JCP Shii calls for Diet discussion on scandal and dissolution of the Lower House for a general election (March 28, 2009)
 FY 2009 budget bill enacted  (March 28, 2009)
 Ozawa must disclose everything about donations he accepted from constructor (March 25, 2009)
 DPJ leader Ozawa’s secretary indicted for illegal donations (March 25, 2009)
 Ichida: ‘Mr. Ozawa must tell the truth about allegations of accepting illegal donations’  (March 25, 2009)
 Osaka legislature rejects governor’s proposal to relocate prefectural office  (March 25, 2009 )
 Political parties subsidized by government also receive corporate donations (March 16, 2009)
 Nationwide actions held against tax increase (March 14, 2009)
 LDP and DPJ must come clean about acceptance of illegal donations (March 13, 2009)
 DPJ secretary-general says change of power should expedite discussion on constitutional revision  (March 13, 2009)
 At issue is international effort to establish effective financial regulation [Editorial] (March 12, 2009)
 DPJ leader broke party’s pledge to ban corporate donations (March 12, 2009)
 Minister insists on his ignorance of ‘donations from Nishimatsu’ (March 12, 2009)
 Top DPJ official calls for arms export ban to be reviewed (February 27, 2009)
 Approval rating of Aso Cabinet drops to 11%-15% level (February 24, 2009)
 How much is the LDP aware of its ‘crisis’? (January 23, 2009)
 U.S. secretary of state emphasizes importance of maintaining ‘nuclear umbrella’ over Japan (February 19, 2009)
 Finance Minister Nakagawa forced to resign over behavior at news conference after G7 meeting (February 18, 2009)
 JCP proposes 4-point reform in nursing-care system (February 10, 2009)
 Aso’s irresponsible ‘change of mind’ remark about postal service privatization causes repercussions  (February 7 & 8, 2009)
 Shii says ministers’ responses to his questions can be used as a step to further struggle  (February 5, 2009)
 Fiscal action for smaller corporations is urgent: JCP Ichida (February 3, 2009)
 Government must be held accountable for rapid destruction of jobs and economic downturn  (January 31, 2009)
 JCP Chair Shii says ‘creation of a new order’ should be based on U.N. Charter  (January 31, 2009)
 End Japan’s subordination to U.S. now [Editorial] ( January 30, 2009)
 Aso shows no concern for people experiencing hardships and offers no prescriptions for solving problems: JCP Shii (January 29, 2009)
 Aso’s call for a ‘society of peace of mind and vitality’ sounds like an empty slogan [Editorial] (January 29, 2009)
 2nd supplementary budget with pork-barrel spending enacted (January 28, 2009)
 Political parties that do not know how shameful it is to share tax money[Editorial] (January 26, 2009 )
 Keidanren places orders with LDP and DPJ (January 19, 2009)
 JCP proposes 4 opposition party meeting about the drastic revision of the Worker Dispatch Law (January 17, 2009)
 Consumption tax hike will be inserted into tax-related bill (January 16, 2009)
 Keidanren urges ruling LDP and opposition DPJ to hold policy discussion (January 15, 2009)
 LDP-Komei-controlled Lower House railroad through supplementary budget bill (January 14, 2009)
 Shii stresses two basic stances the JCP maintained in Diet session (December 25, 2008)
 JCP calls for discussion by all parties aimed at solving crisis of employment (December 16, 2008)
 Government induces public anxiety by clinging to tax hike[Editorial] (December 14, 2008)
 Ruling parties railroad through two controversial bills in Lower House by overriding Upper House rejections (December 13, 2008)
 Shii criticizes abuse of Lower House majority to override Upper House rejections (December 13, 2008)
 JCP supports bill to review postal service privatization (December 12, 2008)
 JCP Ichida says Aso Cabinet is at dead end (December 9, 2008)
 JCP Chair Shii holds talks with Prime Minister Aso  ( December 6, 2008)
 JCP proposes one-on-one debate between Shii and Aso (December 2, 2008)
 Prime Minister and Opposition Democratic Party President Ozawa hold their first debate (November 29, 2008 )
 Aso’s elderly bashing denies publicly-funded health insurance system: Shii (November 28, 2008 )
 Heads of municipalities voice opposition to do-shu regional government system (November 27, 2008)
 Government and ruling parties agree to extend Diet session (November 26, 2008 )
 JCP chair says reducing the amount of deposit required for candidacy is a matter of democracy (November 22, 2008)
 JCP demands government regulate businesses preying on the poor (November 22, 2008)
 Stop the do-shu regional government system and improve local autonomy[Editorial] (November 19, 2008)