Anti-Osprey deployment rallies held nationwide in solidarity with massive protest in Okinawa (September 11, 2012)
 JCP Shii calls for major advance in next general election (September 8, 2012)
 Futenma base is not so dangerous: US consul remarks (September 7 & 8, 2012)
 Higher share to pay in medical bills hampers doctor visits (September 7, 2012)
 Diet seat-cutting bill passed through Lower House amid opposition parties’ walkout (August 29, 2012)
 To cut parliamentary seats could allow abuse of power (August 29, 2012)
 Anti-PM censure reflects public opposition to tax hike: Ichida (August 30, 2012)
 222 lawmakers hold protest rally against TPP across party lines (August 31, 2012)
 What is true feature of ‘political party’? (September 2, 2012)
 Gov’t report on Osprey crash prioritizes deployment rather than people’s lives[Editorial] (August 29, 2012)
 US Army forcibly conducts exercise in densely populated area (August 29, 2012)
 Activists rally to join forces against Osprey deployment (September 2 & 3, 2012)
 TEPCO only pays \40,000 out of \200 mil in claims for nuclear accident damage (August 30, 2012)
 New gov’t strategy should pledge swift departure from nuclear energy[Editorial] (September 3, 2012)
 Japan’s business leaders aim for US-style management (August 30, 2012)
 Consumption tax hike will have negative business impact: 67% of companies (August 8, 2012)
 Number of contingent workers hits record high at Japan’s big automakers (August 31, 2012)
 More become contingent workers or unemployed in disaster-hit areas (August 8, 2012)
 Unions struggle to improve conditions of subcontractors’ workers in disaster-stricken areas (September 4, 2012)
 Japan Gensuikyo sends message to Non-Aligned movement leaders (August 29, 2012)
 SDF continues illegal collection of citizens’ personal information (September 4, 2012)
 Stop consumption tax hike by ensuring JCP’s victory in next elections: Shii (September 3, 2012)
 Power supply sufficient without NPPs: JCP demanding KEPCO break with nuclear power (September 6, 2012)
 LDP presidential election field is crowded with many candidates (September 5, 2012)
 Only 32% of elementary and junior high schools have quakeproof ceilings and lighting fixtures installed (September 5, 2012)
 Broken windows and wall cracks in disaster-hit schools (September 5, 2012)
 Agriculture in subordination to US - II: beef and citrus imports liberalized (September 5, 2012)
 Citizens demand whole picture of SDF’s monitoring of people (September 5, 2012)
 Agriculture in subordination to US - I: Road to more imports of US farm surplus (September 4, 2012)
 Gov’t prioritizes US military over people’s lives for Osprey deployment: JCP (August 28, 2012)
 TEPCO makes easy money while raising power rates (August 28, 2012)
 JCP calls for an end to electronics makers’ forcible retirement policy (August 28, 2012)
 Japan’s scientists hold symposium on need to break with nuclear power (August 26&27, 2012)
 Japan Mothers’ Congress resolves to protect children from nuclear accident (August 26&27, 2012)
 Ex-Foreign Ministry official criticizes PM stance on Takeshima territorial issue (August 27, 2012)
 US ‘Armitage Report’ demands Japan’s promotion of nuclear energy worldwide (August 26, 2012)
 Former PM Abe seeks cooperation with Ishin-no-Kai for constitutional revision (August 26, 2012)
 Noda cabinet approves nomination of nuclear regulatory body members (August 25, 2012)
 Calling for cool heads, JCP opposes Takeshima/Senkaku resolutions (August 25, 2012)
 Shii meets with outgoing Cuban ambassador (August 25, 2012)
 Workers beat back mass layoffs by major electronics firms (August 23 & 24, 2012)
 More than 1,500 deaths confirmed as related to 3.11 disaster (August 24, 2012)
 Osaka mayor’s abusive remark on ‘comfort women’ denies gov’t statement & UN report (August 23, 2012)
 DPJ forcibly starts discussion on Diet seats reduction bill (August 23, 2012)
 Anti-nuclear activists meet PM to demand end to nuclear power (August 23, 2012)
 90% of public support ‘zero’ nuclear plants (August 23, 2012)
 JCP and medical association agree to protect universal health care system (August 23, 2012)
 Move of children’s hospital to soft-ground artificial island should be cancelled: JCP (August 22, 2012)
 Weekly action against TPP starts in front of PM’s office (August 22, 2012)
 Cancel joint training for SDF to be ready to participate in US wars[Editorial] (August 22, 2012)