IN THIS ISSUE
JCP welcomes the ‘September Pyeongyang Joint Declaration’
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11728
North and South Korean leaders signed the “September Pyongyang Joint Declaration” which declares the permanent shut-down of the Tongchang-ri engine test ground and rocket launch pad as a major step towards the goal of denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula.
Abe's failure to counter Putin's proposal makes it difficult to resolve territorial issue
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11717
Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed concluding a Russia-Japan peace treaty by the end of 2018 without the imposition of pre-conditions. However, in response to Putin’s remark, PM Abe said nothing to defend Japan’s position.
Shii: SDF’s antisubmarine drills in South China Sea do much harm but no good
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11718
Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo on September 17 tweeted that antisubmarine drills by Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force in the South China Sea “do much harm but no good”.
CONTENTS
POLITICS
JCP Kami demands financial support for quake-affected dairy farms in Hokkaido
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11720
Abe's failure to counter Putin's proposal makes it difficult to resolve territorial issue
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11717
Shii pledges full support for anti-base candidate in Okinawa governor race
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11721
Abe gov’t intends to send SDF to non-UN missions abroad
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11722
70% of Okinawans opposed to Henoko base project, focal issue of governor race
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11723
SDF
Shii: SDF’s antisubmarine drills in South China Sea do much harm but no good
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11718
SOCIAL ISSUE
Pass on culture and the arts to younger generations
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11724
JCP Tokyo announces ordinance bill to install air conditioners in public school gyms
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11725
Japan comes last in public spending on education among OECD countries for 2 consecutive years
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11726
Support group will call on 10K welfare recipients to demand fair public assistance payments
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11727
Hokkaido blackout stemmed from dependence on nuclear power
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11719
JCP
JCP welcomes the ‘September Pyeongyang Joint Declaration’
http://www.japan-press.co.jp/modules/news/index.php?id=11728
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