The “No More Karoshi! Ryu Foundation” held the 4th Ceremony of the Nakajima Tomio Award in Katsushika Ward, Tokyo on August 1, 2010. The foundation gave the Nakajima Award of this year to Teranishi Emiko, who filed suit against the Japanese government for the disclosure of names of companies whose employe

The “dormitory” was just like a back shed. Their breath was white in the drafty place. The Chinese trainees said, “It’s too cold to sleep without it”, holding a plastic bottle filled with boiled water for sleep. Everyone looked sad. The trainees told me with angry, regretted and painful expressions,

“The defendant should pay 5.8 million yen to the plaintiff”. I cried with joy when I heard the chief judge give the verdict. This lawsuit is the first in Japan to sue the state over sexual harassment committed to an in-service female Air Self Defense Force official by her superior, who lived in a dormitor

On July 25, 2010, there was a discussion event with Kim Myeong-jun (photo), the president of MediACT, a media center in South Korea. The event was joined by 25 media persons from OurPlanetTV, the Asia Press Club, LaborNet, Video Act, Champon, MediR, NPJ and LaborNow!. Mr. Kim talked about achievements and limitations of MediACT that started eight years ago with government subsidies for an hou

On July 24, 2010, the Labor Film Festival was held on the 6th floor of Tamachi Kotsu Building in central Tokyo, with 220 audiences. The participants were from an unprecedentedly wide range of age groups, such as young union members and seniors. Screened in the well-equipped hall were “Capitalism: A Love Sto

This is a news report about a “vulture” dated July 15, 2010. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued an annual report on Japanese economy on July 14, 2010 and suggested that, beginning in fiscal 2011, there should be "a modest consumption tax increase” to stabilize Japan’s finances that are among