Japan Press Weekly

Zenroren holds internationally-coordinated event with SEIU

Workers' unions affiliated to Zenroren, a major labor national center in Japan, held an event in Shibuya, calling for an immediate across-the-board minimum wage of 1,000 yen nationwide followed by an additional increase of 500 yen in the near future.

2020 Olympic competition schedule criticized as ‘US TV stations-first’ prioritization

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizing committee released details of the competition schedule. In some sports, the starting time of finals was fixed at midmorning. This has been criticized as putting U.S. TV stations’ interests first.

Anti-base ‘All Okinawa’ candidate beats LDP rival in Lower House by-election

“All Okinawa” candidate Yara Tomohiro’s success represents Okinawans’ victory over the Abe government which is determined to push forward with the landfill work at Henoko and undoubtedly underscores local residents’ rejection of the base project.

Anti-base ‘All Okinawa’ candidate beats LDP rival in Lower House by-election

 23-year-old agreement to return US Futenma base to Japan should be fulfilled without conditions attached

LDP executive remark hints that consumption tax hike could be postponed

Japan-US '2+2' talks reaffirm continuance of Henoko base project, ignoring Okinawans' will

'Threat' recognized in Japan-US '2+2' talks shifts to China and Russia from DPRK

Okinawa JCP protests against murder of Okinawan woman by US sailor

Zenroren holds internationally-coordinated event with SEIU

JMITU asks French ambassador for cooperation in settling Nissan labor dispute

Corporations driving workers to ‘karoshi’ certified as worker-friendly by Labor Minister

TEPCO intends to accept foreign workers to work on decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi NPP

Low pay and aging of workers create critical crisis in nursing-care industry

2020 Olympic competition schedule criticized as ‘US TV stations-first’ prioritization

Japanese and S. Korean lawyers jointly hold symposium on wartime forced labor issue

 Abe’s submissive stance in trade talks with US will lead Japan into economic ruin

Shii talks with outgoing Chinese ambassador

998 JCP members elected in second round nationwide local elections

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