Court overturns injunction against restart of Takahama NPP (December 25, 2015)
 After an absence of 69 years, JCP decides to attend Diet opening ceremony (December 25, 2015)
 Shii answers reporters’ questions on JCP decision to attend opening ceremony of the Diet (December 25, 2015)
 Cut in gov’t remuneration to hospitals will damage local medical infrastructures (December 24, 2015)
 Abe gov’t yet again begins discussing relaxation of dismissal rules (December 24, 2015)
 Osaka Ishin no Kai is constitutional revisionist Abe’s supplementary party (December 23, 2015)
 Lawyers will initiate action in courts to challenge war legislation’s constitutionality (December 22, 2015)
 Antiracism civil groups protest discriminatory book targeting refugees (December 22, 2015)
 ‘Civil Alliance’ formed to repeal war legislation (December 21, 2015)
 Opposition parties in Kumamoto agree to field joint candidate in Upper House election (December 20, 2015)
 High school students in Tokyo and Osaka hold demos calling for abolishing war laws (December 20, 2015)
 Many local newspapers urge opposition parties to come together in upcoming election (December 20, 2015)
 US military’s live shell drills cause another forest fire in Okinawa (December 19 & 20, 2015)
 Don’t export submarines to Australia: citizens’ network (December 19, 2015 )
 High school students facing unjust practices by prospective employers during job-hunting activities (December 19, 2015)
 Olympic Minister intends to expand sports gambling (December 19, 2015)
 Major banks decide to resume donations to LDP after 18 years of restraint (December 18, 2015)
 Armed SDF troops conduct ‘transportation drills’ on public roads (December 18, 2015)
 Fukui Prefectural Assembly agrees to restart Takahama NPP (December 18, 2015)
 JCP Kokuta condemns panel report calling for cutting number of Diet seats (December 17, 2015)
 Abe government gives in to US demand for increase in ‘sympathy budget’ (December 17, 2015)
 Japan’s top court rejects elimination of discriminatory civil code provisions against women (December 17, 2015)
 JCP Vice Chair Hiroi criticizes top court ruling disapproving dual-surname system (December 17, 2015)
 Choice of name is fundamental for all people to be respected as individuals (December 17, 2015)
 Anti-war US veterans join in sit-in protest at Henoko (December 16, 2015)
 Union wins JAL’s decision to offer regular employment to all of its contracted FAs (December 16, 2015)
 ILO to JAL: negotiate with unions toward reinstating laid-off crew (December 16, 2015)
 Take effective measures to eliminate nuclear weapons[Editorial] (December 16, 2015)
 JCP Satoyoshi urges Tokyo Metropolitan gov’t to cancel plan to close evening courses in 4 public high schools (December 16, 2015)
 Japan should play its role in ‘Paris Agreement’ to tackle climate change[Editorial] (December 15, 2015)
  ‘All Okinawa council’ against Henoko base project formed (December 15, 2015)
 Anti-nuke citizens protest against conclusion of Japan-India nuclear cooperation agreement (December 13, 2015)
 50 civic groups in Kumamoto call for opposition parties’ cooperation in Upper House election (December 13, 2015)
 Break the cycle of war and terrorism (December 13, 2015)
 Union efforts push Hitachi to retract its ‘banishment room’ dismissal tactic (December 12, 2015)
 Shii criticizes ruling bloc for using 8% consumption tax rate on food as excuse to further self interest (December 12, 2015)
 Hiroshima & Nagasaki mayors oppose nuclear deal with India (December 11 & 12, 2015)
 War deprived sumo wrestlers of their future (December 12, 2015)
 Okinawans angry with offer of gov’t subsidies to have them accept US base (December 11, 2015)
 Gov’t maintains unclear stance in regard to US requests for support in anti-IS air raids (December 11, 2015)
 Ruling bloc decides on tax reform plan reflecting Abe’s pro-business stance (December 11, 2015)
 Court criticizes Tokyo for forcing teachers to stand for ‘Kimigayo’ (December 11, 2015)
 Antiwar civic groups will form a coalition to restore constitutionalism (December 10, 2015)
 Farmers & consumers stage ‘Green Wave’ action opposing TPP (December 10, 2015)
 IBM’s forcible retirement practice recognized as cause of its worker’s mental disorders (December 10, 2015)
  ‘Black Corporation’ award winner agrees to pay compensation for its worker’s suicide from overwork (December 10, 2015)
 Activists call for abolition of war legislation on 74th anniversary of start of Asia Pacific War (December 9, 2015)
 Okinawans suffer hardships from US Ospreys’ touch-and-go drills (December 9, 2015)
 JCP Takahashi criticizes Reconstruction Minister for promoting restart of NPP located in Fukushima (December 9, 2015)
 Shii: JCP’s advance in Upper House election is vital for repealing war legislation (December 8, 2015)