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June 14, 2014 by tokyoprogressive Leave a Comment

Abe gov’t proposes new criteria to justify SDF dispatch to battlefronts

The 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.

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No to restart of reactors near active volcanos: JCP Kyushu

The Japanese Communist Party on June 3 called on Kyushu Electric Power Company to refrain from restarting its Sendai and Genkai nuclear power plants located near active volcanos.

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‘Black part-time jobs’ exploit students

More and more college students work part-time under illegal working conditions, the so-called “black part-time jobs”, being burdened with excessive responsibilities and assigned quotas the same as permanent employees.

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POLITICS
Where are ‘third pole’ political forces going?
No to restart of reactors near active volcanos: JCP Kyushu
editorial Abe gov’t presents conditions for sending SDF to combat zones
Fukushima municipalities resolve to create a prefecture without nuclear power
High court rejects state appeal against court-imposed fine over Isahaya Bay dike
Abe gov’t proposes new criteria to justify SDF dispatch to battlefronts
SDF’s mine sweeping operation is unacceptable under Constitution: JCP Inoue
ECONOMY
Personal consumption drops after sales tax is raised to 8%
Corporations accelerate accumulation of internal reserves
Nissan Motor pays only 10.9% in corporate taxes and not the 35% normally imposed
US FORCES
JCP local assembly members urge state to reduce noise pollution near US Atsugi base
US Navy copter drops a flashlight in flight
US C-130 transport aircraft loses a metal part
USMC allows Okinawan children to hold fake guns in open-base event
SDF
SDF holds religious ceremony ignoring principle of separation between religion and state
SDF top officials in uniform attend ceremony at ‘Yasukuni’ in Hokkaido
SDF secretly studied how to wage war abroad
LABOR
High court rejects ex-JAL CAs’ appeal against their unfair dismissals
High court approves unfair dismissal of JAL pilots
Court recognizes NHK independent contractor as a worker under the Labor Contract Act
‘Black part-time jobs’ exploit students
WELL-BEING
Osaka drives welfare applicants away using illegal methods: anti-poverty group
ENVIRONMENT
Local residents and JCP near steel plant join hands to fight for fresh air

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