Japan Press Weekly

Issue of eugenics and disabled in modern Japanese society discussed in context of Nazi’s ‘T4 program’

The nationwide organization of disabled people and their supporters, Kyosaren, in a study meeting discussed the issue of eugenics and disabled in modern Japanese society in the context of the “Action T4” program carried out by Nazi Germany during WWII.

  Government should take drastic measures to eliminate child abuse

Another fatal child abuse case has occurred. A 10-year-old girl was killed by her father using physical violence. Nearly 20 years have passed since a law to prevent child abuse was enacted, but still many children fall victim to acts of physical and emotional abuse.

Shii grills Abe on false monthly surveys and Japan-Russia territorial talks

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo at the House of Representatives Plenary Session grilled Prime Minister Abe Shinzo about his policy on important domestic issues which include the false monthly labor survey data.

Shii grills Abe on false monthly surveys and Japan-Russia territorial talks

Abe turns his back on measures to eliminate workplace harassment

Opposition parties on televised program discuss how to beat LDP

Revised ordinance will open door to ‘prefecture-wide’ referendum over Henoko base project

Abe shows hostility to public movements in support of Article 9 of the Constitution

Shii comments on Abe's responses in Diet interpellation

Abe intends to force people to keep working as long as possible with insufficient pension benefits: Koike

Ruling parties refuse to summon witnesses in regard to falsified labor survey data

US military yet again causes parachute-drop accident

US petty officer arrested for tresspassing

Top court determines punishment of ex-union leader to be illegal

 Government should take drastic measures to eliminate child abuse

Issue of eugenics and disabled in modern Japanese society discussed in context of Nazi’s ‘T4 program’

Deputy Prime Minister under fire for his remark laying blame on women for Japan’s declining birthrate

Japan’s public pension fund records largest-ever loss of 15 trillion yen under Abenomics

JCP has the most female local assemblymembers among political parties