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RENGO Updates Last Updated: 30 Aug. 2010 05 August 2010 Standards of the Increase of 2010 Regional Minimum Wage Are Settled The subcommittee of the Central Minimum Wage Deliberation Council which deliberates to set standards of the increase of the minimum wage to be referred to the regions (Chairperson: Professor Koichiro IMANO, Economic Faculty, Gakushuin University) settled the raise of the standards of the 2010 regional minimum wage on August 4 and is to report its results to the meeting of the Central Minimum Wage Deliberation Council to be held on August 6 for final approval. more 12 July 2010 Outcome of 22nd House of Councillors Election In the 22nd House of Councillors election held on July 11, the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) lost even though it gained 44 seats out of the 54 seats it had that were up for re-election. The ruling coalition led by the DPJ lost a majority in the House of Councillors even when added to its uncontested seats. more 04 June 2010 Resignation of Hatoyama Cabinet en Block and Election of New Prime Minister Naoto Kan The Hatoyama cabinet resigned en block on June 4. At the election of the president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) on the same day, Mr. Naoto Kan, a member of the House of Representatives of the DPJ who strongly appealed that he would rebuild this country as prime minister was elected as new president of the DPJ. Thereafter at the plenary sessions of both the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors, nomination of prime minister was made and the new president of the DPJ was elected as the 94th Prime Minister of Japan. RENGO hopes that the new government will sincerely respond to severe voices of the people on such issues as “politics and money” and the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Futemma Air Station, Okinawa and will display concerted leadership of the parties in government in order to regain people's trust in politics. more What's RENGO? RENGO is the largest trade union national center in Japan with 6.8 million membership. moreinfoAbout RENGO

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