Japan Press Weekly

Osaka mayor wants to build modern history center glorifying Japan’s war of aggression

Osaka City Mayor Hashimoto Toru is seeking to build a modern Japanese history center to praise and justify the past war of aggression, while insisting on cutting back budgets related to citizens’ daily lives.

JAL suffers from staff shortage and on-board mishaps

Following its massive dismissals of veteran pilots, cabin attendants, and maintenance personnel under the guise of corporate rehabilitation, Japan Airlines (JAL) is now suffering from numerous mishaps on board its flights.

All local assemblies in Okinawa resolve to oppose Osprey deployment

The Okinawa’s Izena Village Assembly on June 20 adopted a statement in protest against the planned deployment of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft to the U.S. Futenma base. As a result, all 42 local assemblies in the prefecture, including the prefectural assembly, have adopted similar resolutions and statements.

Deregulation behind AIJ fraud scandal

Diet session extended to deal with tax hike bill

Court fails to hold gov’t accountable for murder by US sailor

10,000 workers in Osaka governments will lose jobs

Gov’t pressures national universities to cut their staff wages

JAL suffers from staff shortage and on-board mishaps

Shrinking domestic market motivates companies to go abroad

24,000 people rally in protest against consumption tax hike

JCP Vice Chair attends Luxembourg reception

‘Comprehensive support’ bill for the disabled forcibly enacted

Kanagawa residents protest against closure of public facilities

Tokyo assembly rejects call for referendum on restart of NPPs

Bill enacted to launch ministry-attached nuclear energy regulator

45,000 people surround PM Office to protest restart of Oi NPP

Tokyo to finally conduct 1st radioactive decontamination

All local assemblies in Okinawa resolve to oppose Osprey deployment

Naha mayor and assemblypersons ask JCP for cooperation to oppose Osprey deployment

Okinawans resolve to stop Osprey deployment: 67th anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

3,600 citizens live in ‘Accident Potential Zones’ near Futenma Air Station

10% of 3.11 victims in Ishinomaki need mental care

Osaka mayor wants to build modern history center glorifying Japan’s war of aggression

Court orders Nikon to not cancel photo show of sex slave victims

Japan’s anti-nuclear delegation discusses abolition of nuclear weapons with Malaysian foreign ministry official

Improving of women’s working conditions needed

Penalties imposed on political activities by local gov’t workers illegal

City workers involved in political activities to be dismissed: Osaka mayor

Downloading pirated content criminalized