Japan Press Weekly

Keidanren member corporations will resume political donations to LDP

The Japan Business Federation (Keidanren) is planning to resume its former policy to encourage its member corporations to provide political donations to the Liberal Democratic Party to promote their business interests.

DefMin will request largest-ever military budget of Y5 trillion

Japan’s defense authorities have been following the path of military expansion for three consecutive years since Prime Minister Abe Shinzo took office.

7,000 people hold rally to oppose restart of Sendai NPP

In protest against a plan to restart the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima, around 7,000 people on August 30 held a rally in front of the Diet building.

7,000 people hold rally to oppose restart of Sendai NPP

DefMin will request largest-ever military budget of Y5 trillion

Keidanren member corporations will resume political donations to LDP

JCP Hiroshima has called for stronger measures to prevent mudslides

JCP pushes gov’t to meet Hiroshima landslide victims’ requests

 Abe gov’t committing political suicide by forcibly building new US military base

LDP signals its intention to ban popular demonstrations near Diet together with hate speech campaigns

 Abenomics & sales tax hike deal double punch to general public

Abe gov’t to support India’s nuclear development

US Ospreys conduct 1st training exercises in Tokyo

District court: JAL hampers union activity for cancellation of mass dismissal

Japan’s psychiatrists criticize state secrets protection law

Court acknowledges Fukushima nuclear crisis as cause of evacuee’s suicide

2,000 people rally to oppose construction of final disposal facility for nuclear waste

Japanese manufacturing jobs moving abroad

 War remains should be protected to hand down memory of war

Article 9 of Constitution wins first Asia Peace Award

This week’s JCP international activity

 Child poverty program is most pressing task in Japan