Japan Press Weekly

World Conference is important venue for nuclear weapons abolition: Gensuikyo head

Working toward the 2015 NPT Review Conference, the upcoming annual international conference held in the two atomic bombed cities is a crucial event to greatly increase the call for a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons, said the head of a Japanese anti-nuclear NGO.

  Eradicate ‘black companies’ from Japan

Japanese workers are standing up to “black companies” which throw away workers after pushing them to work beyond their emotional and physical limits. JCP lawmakers have repeatedly pointed to the harsh labor practices at the major apparel company UNIQLO and the Japanese-style pub chain Watami.

  Okinawans’ 6,000 day-long sit-in blocking US base construction

Okinawa residents’ continuous sit-in action against the construction of a new U.S. base in the sea off the Henoko district has exceeded 6,000 days this month. It has been 17 years since the Japanese and U.S. governments agreed to build a massive on-sea military base at this site as a replacement to the U.S. Futenma base.

Big companies make more profits and pay less tax

Consumption tax hike is needed because of corporate tax cuts: Gov’t official

Abe continues to seek revision of Article 9: constitutional scholar

Defense White Paper endorses Osprey deployment and new US base in Okinawa

US Marine lieutenant arrested for drunk driving

Waseda Univ. pushes part-time lecturers take 6 months off to avoid open-ended job contracts

 Eradicate ‘black companies’ from Japan

PM Abe boasts creation of ‘more jobs’ while more workers give up looking for jobs

Zenroren holds monthly action for end to nuclear power

Applicants for restart of NPPs repeatedly make donations to LDP

Okinawans’ 6,000 day-long sit-in blocking US base construction

Okinawa prefectural assembly wants all Ospreys out

Court orders city to certify South Korean man as Hibakusha

World Conference is important venue for nuclear weapons abolition: Gensuikyo head

Signature campaign launched against interference in schools’ textbook selection

Teachers and parents launch signature campaign for better educational environment

LDP discards anti-‘black corporations’ measures from election platform

Patriotism is the will to die for the nation: DPJ Upper House candidate

Fukushima citizen protests confiscation of her sign questioning nuclear power policy

Hashimoto labels majority of protesters as communists