2015 budget bill approved with more for defense and less for welfare (April 10, 2015)
 Japanese women still suffer sizable gender gap even after getting suffrage 69 years ago (April 10, 2015)
 Sukiya workers still suffer from heavy workloads: youth union (April 9, 2015)
 JCP calls on gov’t to cancel plan to slash housing assistance for households on welfare (April 8&9, 2015)
 Tokyo Olympics might deprive local residents of opportunity to engage in sports (April 9, 2015)
 LDP proposes that energy generation depend more on nuclear power (April 8, 2015)
 Defense Ministry discussing ways to fund foreign governments’ purchase of Japan-made weapons (April 8, 2015)
 Abe Cabinet has stronger control over history education (April 7, 2015)
 Abe to allow overtime without pay while introducing law to prevent death from overwork (April 4&7, 2015)
 JCP issues statement on school textbook screening results (April 7, 2015)
 This week’s JCP international activity (April 7, 2015)
 Onaga restates opposition to Henoko base construction in talks with top gov’t spokesman (April 6, 2015)
 Abe’s war legislation emerges as key issue in upcoming nationwide local elections (April 5, 2015)
 Names of corporations discriminating against pregnant workers to be made public (April 4, 2015)
 Debts of freshmen in private universities hit record high (April 4, 2015)
 Instilling specific moral education in children using ‘ethics’ classes is unconstitutional[Editorial] (April 4, 2015)
 Gov’t hides names of corporations receiving tax breaks at request of business circles (April 3, 2015)
 Government breaks its promise to use increased tax revenues to improve social welfare programs (April 3, 2015)
 More efforts needed to increase antinuke public movements before 2015 NPT RevCon (April 3, 2015)
 Not too late for Japan to join AIIB: Shii (April 2, 2015)
 Defense Ministry secretly develops blueprint for defense against China (April 2, 2015)
 JCP submits bill to ban corporate political donations (April 2, 2015)
 Regressive tax hike deepens poverty and social inequalities (April 1, 2015)
 Small business owners scream with consumption tax pain (April 1, 2015)
 US military conducts parachute drills in Tokyo for third consecutive month (April 1, 2015)
 Same-sex couple certification ordinance passed in Shibuya (April 1, 2015)
 State invalidates Okinawa governor’s order to stop construction work (March 31, 2015)
 Majority in media polls say ‘No’ to Abe’s war legislation (March 31, 2015)
 Osaka court: political belief survey on Osaka City workers is unconstitutional (March 31, 2015)
 Anti-base Okinawan legislators’ group formed (March 29, 2015)
 Parliamentarians from Okinawa protest against defense bureau’s complaint against governor (March 29, 2015)
 JCP absence in assembly allows revival of sightseeing assemblypersons (March 29, 2015)
 Gov’t will make public names of ‘black corporations’ (March 28, 2015)
 Globalization-oriented Osaka Univ. plans to dismiss non-regular workers (March 28, 2015)
 JCP urges Niiza City to allow use of public facility to hold exhibition on ‘comfort women’ issue (March 28, 2015)
 Japan puts another surveillance satellite into orbit (March 27, 2015)
 Ex-Isuzu contingent workers’ attempt to obtain regular status rejected (March 27, 2015)
 PM’s advisory panel proposes monetary settlement system for dismissals (March 27, 2015)
 Fukuoka High Court: vote-value gaps in 2014 general election unconstitutional (March 26, 2015)
 PM’s ‘our military’ remark reveals what security legislation aims to achieve: JCP Kokuta (March 25&26, 2015)
 140K signatures seeking ‘freeze’ on Oma NPP construction collected in just 3 months (March 26, 2015)
 This week’s JCP international activities (March 25&26, 2015)
 Civic ombudsman group accuses Education Minister of violating Political Funds Control Law (March 25, 2015)
 Subsidy system for house renovation spreads nationwide due to joint efforts by JCP and small business operators (March 25, 2015)
 GSDF presses its personnel to write ‘farewell notes’ in case of death to their families (March 25, 2015)
 Fukui governor rejects petitions against restart of nuclear reactors (March 25, 2015)
 Okinawa governor again orders state to stop work on US base construction (March 24, 2015)
 Japan should abide by Tokyo-Beijing-Seoul statement calling for ‘facing history squarely’ (March 24, 2015)
 JCP Kira: ‘Black training’ for new employees should be banned (March 24, 2015)
 14,000 people’s shout of ‘Abe should step down!’ echo around Diet (March 23, 2015)