Labor leader calls for extra budget on employment

Labor leader calls for extra budget on employment

Etsuya Washio (C), head of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), in a meeting with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) June 9, urges the government to swiftly compile a supplementary budget focusing on measures to stave off joblessness. Seated at left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka.

10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

An estimated 10,300 people on Jan. 31 protest against the scheduled Feb. 7-17 U.S. live-shell firing drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The riverside protest rally was held in the town of Kusu. Among the organizers was the Oita arm of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo).

Labor leader calls for extra budget on employment

Labor leader calls for extra budget on employment

Etsuya Washio (C), head of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), in a meeting with Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi (R) June 9, urges the government to swiftly compile a supplementary budget focusing on measures to stave off joblessness. Seated at left is Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiromu Nonaka.

Management, labor hold wage, employment discussion

Management, labor hold wage, employment discussion

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuya Washio (L, standing), chief of the eight million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo), delivers a speech at the beginning of a roundtable discussion with the Japan Federation of Employers Associations (Nikkeiren), Japan's largest employers' organization, at a Tokyo hotel Jan. 21. They discussed the upcoming spring wage negotiations, including wage and employment issues.

10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

10,300 protest U.S. live-fire drills in Oita

An estimated 10,300 people on Jan. 31 protest against the scheduled Feb. 7-17 U.S. live-shell firing drills at the Hijudai artillery range in Oita Prefecture, southwestern Japan. The riverside protest rally was held in the town of Kusu. Among the organizers was the Oita arm of the eight-million-strong Japanese Trade Union Confederation (Rengo). ==Kyodo