Japan Press Weekly

  Okinawans’ sit-in protest against US base construction marks 500th day

It has been 500 days since Okinawans started sit-ins in front of the gate of U.S. Camp Schwab in Nago’s Henoko district in protest against the construction of a new U.S. military base.

How far military-academia cooperation has advanced under Abe administration

The Abe government is now trying to take the teeth out of the scientists’ non-military principle. Akahata reported what is occurring under the Abe government policy to promote academia-military cooperation.

Shii in lecture at Tokyo University calls for united anti-terrorism efforts by international community

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo in his lecture said, “An increase in air raids and other military actions will not help to solve the issue of the elimination of the terrorism worldwide.”

How far military-academia cooperation has advanced under Abe administration

Okinawans’ sit-in protest against US base construction marks 500th day

Central gov’t sues Okinawa governor for resisting US base construction in Henoko

5,000 Tokyoites rally to oppose US plan to deploy CV-22s to Yokota AB

Anti-Osaka Ishin no Kai candidates put up good fight in Osaka elections

One out of every four workers in Japan is ‘working poor’

Contract workers at crippled Fukushima NPP win unpaid wages in court

Woman hospital worker wins compensation for ‘maternity harassment’

Union survey shows nurses at municipal hospitals are overworked and exhausted

Saitama City ordered to pay compensation for employee’s suicide due to ‘power harassment’

JCP issues statement opposing gov’t policy causing higher college tuition

DYLJ congress resolves to work to help create ‘national coalition gov’t to repeal war legislation’

Myanmar’s democratization to be tested

Shii in lecture at Tokyo University calls for united anti-terrorism efforts by international community