Japan Press Weekly

Religious agency conducts signature drive misleading public into supporting abolition of pacifist Article 9

The Tokyo Shrine Agency closely connected with the rightist group has collected signatures from shrine visitors in support of constitutional revision while concealing its true aim of abolishing the war-renouncing Article 9 of the Constitution.

After ‘sympathy budget’ started, over 20 trillion yen of taxpayers’ money given to US military

Without the “sympathy budget” and other financial assistance from the Japanese government, the U.S. forces would not have been able to maintain a large number of troops across Japan.

  Abe wants ‘emergency clause in Constitution’ to smooth way for more constitutional revisions

Having already drastically changed the interpretation of the Constitution, the Abe government is now trying to actually rewrite the Constitution with a proposal to introduce an emergency clause.

 Abe wants ‘emergency clause in Constitution’ to smooth way for more constitutional revisions

After ‘sympathy budget’ started, over 20 trillion yen of taxpayers’ money given to US military

Religious agency conducts signature drive misleading public into supporting abolition of pacifist Article 9

Civil Alliance opposing war legislation kicks off street campaign

JCP Kokuta: Abe should impose fair share of tax burden on wealthy companies

JCP Inoue to PM: Gov’t plan to export weapons and NPPs should be scrapped

 First round of Diet debates highlights need to bring down Abe government

Gov’t releases full text of negotiated TPP accord in Japanese translation following JCP request

Ginowan citizens angry at city for turning over personal data to SDF

Yokosuka City urges US military to work to prevent recurrence of crimes committed by US servicemen

Zenroren local union in Shizuoka is fighting for minimum wage hike

Metropolitan labor authorities order company to negotiate with union

Many NPPs install cables in violation of safety standards

160 junior high school students in Saga Pref. participate in SDF experiential learning activities

Weakened domestic demand causes drop in number of SMEs

Anti-nuke, Hibakusha groups in Japan protest N. Korea’s nuclear test

Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki condemn N. Korea’s nuclear test

Both Houses of Diet adopt resolution protesting against N. Korea nuclear test