Japan Press Weekly

UNIQLO clothes made using sweatshop labor in China

Fast Retailing Co. Ltd, operating UNIQLO shops across the world in its annual CSR reports boasts that it is keen on improving employees’ working conditions. However, UNIQLO clothes are made in sweatshops.

  With Diet session ending, it’s high time to change structure of power in parliament

The government, which ignores the general public and neglects to make rational discussions on policies, has no viable future. The need now is to increase the movement to change the structure of power in the Diet.

  Strengthen public movement to abolish unconstitutional ‘anti-conspiracy law’

PM Abe’ coalition used its force of numbers to ram though the unconstitutional bill. With the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election campaign officially starting on June 23, it is more important than ever for Tokyo residents to force PM Abe to step down.

 Strengthen public movement to abolish unconstitutional ‘anti-conspiracy law’

 With Diet session ending, it’s high time to change structure of power in parliament

Abe regime’s undue influence on press reported in UN Human Rights Council

Citizens hold rally to block forcible vote on ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill

State minister of Education hints at cracking down on whistleblower over ‘Kake Gakuen’-related document leak

Union activists and lawyers protesting against forcible enactment of ‘anti-conspiracy’ law

  ‘Kake Gakuen’ related-materials alluding PM pressure existed in ministry

Tokyo governor’s local party stays silence about ‘Kake Gakuen’ scandal

Okinawa JCP protests against US Osprey’s repeated emergency landings

US military refuses to cooperate in investigating collision between Japanese freighter and US destroyer

UNIQLO clothes made using sweatshop labor in China

25 years of SDF dispatch on UN PKOs deepens conflict with Article 9

Cover-up of PTSD among SDF peacekeepers unacceptable

Court dismisses residents’ injunction request against restart of two reactors at Genkai NPP

Abe’s war-glorifying mind casts a damper on newborn panda cub

Diet approves bill to toughen penalties for sexual crimes

Ex-POWs’ group demand collection of remains of Japanese prisoners captured in Battle of Okinawa who died in Hawaii POW camp

Nikko City gov’t collects 953 Hibakusha Appeal signatures

Japanese women’s NGO representative speaks at 1st day of UN negotiations on nuclear weapons ban treaty

Over 2.9 million ‘Hibakusha’ Appeal signatures submitted to UN

Orizuru Parade in support of anti-nuke UN Conference takes place

This week’s JCP international activity