Japan Press Weekly

JCP gets city to retract faulty childcare support bill

The Japanese Communist Party members’ group of the Sendai City Assembly had the city retract a faulty draft ordinance to “support” young parents.

SDF approach to high school students just after Cabinet decision on collective self-defense stokes public fears

As if moving in step with the Abe Cabinet decision allowing Japan’s participation in collective self-defense, recruitment letters from the Japanese Self-Defense Forces have reached families with high school students.

  Workload for teachers in Japan stands out in world

An OECD survey shows that teaching staff in Japan work 53.9 hours a week on average, more than 15 hours longer than the average number of weekly working hours of teachers in 34 surveyed nations (38.3 hours).

SDF approach to high school students just after Cabinet decision on collective self-defense stokes public fears

Demolition work of old buildings in Henoko begins for new US base construction

Komei Party piles lies on top of lies over the collective self-defense right

Citizens resolve to retract gov’t decision to enable Japan to use collective self-defense right

Parents of SDF personnel oppose Abe’s decision on collective self-defense right

NHK speaks for PM on collective self-defense issue

Scholars: Cabinet decision on collective self-defense is direct challenge to democracy

Citizens hold human chain to protest against venue plan for 2020 Olympics

 Workload for teachers in Japan stands out in world

Non-regular workers sue Japan Post for equal working conditions

National trade union center calls for increase in minimum wages

Another union member sues IBM Japan for ‘lockout’ dismissal

8-hour work day, lessons from WWI

JCP gets city to retract faulty childcare support bill

Shii calls for swift investigation by N Korea into abduction issue

This week’s JCP international activity

Gov’t is disseminating new nuclear safety myth: city mayor

High school teachers call for cancellation of study meeting at SDF base

Gov’t pushes Univ. of Tokyo to support weapons research and development