Japan Press Weekly

  Success of 2017 antinuke World Conference will give fresh boost to realization of nuclear weapons ban treaty

The 2017 World Conference in August is attracting more and more attention as it will be an important event showing the prospects and accelerating momentum of antinuke movements.

JCP advances in Tokyo assembly election and LDP suffers crushing defeat

In the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election on July 2, the Japanese Communist Party increased its number of seats to 19. This is second consecutive victory of the JCP after 2013 when the party doubled its strength from eight to 17.

Shii: JCP victory in Tokyo Metro Assembly election has great significance in Japan’s politics

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo in his comment said, “In order to meet our commitments, the JCP will work even harder in the metropolitan assembly as well as in national politics by further increasing cooperation with a broader range of people.”

DM Inada hints at making use of SDF for Tokyo Assembly election campaign

4 opposition parties demand PM Abe remove DM Inada from Cabinet

Inada’s remarks over SDF will lead to destruction of civil liberties

What’s going on at Ospreypad construction site in Takae?

Persisting in anti-conspiracy law is ‘shame’: UN human rights expert

Who is person representing majority of workers in workplace?

IBM Japan workers win unpaid back wages

JAL’s ‘maternity harassment’ victim wins court-mediated settlement

Teachers exhausted from excessive workloads and long working hours

Japanese businesses pressure Vietnamese government to relax labor regulations

Number of workers recognized as suffering from work-induced mental illnesses hovering

Gov’t survey finds one in seven children still in poverty

40% of single-mother households have no savings at all

Male wheelchair airline passenger forced to climb up boarding stairs using only his arms

JCP opposes resort hotel construction project in Nara Park

 Success of 2017 antinuke World Conference will give fresh boost to realization of nuclear weapons ban treaty

Farmers urge the gov’t not to reach basic agreement with EU on EPA

Farmers and consumers agree to inaugurate movement to protect Japan’s seeds

Kyoto local assembly demands Japanese government’s contribution towards realization of N-ban treaty

Shii: JCP victory in Tokyo Metro Assembly election has great significance in Japan’s politics

JCP advances in Tokyo assembly election and LDP suffers crushing defeat