Japan Press Weekly

2013 spring struggle aims at wage hike of Y10,000 a month

The People’s Spring Struggle Joint Committee, which consists of the National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren) and other unions, has resolved to win a monthly pay increase of over 10,000 yen and an increase of over 100 yen in hourly wage for all workers in 2013 spring wage struggle.

Valuing skilled workers will save Japanese companies: economist

The necessity for Japanese corporations to compete globally is to value workers who develop promising patents, technologies, and skills, said Fujita Minoru, an economics professor at J.F. Oberlin University.

Fukushima farmers trying to recover using solar power

An agricultural producers’ cooperative corporation in Fukushima is trying to rise up out of negative impacts from the 2011 disaster and the nuclear accident with a small-scale solar power system benefitting the community’s farmers and businesses.

Abe asking NATO for help to cope with China reveals his ignorance

 Abe’s back-to-the-past economic policy relying on issuance of gov’t bonds is irresponsible

Party subsidies spoil political parties

Education Minister’s cozy ties with companies aiming to run schools

USS GW crew members arrested one after another

2013 spring struggle aims at wage hike of Y10,000 a month

Sony union fights against massive restructuring

Keidanren’s refusal of meeting wage hike demands will exacerbate deflation

DefMin uses Algeria hostage crisis to revise law on SDF activities abroad

Valuing skilled workers will save Japanese companies: economist

Gov’t to use extra budget for unnecessary large public works projects

More than 1,000 Hanshin-quake victims died in solitude

Kobe Earthquake victims fight against local governments’ relocation order

People on welfare to be forced to accept low wage jobs

DefMin faces strong protest in Okinawa

Teachers strive to defend disabled children’s right to learn

Osakans criticize mayor’s call to cancel high school entrance exam

Tokyo’s new head proposes budget disregarding people’s lives

Fukushima farmers trying to recover using solar power

Together with consumers, farmers start renewable power generation