Japan Press Weekly

  Late US strategist’s ominous prediction on nuclear war

The ominous prediction, “My guess is that nuclear weapons will be used sometime in the next hundred years,” made by U.S. strategic theorist Herman Kahn (1922-1983) was cited in new N-arms guidelines adopted by the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Osprey flights with guns pointing downward toward residential areas increase

The number of flights of CV-22 Ospreys stationed at the U.S. Yokota Air Base with guns pointing downward toward residential areas increased in July.

Hiroshima JCP protests against Osprey flight over A-bomb Dome

The Japanese Communist Party lodged a protest against an incident in which a U.S. Osprey transport aircraft flew directly over the Atomic Bomb Dome, the only building left standing near the atomic bomb’s hypocenter.

Late US strategist’s ominous prediction on nuclear war

Pro-Constitution movement enters critical stage: political scholar

 It’s high time Abe gov’t accepts Okinawans’ firm opposition to Henoko base project

Revised guidelines: Japan has no power over investigations of US military aircraft accidents in Japan

With only one-fifth voter support, PM Abe says he won strong public trust

Hiroshima JCP protests against Osprey flight over A-bomb Dome

Osprey flights with guns pointing downward toward residential areas increase

Majority of bar associations call for drastic minimum wage hike and elimination of regional income gaps

Abe gov’t seeks to promote business-oriented policy on gig work

All nuclear reactors in Fukushima will be decommissioned

House of Councilors will undergo renovation for newly-elected members with severe disabilities

 3rd year commemoration of disability hate crime reminds need for society endorsing mutual respect

JCP Yamaguchi demands that governor retract landfill permit for Kaminoseki NPP

Link between declining birthrate and financial difficulties documented in gov’t white paper

Opposition party Dietmembers call on local gov'ts to refuse new Haneda flight routes