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Rengo Co.
The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan Confederation of Labor (''Domei''), the Federation of Independent Unions (''Churitsuroren'') and the National Federation Of Industrial Organisations (''Shinsambetsu''). In 1990, the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan (''Sohyo'') also joined RENGO. As of July 2012, RENGO has 54 affiliate unions and 47 local organizations.Rengo websit Role and FunctionRetrieved on July 6, 2012 Party affiliation RENGO was historically affiliated with the Democratic Party of Japan, but on June 28, 2012, president Nobuaki Koga made a speech at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters stating that the confederation may reconsider its future. In 2014, it endorsed LDP-supported candidate Yoichi Masuzoe for the Tokyo gubernatorial election. Affili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north toward the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, and Taiwan in the south. Japan is a part of the Ring of Fire, and spans Japanese archipelago, an archipelago of List of islands of Japan, 6852 islands covering ; the five main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu (the "mainland"), Shikoku, Kyushu, and Okinawa Island, Okinawa. Tokyo is the Capital of Japan, nation's capital and largest city, followed by Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo, Fukuoka, Kobe, and Kyoto. Japan is the List of countries and dependencies by population, eleventh most populous country in the world, as well as one of the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated and Urbanization by country, urbanized. About three-fourths of Geography of Japan, the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Tokyo Gubernatorial Election
The 2014 Tokyo gubernatorial election took place on February 9, 2014 to replace outgoing Governor Naoki Inose, who resigned effective December 24, 2013. Yōichi Masuzoe was declared the winner in exit polling, with a substantial lead over the fifteen other candidates. His final tally was 2,112,979 votes (42.86%), with his two closest competitors Morihiro Hosokawa and Kenji Utsunomiya failing to break the 20% mark. Total turnout was 4,930,251 (46.14%), significantly lower than the 62.6% turnout in the 2012 election. Background Tokyo governor Naoki Inose abruptly resigned in December 2013 following a month-long investigation into a political funds scandal. His resignation came in the midst of various preparations for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which had been awarded to Tokyo earlier in the year, including the formation of an organization committee (due by February 2014), the allocation of 10.3 billion yen in Olympics-related funding, and negotiation with the national government over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Japan Federation Of Transport Workers' Unions
The All Japan Federation of Transport Workers' Unions ( ja, 全日本運輸産業労働組合連合会, Unyu Roren) is a trade union representing workers in the distribution sector, particularly in road goods transportation, in Japan. The union was established in 1968, and remained independent until 1989, when it joined the new Japanese Trade Union Confederation The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan .... By that point, it had 118,000 members and was one of the 20 largest unions in the country. By 2020, it had grown to 128,095 members. References External links *{{official website, http://www.denryokusoren.or.jp Transportation trade unions Trade unions established in 1968 Trade unions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Federation Of Information And Communication Technology Service Workers Of Japan
The Federation of Information and Communication Technology Service Workers of Japan (ICTJ, ja, 情報産業労働組合連合会) is a trade union representing IT and telecommunications workers in Japan. The union was established in 1962 as the All-Japan Telecommunication Workers' Union. It affiliated to the General Council of Trade Unions of Japan, and by 1967, it had 226,685 members. In 1978, it joined the Postal, Telegraph and Telephone International. At the end of the 1980s, it joined the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, of which its president, Akira Yamagishi, became the first leader. In 1991, it became the ICTJ, and by 2009, its membership was 220,730. By 2020, its membership had fallen to 199,135. External links *{{official website, https://www.joho.or.jp/ References Communications trade unions Trade unions established in 1962 Trade unions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Federation Of Electric Power Related Industry Workers' Unions Of Japan
The Federation of Electric Power Related Industry Workers' Unions of Japan ( ja, 全国電力関連産業労働組合総連合, Denryoku Soren) is a trade union representing workers in the electric power industry in Japan. The Council of Electric Power Related Industry Workers' Union of Japan was established in 1969, bringing together nine regional unions, which themselves comprised a total of 108 local unions, and 178,742 members. The most important of these was the Federation of Electrical Workers' Unions of Japan. In 1981, the council was replaced by Denryoku Soren, a more centralised organisation, which by this time had 209,523 members. The union was a founding member of the Japanese Private Sector Trade Union Confederation in 1987, by which point it had 218,000 members. It was then a founder of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Teachers Union
, abbreviated , is Japan's largest and oldest labor union of teachers and school staff. The union is known for its critical stance against the conservative Liberal Democratic Party government on such issues as ''Kimigayo'' (the national anthem), the Flag of Japan, and the screening of history textbooks since its near continuous one-party rule since 1945. It is affiliated to the trade union confederation Rengo. It had 290,857 members as of December 2009.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 History Established in 1947, it was the largest teachers union until a split in the late 1980s. The union functioned as a national federation of prefectural teachers unions, although each of these unions had considerable autonomy and its own strengths and political orientation. Historically, there had been considerable antagonism between the union and the Ministry of Education, owing to a variety of factors. Some were political, because the stance of the union had been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Federation Of Life Insurance Workers' Unions
