Japan Press Weekly

Japan bears cost to clean up contamination at returned US bases under SOFA

Article 4 of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) absolves the U.S. military in Japan from responsibility to restore base sites to their original conditions at the time of their return to Japan.

Gov’t must not conclude with Russia a peace pact to have only Habomais and Shikotan returned: Shii

Prime Minister Abe held talks with Russian President Putin and announced that they agreed to accelerate their negotiations for a peace treaty regarding the dispute over the Russian-held northern territories based on the 1956 Japan-Soviet Joint Declaration.

Ghosn the 'Cost Cutter'

Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested on suspicion of falsifying securities reports, has been nicknamed the "Cost Cutter" because of his scheme to shift managerial responsibility onto Nissan workers and Nissan subcontractors.

Gov’t must not conclude with Russia a peace pact to have only Habomais and Shikotan returned: Shii

JCP Akamine criticizes gov’t for refusing to revise Japan-US SOFA

Civil Alliance and opposition forces begin discussing collaboration in 2019 Upper House election

Japan bears cost to clean up contamination at returned US bases under SOFA

Low altitude flights of US aircraft accepted even without SOFA stipulation

US military uses ports, airports, and highways in Japan for free under SOFA

Gov’t proposal for legal changes will expose foreign workers to human rights violations: JCP Fujino

Union workers lobby parliamentarians for more nurses and nursing-care workers

Business community leader expresses concern over PM Abe’s eagerness to increase acceptance of foreign workers

GSDF cannonball damages private car with a farmer inside

Ghosn the 'Cost Cutter'

Japan should promote localized renewable energy generation

Nissan Chairman Ghosn arrested for falsifying financial reports

170,000 signatures calling for new seed act submitted to Diet

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