Japan Press Weekly

Nobel Prize winner Osumi warns against policy of seeking short-term results

“We don’t know at first where our research is going, but it may become useful in 100 years or so.” This year’s Nobel laureate Osumi Yoshinori criticized the government science policies for seeking short-term results.

Joint opposition candidate wins Niigata gubernatorial election

In the Niigata gubernatorial election, the joint opposition candidate opposing the planned restart of a nuclear power plant defeated his rival supported by the ruling parties.

8,000 people rally in Tokyo to block forcible TPP ratification

Seeking to block the Abe government’s move to rush forward with the ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement, a rally took place in Tokyo with 8,000 people participating.

JCP’s revelation of ‘blank receipts’ corners PM & ruling party

Don’t seal a pact on the return of only Habomais and Shikotan: JCP Koike

Defense Minister Inada keeps hold of her ‘Japan should consider possessing nuclear arms’ remark

South Sudan is more dangerous than central Tokyo: PM Abe

July Upper House election is ‘in state of unconstitutionality’: high court

8,000 people rally in Tokyo to block forcible TPP ratification

Joint opposition candidate wins Niigata gubernatorial election

‘Merchant of death’ fair held in Tokyo amid public protest

PM Abe again makes offerings to Yasukuni Shrine

Okinawans: don’t use taxpayers’ money to help riot police suppress protesters in Takae

US sailor arrested for drunk driving in Okinawa

Labor Ministry okays limit-exceeding extra work if it’s for restart of N-reactors

Bereaved family and Japan Post reach settlement over worker’s suicide

JCP Takahashi demands legal limit for overtime hours

Eliminate overwork driving workers to death

Emirates ordered to revoke dismissals of 3 Japanese union workers

Court rejects married teacher’s demand for use of maiden surname in school

Tokyo LDP and Komei reject in-depth investigations as JCP demands concerning contaminated new fish market

JCP Kurabayashi: evacuation plan will not work in event of accident at Takahama NPP

Doctors: gov’t should widen criteria for recipients of Minamata disease relief measures

Nobel Prize winner Osumi warns against policy of seeking short-term results

Shii appears in Hokkaido’s local business magazine

This week’s JCP international activities