DPJ becomes successor to LDP politics at its convention (January 17, 2012)
 Over half of public oppose consumption tax hike (January 16, 2012)
 Major papers all support for tax hike (January 15, 2012)
 Obama’s new ‘defense’ policy goes against world public opinion[Editorial] (January 15, 2012)
 Noda reshuffles his Cabinet to implement consumption tax hike and cuts in Diet seats (January 14, 2012)
 Gov’t decides on 10% consumption tax in 2015 (January 7, 2012)
 Political parties except JCP receive gov’t subsidies even in this year of disaster (December 21, 2011)
 TPP issue has medical associations rethinking continuing with DPJ support  (December 22, 2011)
 2012 draft budget shows DPJ became successor to LDP: Ichida (December 25, 2011)
 DPJ again breaches manifesto by resuming Yamba dam project (December 24, 2011)
 Lifting arms embargo contradicts spirit of peace constitution: Ichida (December 28, 2011)
 Half of Yanba dam-related contracts go to ‘Amakudari’ firms (January 6, 2012)
 Noda’s tax hike plan is totally irrational[Editorial] (January 6, 2012)
 Business and industrial circles lobby for resumption of N-power generation (January 5, 2012)
 Osaka mayor and governor sing ‘Kimigayo’ on TV (December 14, 2011)
 DM to own military satellites (December 14, 2011)
 Censure motion against Defense Minister adopted (December 10, 2011)
 Shii sums up extraordinary Diet session (December 10, 2011)
 DPJ and LDP received 600 million yen from nuclear industry on top of depending heavily on gov’t subsidies (December 1, 2011)
 JCP political funding is supported by grassroots donations (December 1, 2011)
 Approval of Japan’s export of nuclear power plants postponed (December 3, 2011)
 Construction of casinos in disaster-hit region is impermissible: JCP Daimon (December 7, 2011)
 Initiators of single-seat election system regret introducing the system (November 29, 2011)
 Diet enacts 3rd supplementary budget, a heavy blow to economy (November 22, 2011)
 Hold general election to raise consumption tax: LDP urges DPJ (November 11, 2011)
 Counter-public DPJ gov’t has no future (November 12, 2011)
 DPJ let its Manifesto die silently (November 7, 2011)
 PM in G20 promises 10% consumption tax hike in disregard of public opinion (November 5, 2011)
 FY 2012 subsidies to political parties will be increased (November 5, 2011)
 Shii takes up TPP, recovery funds, and Futenma base in Diet (November 2, 2011)
 PM will sow misery not ‘hope’: JCP Shii (October 29, 2011)
 Dietmembers forcibly selected to discuss constitutional revision (October 21 and 22, 2011)
 Shii speaks to JCP Dietmembers stance to take at extraordinary Diet session (October 21 and 22, 2011)
 Small-constituency system distorts public will: JCP Kokuta (October 22, 2011)
 Kasai takes part in 99%ers’ protest in Tokyo (October 16, 2011)
 JCP: Election system should be changed to proportional representation system (October 15, 2011)
 Political parties store up state subsidies without using or returning them (October 14, 2011)
 Welfare ministry uses pay-raise as excuse to increase nursing-care insurance premiums (October 14, 2011)
 Finance minister vows to submit tax-hike bill to 2012 Diet (October 13, 2011)
 Cabinet members accumulate excess money from subsidies to political parties (October 4, 2011)
 Increased taxes on general public and cuts for corporations behind reconstruction tax (October 7, 2011)
 What happened to DPJ’s election pledge? (September 20, 2011)
 Business circle’s long-awaited cabinet  (September 8, 2011)
 SDF should be able to use weapons more freely: DPJ Maehara (September 9, 2011)
 No need to join in East Asian community: Noda (September 11, 2011)
 Ichida: Industry minister got what he deserved (September 11, 2011)
 DPJ lacks awareness of seriousness of Fukushima nuclear accident: Ichida (September 13, 2011)
 Longer Diet session is a matter of course: Shii (September 17, 2011)
 Ichida calls for economic reform by boosting domestic demand (September 17, 2011)
 Shii questions PM Noda on reconstruction, NPPs, and US Futenma MCAS (September 16, 2011)