1,650 people sue gov’t and TEPCO for Fukushima damage (March 8 & 12, 2013)
 Another action for more child-care centers in Tokyo (March 8, 2013)
 International Women’s Day marks 90th anniversary in Japan[Editorial] (March 8, 2013)
 High court rules 2012 voter disparity unconstitutional  (March 7, 2013)
 Joining TPP runs counter to gov’t plan to increase self-sufficiency rate: JCP Yamashita (March 7, 2013)
 Gender gap in wages grows wider in proportion to firm size (March 7, 2013)
 Some corporations move to increase wages (March 7, 2013)
 Crimes by US military concentrated around US bases (March 7, 2013)
 Pay raises & halt to consumption tax hike needed for economic recovery: Shii (March 6, 2013)
 Wage hike offensive entering make-or-break stage (March 6, 2013)
 JCP protests against Ospreys’ first flight training exercise on mainland Japan (March 6&8, 2013)
 Residents push city to fund children’s vaccinations  (March 6, 2013)
 This week’s JCP international activities (March 6-10, 2013)
 City gives up challenging court ruling on illegality of turning away welfare assistance applicants (March 5, 2013)
 Residents rally against Tokyo’s bid to host Olympics (March 5, 2013)
 70% of LDP Dietmembers oppose TPP (March 4, 2013)
 Citizens learn about FTA’s negative impacts on South Korea (March 4, 2013)
 JCP Kami demands transparency from nuclear research center (March 3, 2013)
 1,700 people participate in Bikini Day rally (March 2, 2013)
 Gov’t submits ID system bill (March 2, 2013)
 Gov’t excludes F-35s from arms embargo (March 2, 2013)
 Ordinance bill to ‘keep an eye on’ welfare recipients attracts popular criticism (March 2 & 5, 2013)
 Total of 8.63 million call for better learning environment (March 2, 2013)
 Gov't appetite for TPP contradicts LDP pledge (February 20, 2013)
 Lift ban on election campaigning on Internet for voters, not business entities: JCP (February 23, 2013)
 Promising US things that erode public interest is unacceptable: Shii on Abe-Obama summit (February 24, 2013)
 Actions against TPP take place throughout Japan (February 25&26, 2013)
 Shii demands gov’t support for wage hike (February 20, 2013)
 Gov’t should raise minimum wage and support SMEs: JCP Daimon (February 21, 2013)
 Diet debate reveals ‘Abenomics’ is fraying  (February 25, 2013)
 More newspapers agree on need of wage hike (February 25, 2013)
 TEPCO bars Akahata from press corps at Fukushima Daiichi (February 21, 2013)
 Nuclear accident victims demand free medical checks for radiation exposure (February 21, 2013)
 Nuclear plants sitting on active faults endanger people’s safety[Editorial] (February 22, 2013)
 Decontamination workers in Fukushima suffer from threats of violence (February 21, 2013)
 TEPCO execs had legal obligation to avoid nuclear energy: shareholders in court (February 22, 2013)
 Hakodate City Assembly objects to Oma nuclear plant construction (February 23, 2013)
 Chiba governor has cozy ties with TEPCO (February 24, 2013)
 Rate of non-regular workers hits record-high (February 20, 2013)
 Employers move to terminate employment contracts before labor law revised (February 22, 2013)
 Court finds denial of application for welfare assistance to be illegal (February 21, 2013)
 Mothers push mayor to provide daycare services to more children (February 23, 25 & 26, 2013)
 Training of guides to Hansen’s disease sanatorium urgently needed (February 26, 2013)
 Japan should make law banning discrimination against disabled and ratify UN treaty (February 26, 2013)
 Mitsubishi Electric pockets profits despite ‘penalty’ (February 20, 2013)
 Residents push DM to remove plutonium from local facility (February 26, 2013)
 Nago mayor determined to win 2nd term to get new base construction cancelled (February 21, 2013)
 Okinawa to appeal directly to President Obama to remove Ospreys (February 23, 2013)
 US Navy worker arrested for alleged assault: Okinawa ( February 24, 2013)
 Citizens petition Dietmembers to remove dance regulation  (February 21, 2013)