Japan Press Weekly

Gov’t should stop harsh collection of scholarship loans: JCP Miyamoto

Japanese Communist Party representative Miyamoto Takeshi requested the government to create a grant-type scholarship system without delay by presenting examples of harsh scholarship loan collection tactics used by a government-funded organization.

JCP gets 1st assembly seat in conservative town of Yamagata

The Japanese Communist Party has successfully sent its first ever representative to the local assembly of a conservative town in Yamagata Prefecture, known as the hometown of two former Lower House members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.

Hard to evacuate residents living within 30km-zone in nuclear accident

Most of the 21 prefectures in designated evacuation zones have recently drawn up an evacuation plan in the event of a nuclear accident, but they are all worrying about how to evacuate their residents to safer areas.

Courts rule vote-value disparities in latest general election unconstitutional

Okinawa assembly adopts resolution protesting the day of ‘restoration of Japan’s sovereignty’

PM has dinners with heads of press to gain media support?

JRP includes constitutional revision in its new program

Tokyoites again sue for noise pollution by US military aircraft

US marines trespass on public areas in Okinawa

Higashi-Fuji residents join forces to block Osprey deployment

Part-time teachers at universities fight back against 5-year contract limit

Ogata meets with CPV official

JCP Dietman talks with groups against child poverty

Tokyo turns down parents’ call for more authorized childcare centers

58 died from delay in seeking medical care due to economic reason

Hard to evacuate residents living within 30km-zone in nuclear accident

Ehime youth forms anti-Ikata NPP group

Power company gives up building nuclear power plant

Kyoto assembly calls for early resolution of ‘comfort women’ issue

Gov’t should stop harsh collection of scholarship loans: JCP Miyamoto

Gov’t textbook screening makes many revised descriptions vague

JCP gets 1st assembly seat in conservative town of Yamagata

Inose’s first budget bill approved

State appeals court decision allowing adult wards to recover voting right

Lawyers request that police control violent behavior toward foreign residents

Wartime Tsushima-Maru tragedy victims seek state compensation in court

Cruel coaching not good for sports

Tokyo’s Shibuya ward calls for dance regulation to be revised