Japan Press Weekly

Abe gov’t generously donates 300 million yen in Japanese people’s tax money to US military thinktank CSIS

The Abe government in the past six years donated nearly 300 million yen in tax money to the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a private U.S. thinktank for defense and national security.

Turning ambulance back, immigration center refuses to carry detainee to hospital

The Tokyo regional immigration center turned an ambulance back twice at night to not allow a long-detained Kurdish individual, who became sick, to have access to medical care.

Japan can be urged to pay 2 trillion yen for USFJ under Trump’s ‘Cost Plus 50’ plan

U.S. President Trump in his “Cost Plus 50” plan is considering having U.S. allies, including Japan and Germany, pay 150% of the cost of stationing U.S. troops in their countries, according to the Bloomberg news agency.

Japan can be urged to pay 2 trillion yen for USFJ under Trump’s ‘Cost Plus 50’ plan

Abe gov’t generously donates 300 million yen in Japanese people’s tax money to US military thinktank CSIS

100K pple nationwide rally to oppose heavy tax burdens

10,000 Okinawans rally to oppose Henoko base construction

300 US aircraft may be ordered to fly to 2 SDF bases in Kyushu in event of emergency

Cost to purchase island for US flight drill swells fourfold to 16 billion yen

CV-22 Osprey flies over Tokyo with gun pointing toward residential areas

JCP Fujino: New residence status lacks protection of foreign workers’ human rights

Workers walk out in protest against corporate response offering tiny pay hike

Increasing number of foreign trainees used in violation of labor laws

Possibly because of war laws, young people shy away from joining SDF

Turning ambulance back, immigration center refuses to carry detainee to hospital

Public subsidy for expensive hearing aids needed

Astronomy community issues statement resolving to refrain from engaging in military-related research

Shii meets with Lao’s ruling party executive