Japan Press Weekly

JCP Inoue criticizes generous handouts to US forces

The U.S. is requiring Japan to pay 4 billion dollars for the expense of transferring U.S. military personnel to Guam. Inoue said, “The upper limit of Japan’s burden is 2.8 billion dollars as specified in bilateral agreement on the relocation. To further raise Japan’s share is unacceptable.”

  NPPs on quake-prone Japan are exceedingly dangerous

If an ocean trench-linked earthquake occurs on the Pacific side of Japan, 10 prefectures will experience a quake of level 7 or higher and the predicted height of tsunamis will exceed 20 meters in 6 prefectures.

Residents worried about ‘war preparation’ against North Korea’s ‘rocket’

The government has deployed about 700 SDF personnel to 3 islands in Okinawa in response to North Korea’s plan to launch a “rocket”, causing local residents to be concerned that the SDF will be stationed on their islands permanently.

AIJ wines and dines pension fund officials

FY 2012 budget enacted with view to impose consumption tax hike

Political parties to receive 32 billion yen in subsidies

JCP Inoue criticizes generous handouts to US forces

Local residents oppose US transfer of radioactive wastes out from aircraft carrier

JCP local representative punished for criticizing USMC

Workers protest against NEC downsizing

Dismissed workers demand regular employment

Union members call for end of working poor in public sector

Residents worried about ‘war preparation’ against North Korea’s ‘rocket’

Stop deployment of PAC3s

USTR presses Japan to ease its food-safety standards

This week’s JCP international activities

JCP Kami demands decrease in health insurance premiums

Osaka City calls for drastic cuts in public services

Ministry to install former police officers at welfare offices

 NPPs on quake-prone Japan are exceedingly dangerous

Citizens’ groups in Chiba demand apology from Tokyo governor over his nuclear plan remark

Protest takes place against restart of Oi NPP

Tokyo education board praises Japan’s past war in supplementary textbook

Osaka Mayor forces city workers to endorse ‘Kimigayo’

Lawyers call for improvement in Japan’s upholding of human rights

Osaka City destroys data illegally obtained regarding city workers’ political beliefs