos-induced health claims