Interns abused as labor crisis growshttps://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/06/12/national/social-issues/interns-abused-labor-crisis-grows/#.U5v9SZSSyaEForeign recruits discover dark side of Japan's 'training programs'BY ALEXANDRA HARNEY AND ANTONI SLODKOWSKIREUTERS JUN 12, 2014ARTICLE HISTORYPRINT SHAREHAKUSAN, ISHIKAWA PREF. – Wednesday, … [Read more...] about Japan’s sweatshops: Interns abused as labor crisis grows
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Abe gov’t proposes new criteria to justify SDF dispatch to battlefrontsThe Abe government on June 6 presented to the ruling parties three new criteria as an excuse for dispatching Japan’s Self-Defense Forces into war zones.Read moreNo to restart of reactors near active volcanos: JCP KyushuThe Japanese Communist Party on June 3 called on Kyushu Electric Power Company to refrain … [Read more...] about Japan Press Service News
Corporate Europe Observatory: Biotech lobby’s fingerprints over new EU proposal to allow national GMO bans……
Business as usual is not an option in UN climate talks As many civil society groups walked back into the UN climate talks last week in Bonn after walking out last November in Warsaw, CEO warned that unless the cosy relationship between political leaders and the dirty energy industry is terminated, we will be walking into a climate disaster. Continue reading The … [Read more...] about Corporate Europe Observatory: Biotech lobby’s fingerprints over new EU proposal to allow national GMO bans……
THE SUFFERING GRASSES, a film on Syria’s troubled revolution
Film Dates1. Hosei University G-Lounge Event "World Refugee Day" Screeninghttps://global.ws.hosei.ac.jp/events/2014/20140606Date: June 16, 2014 / 17:00-19:00Place: Hosei University, Ichigaya Campus, Building 55, G-Lounge 2. Seishin University Sacred Heart Refugee Education Trust (SHRET) Eventhttps://www.u-sacred-heart.ac.jp/topics/index.html#_140618Date: June 18, … [Read more...] about THE SUFFERING GRASSES, a film on Syria’s troubled revolution
Government shows no intention of disclosing Fukushima disaster interviews
Successive Cabinets have refused to release details of firsthand accounts of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, despite an understanding by a government investigation committee that the information from 772 interviewees could be made public.The media and other third parties have been denied access to the testimonies about Japan’s worst-ever nuclear accident. The government is … [Read more...] about Government shows no intention of disclosing Fukushima disaster interviews