Abe Leadership Vanishes
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the first half of August 2020.
Tag Archives: National Confederation of Trade Unions (Zenroren)
Bread & Roses: Workers of the World! Unite and Stay Home!
Today, we see the eight-hour workday as a social norm, albeit observed more in the breech. But workers shed blood and tears to bequeath this right to us.
Tokyo Sinks into Covid-19 Crisis
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of March 2020.
Wuhan Coronavirus Rings Economic Alarms
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported in the last half of January 2020.
Bread & Roses: How Nakasone Crushed Japan’s Labor Movement
Yasuhiro Nakasone, who served as prime minister from 1982 to 1987 and died this past November 29, broke the back of Japan’s labor movement.
The Reiwa Era Begins
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on May 5, 2019.
Abe Government to Media: Forced Labor Wasn’t Forced
A roundup of the most significant news stories from Japan reported on December 6, 2018.
Japan’s Pro-Nuclear Labor Union
Explainer for Denryoku Soren, the Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Worker’s Unions
Rengo Obstructing Opposition Alliance
The Democratic Party’s labor union backers are throwing a wrench into political strategy.
