News Watch 115 (Nov./Dec. 2006) http://cnic.jp/english/news/index.html#latestnw --Turbine damage due to "high-cycle fatigue" --Shifting international alliances in nuclear industry --Mitsui feasibility study into development of Russian uranium --Aomori governor unimpressed by application for receipt of radioactive waste from abroad --Tsuno Town won't apply for HLW … [Read more...] about CNIC’s Anti-Nuclear News Service
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Toward Japanese Nuclear Armament
Thinking the Unthinkable: Toward Japanese Nuclear Armament? Emmanuel Todd interviewed by Wakamiya YoshibumiIntroduction (below) by C. Douglas Lummis, former professor of Political Science at Tsuda College and author of "Radical Democracy" http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0801484510/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/102-5879996-2072959?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=booksThe following … [Read more...] about Toward Japanese Nuclear Armament
Foreign Workers in Japan: Work to improve working conditions in solidarity with others NAMBU/NUGW
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Gov’t looks to open up pension plan to part-time workers, Chinese workers flee bad conditions
FROM THE NAMBU FOREIGN WORKERS CAUCUShttp://nambufwc.org/2006/11/14/govt-looks-to-open-up-pension-plan-to-part-time-workers/The ruling coalition and government are discussing the possibility of allowing part-timers who work for an employer for more than a certain period to join the pension system, sources said.Currently, companies are obliged to pay a half of … [Read more...] about Gov’t looks to open up pension plan to part-time workers, Chinese workers flee bad conditions