Japan Press Weekly

New evidence of forcible recruiting of comfort women found

A research team headed by a modern Japanese historian has found new evidence supporting the argument asserting the Japanese military’s involvement in the so-called “comfort women” issue in the National Archives of Japan.

Gov’t intends to revive ‘safety myth’ of nuclear power: Shii

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo criticized a draft of the energy plan which ruling parties approved, saying, “They are trying to revive the myth of nuclear power plants’ safety.”

Lifting arms embargo is integral to Abe’s attempt to build war-fighting Japan: Yamashita

Japanese Communist Party Secretariat Head Yamashita Yoshiki protested against the Abe Cabinet decision to replace the Three Principles banning Japan’s arms trade with new three principles allowing exports of weapons and military-related technology.

Lifting arms embargo is integral to Abe’s attempt to build war-fighting Japan: Yamashita

New evidence of forcible recruiting of comfort women found

Gov’t abandons Japan’s arms embargo principles

Amount of subsidies for political parties announced on same day sales tax rate is increased

What is Abe’s advisory panel on security?

Tokyo governor hypocritically receives interest groups’ money

LDP receives large amount of political donations from military industry

Refrain from expanding Japan’s ODA to recipients’ military-related projects: JCP Kasai

 Abe’s National Strategic Special Zone will rip apart people’s lives

Public opposition mounting against Japan’s use of collective self-defense

Your Party should account for Y800 million received: JCP Yamashita

Ie Village assembly protests unopened US parachute falling near residential area

Residents’ efforts win return of US base sites

Japan’s minimum wage lowest among G7 countries

Stop giving tax breaks only to large corporations!: Pensioner

Acceptance of tariff cut on Australian beef violates Diet resolution

Ogata meets with political party executives in Myanmar

Gov’t intends to revive ‘safety myth’ of nuclear power: Shii

DPJ supports exports of nuclear power plants while proposing zero NPP Japan

Hakodate City sues state & power co., seeking halt to NPP construction

Several lawmakers abstain on vote on nuclear power pacts