Japan Press Weekly

Low-priced bus tours tend to have lax maintenance of vehicles

The tragic crash of a ski tour bus in Nagano is causing another controversy over the fact that a bus operating company had contracted for the transport of skiers at a price far below the government-set standard.

Demanding pay raise, union workers surround bldg. of biggest business lobby

Union workers marched in demonstration at lunchtime through Tokyo’s business district to increase momentum before going into this year’s spring labor-management wage talks.

PM Abe admits poverty spreading in Japan

Grilled by the Japanese Communist Party in Diet deliberations, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo admitted that more and more Japanese people are falling into poverty and experiencing social inequality under his “Abenomics” economic policies.

JCP Kasai criticizes gov’t plan to expand SDF base functions in Djibouti

 Block Abe’s attempt at actual revision of the pacifist Constitution

Abe eyes right to impose dictatorship in emergency

Birthrate target at 1.8 is not viable: economist

Ginowan mayoral election campaign centering on Futenma base relocation kicks off

 Move to discourage political education in schools should be prevented

PM Abe admits poverty spreading in Japan

JCP Koike: Unreasonable plan to raise consumption tax rate should be cancelled

MV-22 Ospreys have worst flight accident record in Afghanistan

Youth stand up demanding minimum wage hike

Victims of 1954 US H-bomb test will apply for seamen’s compensation

Demanding pay raise, union workers surround bldg. of biggest business lobby

Osaka City assembly adopts ordinance bill to regulate hate speech

1995 Hanshin-Awaji quake sufferers still struggling to survive

Deregulation underlies deadly bus crash in Nagano

Low-priced bus tours tend to have lax maintenance of vehicles

Local residents demand referendum on planned restart of Ikata NPP

 Obama should abandon hegemonic policy

This week’s JCP international activity

Yamanashi Prefecture will provide free daycare services to families with two or more children