Seeking self-efficiency while promoting lberalization  (March 31, 2010)
 90% of imported foods still not inspected (March 28, 2010)
 Ichida calls for restoration of agriculture (March 27, 2010)
 ‘Green Wave’ action ends ( December 10, 2009)
 Farmers protest against Japan-U.S. FTA ( November 10, 2009)
 Farmers and consumers launch ‘Green Wave’ action ( October 17, 2009)
 BSE risky parts contained in imported U.S. beef ( October 11 & 14, 2009)
 Hokkaido prefecturel assembly adopts anti-FTA resolution ( October 11, 2009)
 JCP chair attends JA assembly for the first time ( October 9, 2009)
 More moldy MA rice detected ( August 31, 2009 )
 Rice retailers and producers have exchange meeting ( August 31, 2009)
 Import of unnecessary rice will deal blow to Japanese farmers ( August 28, 2009)
 3,000 farmers hold rally opposing Japan-U.S. FTA talks ( August 13, 2009 )
 Shii;agreement with U.S. will destroy Japanese agriculture ( August 5, 2009)
 Bill to give agribusiness freedom to use farmland enacted ( June 17, 2009)
 Four town assemblies in Hokkaido say ‘NO!’ to agribusiness ploy (April 12, 2009)
 Corporate entry into agriculture will destroy regional farming[Editorial] (March 11, 2009)
 Government advisor calls for agricultural deregulation (March 11, 2009)
 Democratic farmers’ organization calls for social solidarity to revitalize agriculture (January 21–23, 2009 )
 ‘Let us work together to rebuild Japanese farming’-- Shii at farmers’ congress (January 21, 2009)
 Over 200 local assemblies adopt a petition demanding cancellation of ‘MA rice’ imports (January 14, 2009 )
 Farmers urge government to reject draft of WTO agriculture agreement  (December 9, 2008)
 Government list shows over 38,000 tons of illegal food products were imported in 2007 (November 26, 2008 )
 Agriculture Ministry resumes auctions for imported rice but concludes unsuccessfully (November 8, 2008 )
 Agriculture Ministry instructed its local offices to make use of tainted imported rice as staple food (October 25, 2008)
 Agriculture minister resigns to take blame for tainted rice scandal (September 20, 2008)
 Government has left 10,000 tons of tainted foreign rice uncontrolled for 13 years: JCP representative (September 19, 2008)
 Rice farmers’ income as expressed in hourly wages is 1/4 of minimum wage (September 18, 2008)
 Government has put safety on the backburner in sticking to rice imports (September 14, 2008 )
 Government claim of ‘obligatory imports of MA rice’ proven to be groundless[Editorial] (September 10, 2008)
 JCP Chair Shii calls on agricultural cooperatives for common action to raise food self-sufficiency rate (September 4, 2008 )
 JCP Iwate Pref. holds symposium to discuss ways to solve crisis of fisheries (August 24, 2008)
 3,000 farmers march in demonstration demanding use of tax money to help them pay rising costs – Kochi (August 24, 2008)
 Defend local agriculture (August 24, 2008)
 5,000 Hokkaido farmers call for steps to overcome agricultural crisis (August 22, 2008)
 Okinawan farmers hold rally to demand governmental action to help to deal with crisis (August 22, 2008)
 JCP calls for measures to control price hikes (July 29, 2008)
 Deregulation in agriculture is ruining the country by abandoning small family farmers[Editorial] (July 21, 2008)
 JCP lawmakers meet with the fisheries association  (July 17, 2008)
 200,000 boats stop fishing to call for steps to cover losses due to high oil prices (July 16, 2008)
 JCP Chair Shii attends symposium on rebuilding Japan’s agriculture (June 22, 2008)
 Fishermen call for state support  (June 20, 2008)
 Government measures needed to support the survival of fisheries[Editorial] (June 18, 2008)
 Focus on effective global cooperation to overcome food crisis[Editorial] (June 3, 2008)
 Increasing rice production must include price support: Ichida (June 3, 2008)
 U.S. puts ‘pressures’ on Japan regarding usage of imported rice (June 1, 2008)
 JCP demands suspension of ‘mandatory’ rice imports (May 21, 2008)
 Change stance toward WTO trade talks [Editorial] (May 15, 2008)
 Farmers’ and consumers’ organizations urge government to act to amend WTO rules (April 26, 2008)
 Do not use grain as source of biofuel: JCP Yoshii (April 26, 2008)