Shii calls for diplomatic effort to urge North Korea to exercise restraint (March 27, 2009)
 Vice finance minister quits over ‘insider’ stock trading  (March 27, 2009)
 Corporate Japan turns its back on effort to stop global warming  (March 27, 2009)
 Cost figures left blank in Defense Ministry report on U.S. Marine Corps Guam relocation (March 26, 2009)
 Okinawa’s assembly adopts resolution calling for halt to ratifying Guam Agreement (March 26, 2009)
 Court orders Hiroshima City to recognize rescue workers as Hibakusha (March 26, 2009 )
 Court condemns discrimination against National Railway Workers’ Union (Kokuro) members (March 26, 2009 )
 Education minister says it is against law to refuse to deliver diplomas because of overdue tuition (March 26, 2009 )
 Teachers’ initiatives and creativity are essential for education [Editorial] (March 26, 2009 )
 Ozawa must disclose everything about donations he accepted from constructor (March 25, 2009)
 DPJ leader Ozawa’s secretary indicted for illegal donations (March 25, 2009)
 Ichida: ‘Mr. Ozawa must tell the truth about allegations of accepting illegal donations’  (March 25, 2009)
 Hyogo labor bureau urges Nippon Thompson to offer direct employment to temporary workers (March 25, 2009 )
 Osaka legislature rejects governor’s proposal to relocate prefectural office  (March 25, 2009 )
 Overcome economic crisis through wage increase and job creation[Editorial] (March 17, 2009)
 Young workers stand up against Sony subsidiary (March 17, 2009)
 136 unions established in last 4 months (March 16, 2009)
 Political parties subsidized by government also receive corporate donations (March 16, 2009)
 Anti-piracy pretext must not justify sending SDF abroad[Editorial] (March 16, 2009)
 JCP protests against sending MSDF destroyers to waters off Somalia (March 15, 2009)
 Nationwide actions held against tax increase (March 14, 2009)
 SDF vessels have prepared for possible casualties in anti-piracy mission (March 14, 2009)
 JCP raps SDF deployment to Somalia for breaking with the Constitution (March 14, 2009)
 LDP and DPJ must come clean about acceptance of illegal donations (March 13, 2009)
 DPJ secretary-general says change of power should expedite discussion on constitutional revision  (March 13, 2009)
 At issue is international effort to establish effective financial regulation [Editorial] (March 12, 2009)
 DPJ leader broke party’s pledge to ban corporate donations (March 12, 2009)
 Minister insists on his ignorance of ‘donations from Nishimatsu’ (March 12, 2009)
 Take urgent measures so that all students can graduate high school: JCP  (March 12, 2009)
 Guam legislature committee chair says decision to move U.S. Marines to Guam was made without listening to concerns of residents (March 11, 2009)
 Corporate entry into agriculture will destroy regional farming[Editorial] (March 11, 2009)
 Government advisor calls for agricultural deregulation (March 11, 2009)
 Survivors of Tokyo Raid in rally call for state compensation for victims (March 11, 2009)
 Local citizens demand halt to additional U.S. military housing construction (March 3, 2009)
 New mayor promises residents democratic and open administration (March 3, 2009)
 Yoshioka Yoshinori dies (March 3, 2009)
 March 1 Bikini Day rally held to ensure abolition of nuclear weapons (March 2, 2009)
 Metal workers hold rally opposing massive dismissals (March 2, 2009 )
 Japanese and US troops beef up joint exercise ‘Keen Edge’ in Tokyo (March 1, 2009)
 Sasebo residents protest against U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier’s visit (March 1 & 2, 2009)
 Bikini Day Rally participants call for growth of Nuclear Abolition Movement (March 1, 2009)
 Though passed in Lower House, FY 2009 budget bill lacks any sense of crisis and offers no effective measures[Editorial] (February 28, 2009)
 Court orders government to pay 5.7 billion yen for U.S. military aircraft noise at Kadena base in Okinawa (February 28, 2009)
 International peace activists hold Bikini Day forum  (February 28, 2009)
 Shii says Ozawa’s argument for ‘Japan-U.S. alliance on an equal footing’ is deceptive (February 27, 2009)
 International rules needed for money markets [Editorial] (February 27, 2009)
 JCP calls for measures to provide foreign workers with better working conditions (February 27, 2009)
 Top DPJ official calls for arms export ban to be reviewed (February 27, 2009)
 Tokyo moves to restrict residents’ political actions on streets (February 27, 2009)
 Dangerous ‘alliance to deal with many issues’[Editorial] (February 26, 2009)