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  • Shii demands the mass resignation of Abe Cabinet

    JCP Chair Shii in a leader-to-leader debate with PM Abe demanded Abe's resignation by stating, "You and your wife's involvement in the 'Kake Gakuen' and 'Moritomo Gakuen' scandals has become crystal clear."

  • Top court recognizes gaps between regular and non-regular workers as illegal

    The Supreme Court issued rulings that the nonpayment of fringe benefits to contingent workers violates Article 20 of the Labor Contract Act banning “unreasonable differences” between regular and non-regular workers.

  • editorial  Law for gender equality in politics enacted

    A law on the promotion of gender equality in politics was enacted. This is a step forward toward increasing the percentage of women in Japan’s political arena, which is currently near the lowest level in the world.

  • POLITICS

  • editorial Law for gender equality in politics enacted

  • Japan-India nuclear energy talks carried out in secret

  • Gov’t panel member examining Henoko project pressured to stay away from press

  • Koike: Finance Minister incapable of disclosing truth behind Moritomo-related documents scandal

  • Finance Ministry’s report: Falsification of Moritomo-related documents triggered by Abe’s remark in Diet

  • Shii demands the mass resignation of Abe Cabinet
  • US FORCES

  • US Ospreys yet again forced to make emergency landings at civilian airport in Kagoshima
  • LABOR

  • Top court recognizes gaps between regular and non-regular workers as illegal
  • SOCIAL ISSUES

  • Gov’t plans to stop paying basic disability pension benefits to more than 1,000 recipients

  • Deputy PM Aso-related company received special favor on use of publicly owned land in Fukuoka Pref.

  • JCP Hatano on univ. football scandal: School club activities should respect students’ autonomy

  • 2,900 disabled persons' pensions already terminated
  • ECONOMY

  • Freelance-work industry will expand unstable jobs, threatening people's safety
  • PEACE

  • Construction of peace museum begins on privately owned farm land in the middle of SDF training field

  • Young people organize study circle to discuss Marx’s work
  • JCP

  • Shii talks with Vietnamese president


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