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Sharan Burrow: Kan Cares about Working People

Friday, September 3, 2010

Tokyo -- Sharan Burrow, the first female general-secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), was full of praise for Prime Minister Naoto Kan at a press conference hosted today by the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan.

"He has my respect, and I would be saying to working people, 'here is a man who cares about a decent world for workers, for their families, and for vulnerable people.'"

Burrow led a labor delegation that met today with the Japanese prime minister.
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Junko Mihara Campaigns against Cancer

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Tokyo -- Freshman House of Councillors lawmaker Junko Mihara gave a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents Club of Japan this afternoon in which this well-known former singer and race car driver explained what led her to become a politician.

The answer was straightforward: Mihara is a survivor of cervical cancer who is determined to all but eliminate the disease from Japan.

"I want my suffering to end with me," she declared.

Cervical cancer is caused by a virus carried by wome...

Possible Rightwing Terrorist Attack near Kantei

Sunday, August 15, 2010

Tokyo -- This afternoon a young man wielding a samurai sword attacked a riot police officer near the Kantei, the prime minister's official residence. The officer received a serious wound to his left hand before the assailant was overpowered by other nearby policemen.

The attacker has been arrested and he is now being questioned.

Although the motive for this attack has not yet been revealed, similar attacks in the past - especially those using samurai swords - are usually carried out by rig...

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