Japan Press Weekly

  Gov’t should take measures to handle responsibly people with dementia

A health and welfare ministry survey found that the number of unidentified persons taken into protective custody at welfare facilities or hospitals, as of the end of May, came to 346 and that 35 of them have dementia.

Nationwide actions take place on International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

On September 26, the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons, various kinds of anti-nuke actions took place at more than 100 locations across Japan.

Shii at JCP lawmakers’ assembly calls for Diet action to counter Abe’s policies

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on the first day of the 187th extraordinary Diet session at a JCP Dietmembers’ assembly called for Diet debates that will contribute greatly to public movements countering PM Abe’s policies harming the nation.

Shii at JCP lawmakers’ assembly calls for Diet action to counter Abe’s policies

Abe Cabinet’s female ministers associated with extremist groups

Local JCP’s call for disclosure of use of public funds partly met

JCP candidate for local assembly election attracts support from ex-Komei vice chairperson

Citizens stage day of action at opening of Diet session

Japanese gov’t helps US bases in Japan increase their value to 46 billion dollars

High court orders Mitsubishi HI to pay damages to workers

Low-wage part-time workers increasing

Number of ‘working poor’ exceeds 11 million

 Japan should work for a world without nuclear power and tackle global warming

Japan should face up to its past history of aggression

Science Council of Japan: utilities should prepare storage facilities for nuclear wastes

Nationwide actions take place on International Day for Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons

Hokkaido faces serious decline in dairy farming

JCP demands gov’t to tackle rice price slump

This week’s JCP international activities

 Gov’t should take measures to handle responsibly people with dementia