An urgent rally against the exclusion of Korean school from objects of “free tuition for high school education” was held at the event square of Yoyogi Park in central Tokyo in the afternoon on March 27, 2010. 700 persons including 230 Korean high school students joined the rally. It was hosted by an execu

Zenkowan, or All Japan Dockworkers’ Union, which is a congress of dockworkers’ unions, confirmed to go on strike for two hours from the start of the office hours at ports in all around Japan on March 26, 2010. The union demanded that a system to compensate asbestos victims be established and workers’ ri

A “World Peace Now” rally was held in central Tokyo on March 20, 2010 while the Japanese Government was troubled by the issue to relocate the Futemma Air Base in Okinawa. Approximately 800 persons joined the rally on the sunny day and chanted, “No base or war! Foreign troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan

On March 18, 2010, the Postal Workers’ Union (affiliated to Zenrokyo: National Trade Union Council) and Yusanro (Postal Industry Union, affiliated to Zenroren: National Confederation of Trade Unions) went on the first unified strike, demanding that non-regular workers be hired as full-timers and equally tre

Saturday, 10 April 2010 New Delhi (Mizzima) – Burmese democracy icon and Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, was medically examined by her family doctor on Thursday for the second time in eight days.The doctor’s visit was confirmed by NLD spokespersons and her lawyers, who said she may be suffering from low

Saturday, 10 April 2010 16:26 Hseng Khio Fah Latest reports say Naypyitaw has turned down the United Wa State Army (UWSA)’s latest 8 point counterproposal submitted to Naypyitaw on 3 April, yesterday.Yesterday morning,a 7 men junta delegation led by Col Than Htut Thein, Staff Officer Grade 1, of th