Residents near Takahama NPP need 7.5 hours to escape from nuclear accident (February 28, 2016)
 Union survey: 80% of nursing-care workers state that PM Abe’s measures did not lead to wage increase (February 27, 2016)
 Ex-fishermen in Kochi apply for workers compensation for radiation exposure from Bikini Atoll H-bomb test (February 27, 2016)
 Citizens’ groups hold rally to oppose Japan-India nuclear energy deal (February 27, 2016)
 Court decision convicting SDF of spying on the public is finalized (February 18, 2016)
 Contingent workers’ lifetime wages are half of regular workers’ (February 26, 2016)
 Parents-doctors network calls for free medical service for children (February 25 & 26, 2016)
 Murder of elderly requiring nursing care caused by poor social policy: expert (February 26, 2016)
 High school students urge Education Ministry to withdraw restrictions on their political activities (February 25, 2016)
 High court approves citizen’s call for transparency in Cabinet’s secret funds system (February 25, 2016)
 Zenroren releases results of regular survey on women workers (February 25, 2016)
 Citizens protest USS Blue Ridge’s entry into Osaka Port (February 25, 2016)
 NRA okays use of 40-year-old reactors at Takahama NPP (February 25, 2016)
 5 opposition parties begin talks on electoral cooperation (February 24, 2016)
 People’s joint struggle in 1980s block military use of outer space (February 24, 2016)
 Japan should never revert to the militarist past (February 24, 2016)
 JCP urges Osaka mayor to disallow US warship’s entrance into Osaka Port (February 23, 2016)
 Young people in Japan are struggling with repayment of so-called ‘scholarship’ loans (February 23, 2016)
 This week’s JCP international activity (February 23, 2016)
 Shii calls on all candidates and chairs of JCP prefectural committees to fight to win in Upper House race (February 23, 2016)
 28,000 people surround Diet building opposing US base construction in Okinawa (February 22, 2016)
 Late teens in nationwide concerted action call for end to war laws (February 22, 2016)
 Shii attends SDP convention for first time in JCP history (February 21, 2016)
 5 opposition parties jointly submit a bill to abolish the war laws (February 20, 2016)
 Electoral cooperation to repeal war legislation agreed upon among opposition parties (February 20, 2016)
 JCP and DPJ in Hokkaido will field joint candidate in Lower House by-election (February 20, 2016)
 Violence at UN camp in South Sudan verifies risk of SDF members ‘killing’ and ‘being killed’ in PKO missions (February 20, 2016)
 Dismissal aimed at busting workers’ union is illegal: high court (February 20, 2016)
 JCP efforts contribute to lowering nursing-care costs of disaster victims (February 19, 2016)
 US Army copter drops a window (February 19, 2016)
 Olympus worker wins settlement in lawsuit over unfair treatment due to whistleblowing (February 19, 2016)
 Families of ex-Hansen disease patients in court call for society free from discrimination and prejudice (February 19, 2016)
 Gov’t data provides evidence of failure of ‘Abenomics’ (February 17 & 18, 2016)
 UN women’s rights committee criticizes Japan for trying to deny forcible recruitment of ‘comfort women’ (February 18, 2016)
 Maritime workers stand up to gov’t policy to mobilize them for wars (February 17, 2016)
 JCP Miyamoto criticizes increase in ‘sympathy budget’ as extraordinary subservience of Japan to US (February 17, 2016)
 Coffee shop worker reaches court-mediated-settlement over unfair dismissal (February 17, 2016)
 Abe hints at cutting pension benefits due to stock market downturn (February 10 & 16, 2016)
 JCP Takahashi pushes gov’t to increase grants for victims of 2011 massive disaster (February 16, 2016)
 ‘Say No to the Abe Gov’t!’ demonstration attracts 10,000 people (February 16, 2016)
 All 6 JCP candidates win in Niiza City assembly election (February 16, 2016)
 Expensive public health insurance premiums endanger people’s lives[Editorial] (February 14, 2016)
 Plaintiffs seeking damages for Fukushima disaster form national network (February 14, 2016)
 Journalists’ group in statement urges internal affairs minister to step down for her remarks (February 13, 2016)
 Tokyoites submit signatures opposing planned deployment of CV-22s to Yokota AB (February 13, 2016)
 Nagano Prefecture expands its scholarship program for university students (February 13, 2016)
 Ministers’ frequent scandals represent arrogant anti-people Abe government (February 12, 2016)
 Opera singer wins out-of-court settlement over labor dispute with New National Theater (February 12, 2016)
 Local action in defense of Article 9 joined by 10K people in total (February 11, 2016)
 Mythical founding of the country gives slanted understanding of history[Editorial] (February 11, 2016)