Japan Press Weekly

Y12.3 billion paid to workers in back wages for overtime in 2013

The Labor Ministry has recently announced that it ordered 1,417 companies to pay 114,880 workers a total of 12.3 billion yen in back pay for overtime work in FY 2013.

Osaka City will closely monitor the needy

The Osaka City government, in cooperation with a credit-card company, is seeking to monitor and control what welfare recipients spend their livelihood protection benefits on.

Shii in New Year address: Let’s put end to Abe’s runaway policies

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at the New Year assembly expressed his determination to make full use of the JCP’s enhanced strength in parliament to thwart the Abe government’s plot to turn Japan into a war-capable nation in the 70th year following the end of World War II.

25 million votes ‘wasted’ in general election under single-seat constituency system

Military-academia research cooperation accelerating

Scholars are opposing Abe gov’t move to further involve universities in military research

3rd Abe Cabinet inaugurated

Okinawa Pref. Assembly adopts statements opposing planned US base in Henoko

Large companies’ internal reserves reach all-time high

Abe makes New Year resolution to force through all his policies

US military frequently conducts parachute training exercises in Tokyo suburbs

JCP Okinawa protests against crimes & accidents caused by US military

Y12.3 billion paid to workers in back wages for overtime in 2013

Number of non-regular workers reaches 20 million

More mothers cut short their parental leave

SDF desperately trying to recruit high school students

Osaka City will closely monitor the needy

Education ministry’s plan to increase classroom hours will increase public school teachers’ fatigue

 Painful cuts in social welfare spending

Shii in New Year address: Let’s put end to Abe’s runaway policies

This week’s JCP international activities

JCP to submit bill to abolish political party subsidy system