Japan Press Weekly

Japan's seniority-based wage system receives record high support

The number of people who support lifetime employment and a seniority-based pay system attained the highest level. Now that many workers receive little compensation for their hard work, they become aware of defects in the performance-based pay system.

Pro-vehicular bias of road administration kills pedestrians

Car accidents involving pedestrians, including children on their way to and from schools, frequently occur across the nation. The rate of pedestrian deaths from vehicular accidents in Japan is three times as much as France’s.

Animation industry workers demand company stop forcible dismissals

Subcontractor workers for Japan’s popular cartoon films such as “Detective Conan” have brought their cases into court in order to stop illegal labor practice in the animation industry.

JCP Kokuta calls for safety regulations on chartered bus industry

Animation industry workers demand company stop forcible dismissals

Japan's seniority-based wage system receives record high support

Ex-mechanics of JAL aircraft want to work again

Global cockpit crews protest Japan Airlines’ unfair dismissals

Youth leaders demand gov’t improve employment opportunities for younger workers

Drivers’ unions urge gov’t to tighten regulations on tour buses

 Gov’t’s intent to deepen military alliance is unacceptable

JCP’s push forced closed plants to return money to local gov’ts

‘Article 9 Association’ spreading throughout northeastern Japan

JCP Shii talks with young people

This week’s JCP international activities

Pro-vehicular bias of road administration kills pedestrians

Gov’t’s sudden hospital sellout plan leads to local residents not receiving required medical services

Gov’t efforts toward women’s empowerment demanded

151 former tunnel workers seek compensation for lung disease

Keidanren seeks increase in consumption tax rate to 19%, decrease in corporate tax rate to 25%

TEPCO was aware of possible power loss at nuclear reactors

Ex-METI official at Diet hearing on nuclear accident: I have no recollection

Controversial Oi town mayor has cozy ties with KEPCO

Do not restart NPPs on the claim of saving money: JCP Ichida

Okinawa governor criticizes Japan-US agreement on conditional return of US bases

Okinawans call for removal of US bases and oppose Osprey deployment on 40th anniversary of the return to Japan

Latest bilateral agreement is useless in reducing Okinawa’s base burdens

JCP Shii calls for halt to construction of maglev Shinkansen system