Japan Press Weekly

Aging bridges serious problem also for Japan

The recent collapse of a bridge in Italy is said to be caused by the age of the structure. For Japan as well, aging infrastructure is a serious problem.

Okinawa elementary school pupils evacuated 671 times out of fear of US military aircraft accident

In an Okinawa elementary school where a U.S. military helicopter dropped a window onto the schoolyard last year, pupils are forced to evacuate from the playground every time a U.S. military aircraft flies over the school.

Female workers quitting their jobs to give birth results in economic loss of 1.2 trillion yen

Loss of careers by women workers due to childbirth brings about 1.2 trillion yen in damage to the Japanese economy annually. This was shown in calculations which a private thinktank recently released.

Koike issues statement on 73rd anniversary of end of WWII

Gov’t new policy hints at use of foreign workers as cheap, disposable labor

JCP Koike demands probe into government ministries’ alleged falsification of disabled employed

Okinawa elementary school pupils evacuated 671 times out of fear of US military aircraft accident

3 US Ospreys make emergency landings within one day

Female workers quitting their jobs to give birth results in economic loss of 1.2 trillion yen

Workers exploited under Amazon’s glory (Part 3)

NHK contractor sued for wage theft

Aging bridges serious problem also for Japan

Japan's food self-sufficiency rate remains below 40%

Current status of process for peaceful Korean Peninsula

Koike attends ceremony celebrating 73rd anniv. of Korean independence from Japan

Half of petition signatures submitted to Diet from JCP