Abe’s local branch uses political funds to go to hostess bars (January 29, 2013)
 Abe shows no reflection on LDP role in current crisis: Shii (January 29, 2013)
 Shii at Lower House urges Abe to implement 3 policies to end recession (February 1, 2013)
 PM Abe wants to relax requirements for constitutional revision (February 1, 2013)
 Abe’s budget draft friendly to big firms, unfriendly to general public[Editorial] (January 30, 2013)
 Education Minister’s cozy ties with companies aiming to run schools (January 21, 2013)
 Abe’s back-to-the-past economic policy relying on issuance of gov’t bonds is irresponsible[Editorial] (January 18, 2013)
 Party subsidies spoil political parties (January 18, 2013)
 Abe asking NATO for help to cope with China reveals his ignorance (January 16, 2012)
 Y1.36 billion will be used to promote NPP exports (January 12, 2013)
 Abe initiates trickle-down economics with Y20.2 trillion (January 12, 2013)
 Corporate nuclear-power promoters picked as Abe’s policy council members (January 10, 2013)
 Political subsidies amount to Y567.7 billion for 18 years (January 9, 2013)
 Abe & 10 ministers accumulate public subsidies (January 7, 2013)
 Pressed by JCP, local road repairs will be subsidized (January 6, 2013)
 Rightist ministers make up 80% of Abe Cabinet (January 5, 2012)
 2013 draft budget to threaten peace & lives: JCP Ichida (January 30, 2013)
 Abe Gov’t infringes upon people’s wishes again?[Editorial] (December 27, 2012)
 Y12.2billion subsidy granted to 11 parties (December 21, 2012)
 LDP will receive Y14.6 billion in government subsidies (December 20, 2012)
 30% cut in maintenance budget kills 9 in tunnel accident (December 19, 2012)
 Repair of aging infrastructure neglected (December 19, 2012)
 Drastically change election system to reflect voters’ will[Editorial] (December 19, 2012)
 Operator of collapsed tunnel prioritized profits over safety (December 6, 2012)
 Local papers warn of moves against Constitution (December 12, 2012)
 Y260 million in donations from government subsidized companies to LDP/DPJ may be illegal (December 1, 2012)
 Parties except JCP depend more than ever on tax money  (December 1, 2012)
 Political party should show vision of Japan’s future: Shii  (November 29, 2012)
 Law to step up Japan-Australia ACSA enacted in dissolution chaos (November 17, 2012)
 Secret state fund related info should be released: court (November 23, 2012)
 LDP election pledges seek exercise of right for collective self-defense (November 22, 2012)
 3rd pole, just a changing of cliques with no alternative pole[Editorial] (November 21, 2012)
 Shii criticizes Ishihara’s remarks on nuclear weapons (November 21 & 22, 2012)
 3rd political pole no different from LDP policies (November 18 & 19, 2012)
 Let’s change 60-year-old LDP style policies: Shii (November 17, 2012)
 JA-Zenchu president expresses support for anti-TPP Lower House candidates (November 16, 2012)
 Hashimoto again looks down on anti-nuclear weapons movement (November 15, 2012)
 Job cuts won’t restore electronic industry: Shii (November 14, 2012)
 Hashimoto states US nuclear weapons could enter Japan  (November 11, 2012)
 Gov’t aims to strengthen alliance with US after Obama’s reelection (November 10, 2012)
 Japan bought cluster bombs even after ratifying treaty banning cluster munitions (November 10, 2012)
 Cost-cutting race helps create EV accidents (November 9, 2012)
 Upper House holds urgent session on PM censure motion (November 3, 2012)
 Yakuza-connected justice minister resigns (October 24, 2012)
 Ishin no Kai Matsui received illegal corporate donations: citizens’ ombudsmen (October 25, 2012)
 Business world: 10% consumption tax is still not enough (October 26, 2012)
 JCP Shii calls for snap general election to seek public verdict (October 30, 2012)
 Shii grills PM on misuse of disaster recovery funds, mass firing of electronics workers, consumption tax, nukes, Senkaku, TPP, and US bases (November 2, 2012)
 Shii explains to PM way to solve Senkaku, US rape, Osprey issues (October 23, 2012)
 7 opposition parties call for Diet debate and a snap election (October 19, 2012)