OurPlanet TV began airing the latest show “Miyashita Park ～ Tokyo/ Shibuya” on the Internet. Shibuya Ward Office drew a naming rights contract of Miyashita Park, which is located near Shibuya Station, with Nike Japan August 2007. In April, the park will be renamed Miyashita Nike Park. Nike would shoulder the cost to renova

Culture isn’t just there; it’s something that we create. It’s not some entertainment that saves us from boredom as cultural columns in newspapers or magazines or television programs. The culture is born out of struggles of workers such as Hayato Nakamura, who continued to run a marathon every day around the Diet building. A marathon is not only competing on a set route, but it is a way to express own deter

The railway union decided to suspend their 8 days strike on November 10, in order to fight more against the government and their boss who have been very aggressive on the strike workers. The government, the Korail and the media have been criticising the union more and more in each day, putting replacement staffs

Dhaka, Nov 25 -One in every six children in Bangladesh toils as a child labourer, while nearly 3.3 crore children are living under the poverty line. A UNICEF report unveiled on Wednesday at Hotel Sonargaon in the capital revealed these information. As much as 56 percent of the 6.3 crore children in the country lives under

Tsuchiya Tokachi's film "Normal Life, Please" was shown and won favorable recognition at the Raindance Film Festival in London on October 10, 2009. Before the showing, Mr. Tsuchiya said, "I've heard that a trade union started from a pub in the UK. It is my great pleasure to have my film shown in the country. Thank you very much". After the screening, Mr. Tsuchiya started to talk about the worsening situations of

The "House of Freedom and Survival" in the Yotsuya district, central Tokyo, which was built for the working poor, will open the "Vegetable market for freedom and survival, linking production areas and cities, and homes, workplaces and food" on November 8, 2009. On that day, vegetables produced in Yamagata, Shimane and Chiba prefectures under a reduced amount of fertilizer or in a pesticide-free condition will be

The "Kansai Cycle Caravan" departed on time at 10 AM on October 5, 2009 from the South Square of Sannomiya Station of the Japanese Rail in Hyogo Prefecture, appealing, "Solve the issue of the dismissal of 1047 former National Railway workers now! Be in solidarity with non-regular workers! Treat us as humans!" A meeting before the departure was attended by about 50 people (photo) and facilitated by Mr. Okushi fro