Osaka teachers’ union handed to Osaka governor’s party signatures opposing bills to control education (September 22 & 23, 2011)
 Osaka education board opposes governor’s intervention in schools (September 18&19, 2011)
 Osaka citizens protest against governor’s intent to control education and prefectural gov’t workers (September 7, 2011)
 Education Ministry urges district in Okinawa to adopt use of rightist textbook (September 16, 2011)
 Japan’s share for education lowest among OECD nations (September 14, 2011)
 Osaka governor tries to dominate education and municipal workers[Editorial] (September 5, 2011)
 653 public figures oppose ‘Kimigayo’ regulation at school (August 20, 2011)
 6,000 teachers and parents hold study and exchange meeting (August 20 - 22, 2011)
 Osaka Gov. plots to give cities free hand to fire public school teachers (August 23, 2011)
 Tokyo approves war-justifying textbooks for junior high schools (July 29, 2011)
 Rightist civics textbooks distort constitutional principles (July 25, 2011)
 War-glorifying textbooks may be used in Yokohama schools (June 30, 2011)
 Teachers’ union protests against Saitama governor’s remark on ‘Kimigayo’ (June 17, 2011)
 Ordinance on ‘Kimigayo’ violates constitutional freedom of thought  (May 31, 2011)
 ‘Kimigayo’ bill rammed through Osaka Assembly (May 3 & 4, 2011)
 Punishment of teachers over ‘Kimigayo’ constitutional: Supreme Court (June 7, 2011)
 Tell students truth about nuclear energy: JCP Ichida (June 8, 2011)
 Top court hands down an unfair ‘Kimigayo’ ruling (May 31, 2011)
 500 lawyers oppose imposing of Osaka’s ‘Kimigayo’ regulation at schools (May 27 & 28, 2011)
 Osaka local party submits bill on obligatory singing of ‘Kimigayo’ (May 26, 2011)
 Yokohama lawyers protest agaisnt pressure group praising war (May 21, 2011)
 Osaka citizens oppose move to impose ‘Kimigayo’ regulation at schools (May 18, 2011)
 Respect basic right to study for students in Korean schools in Japan [Editorial] (February 10, 2011)
 Court: Compulsion of ‘Hinomaru’ and ‘Kimigayo’ constitutional (January 29, 2011)
 Use Nobel Prize as turning point to strengthen support for universities - Akahata editorial (excerpts)  ( October 10, 2010)
 Japan spends lowest amount on education among OECD nations ( September 8, 2010)
 Academy concerned with college students’ harsh job seeking efforts ( August 22, 2010)
 Annual national education assembly ends ( August 21-23, 2010)
 10% cut in national university budget[Editorial] ( July 31, 2010)
 Please do not cut university budget: student unions ( July 31, 2010)
 Koike talks with Tokyo University president regarding budget cuts ( July 30, 2010)
 Over 7,000 public schools in danger of collapse during quakes ( July 22, 2010)
 JCP calls for a hike in state funding for universities (June 4, 2010)
 Ph.D. holders face job shortages and poor working conditions - Akahata editorial [Editorial] (April 21, 2010)
 Student unions resolve to fight for cut in tuition fees (March 6, 2010)
 Not exempt Korean schools from tuition-free program  ( February 27, 2010)
 Tokyo students call for solution to job scarcity ( February 21, 2010)
 Teachers union holds annual convention ( February 14 & 15, 2010)
 Students seeking scholarships increase tenfold in 5 years ( October 30, 2009)
 Education minister decides to end academic achievement test ( October 10, 2009)
 Students exchange activities for free college tuitions ( September 8, 2009)
 Suginami Ward chooses history textbook praising Japan’s past war ( August 13, 2009)
 JCP proposes making high schools tuition-free  ( July 26, 2009)
 Stop Tokyo public schools from using rightist textbooks ( July 24, 2009)
 Students rally demanding reduction of tuitions ( June 13-14, 2009)
 Court says metropolitan board of education illegally punished special school principal (April 10, 2009)
 Education Ministry approval of war-glorifying history textbook draws criticism (April 10, 2009)
 JCP says government bears responsibility for approving reactionary history textbook  (April 10, 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 )