The National Federation of Life Insurance Workers' Unions ( ja, 全国生命保険労働組合連合会, Seiho Roren) is a trade union representing workers in the life insurance Life insurance (or life assurance, especially in the Commonwealth of Nations) is a contract between an insurance policy holder and an insurer or assurer, where the insurer promises to pay a designated beneficiary a sum of money upon the death ... industry in Japan. The union was founded in 1969, when the National Federation of Life Insurance Brokers' Unions merged with the National Federation of Life Insurance Salesmen's Unions, reflecting the merger of many company unions for brokers and salespeople. In 1987, it affiliated to the new Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and by the following year, it had 406,000 members. As of 2020, its membership had fallen to 233,614. References External links *{{official website, http://www.liu.or.jp/ Insurance industry trade unions Trade unions establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Postal Group Union
The Japan Postal Group Union (JPGU, ja, 日本郵政グループ労働組合) is a trade union representing employees of Japan Post Holdings. The union was founded on 1 October 2007, with the merger of the Japan Postal Workers' Union and the All Japan Postal Labor Union The All Japan Postal Labour Union (JPLU, ja, 全日本郵政労働組合, Zenyusei) was a trade union representing employees at Japan Post. The union was established in 1965, as a more right-wing alternative to the Japan Postal Workers' Union ( ..., inspired by the privatisation of Japan Post. Like both its predecessors, it became affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. It grew from 216,186 members in 2009, to 243,754 in 2020. External links *{{official website, https://www.jprouso.or.jp/ References Postal trade unions Trade unions established in 2007 Trade unions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan Federation Of Basic Industry Workers' Unions
The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions (JBU, ja, 日本基幹産業労働組合連合会, Kikanroren) is a trade union representing metalworkers and shipbuilders in Japan. The union was established on 9 September 2003, with the merger of the Japanese Federation of Iron and Steel Workers' Unions, the Japan Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Workers' Unions, and the Japanese Metal Mine Workers' Union. Like all of its predecessors, it became affiliated with the Japanese Trade Union Confederation. As of 2009, the union had 248,781 members. In 2014, the Japan Construction Trade Union Confederation The Japan Construction Trade Union Confederation (JCTUC; ja, 日本建設組合連合, Kensetsu Rengo) was a trade union representing workers in the building industry in Japan. The union was founded in 1990, with the merger of the Japanese Fede ... merged into the JBU, by which time the union had grown to around 275,000 members. External links * Referenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Association Of Metal, Machinery And Manufacturing Workers
JAM is a trade union representing manufacturing workers in Japan. The union was founded on 9 September 1999, when the Japanese Metal Industrial Workers' Union merged with the National Metal and Machinery Workers' Union. Like both its predecessors, it affiliated to RENGO The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million members as of 2011.Rengo websitRengo brochure 2010-2011 Retrieved on July 6, 2012 It was founded in 1989 as a result of the merger of the Japan .... The union initially represented about 500,000 members, in 2,200 local or company unions. Its name is derived from an English language description, the Japanese Association of Metal, Machinery and Manufacturing Workers. References External links *{{official website, http://www.jam-union.or.jp/ Manufacturing trade unions Trade unions established in 1999 Trade unions in Japan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japanese Electrical, Electronic And Information Union
The Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Union ( ja, 全日本電機・電子・情報関連産業労働組合連合会 Denki Rengo) is a trade union representing private sector workers in Japan, in three related industries. The union was founded in 1953 as the Japanese Federation of Electric Machine Workers' Unions (Denki Roren). In 1962, it became affiliated with the Federation of Independent Unions The Federation of Independent Unions ( ja, 中立労働組合連絡会議, Churitsuroren) was a national trade union federation in Japan. The federation was established in 1962 as a loose association. It was closely linked to the General Council ... (Churitsuroren), becoming its largest affiliate; by 1967, it had 402,173 members. In 1987, it transferred to Churitsuroren's successor, the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and in 1992 it was renamed the "Japanese Electrical, Electronic and Information Union." By 1996, it had 764,658 members, but this fell to 569,285 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions
The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions (JAW, ja, 全日本自動車産業労働組合総連合会, Jidosha Soren) is a trade union representing workers in the car manufacturing industry in Japan. From the early 1960s, most car workers' unions in Japan were part of one of two federations: the Federation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions, led by the Nissan Union, and Zenkoku Jidosha, led by the Toyota Union, and established in 1962. Encouraged by the International Metalworkers' Federation, in 1965, they established a forum to discuss matters of mutual interest. In 1972, this and the two federations were replaced by the JAW. The new union was led by president Ichiro Shoji, and had around 500,000 members. While the union did not initially affiliate to a trade union federation, in 1989 it became a founding affiliate of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation The , commonly known as , is the largest national trade union center in Japan, with over six million memb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
