TEPCO actually expected tsunami that it said was unexpected (February 16, 2012)
 8 Vietnamese trainees win back pay (February 16, 2012)
 IBM workers continue to struggle against forced resignation  (February 15&16, 2012)
 Cabinet pushes citizen ID law (February 15, 2012)
 Top court nullifies 4 dismissals by Mitsubishi Paper subsidiary (February 15, 2012)
 Bar association demands halt to Osaka mayor’s survey on political beliefs (February 15, 2012)
 JCP Kasai talks with German Left Party member on nuclear energy issue (February 15, 2012)
 Japanese ‘Red Purge’ victims seek apology from US (February 14, 2012)
 Workers sue IBM 
 Lawyers, union activists, citizens’ groups protest against cuts in Diet seats (February 7, 2012)
 Consumption tax hike may further deteriorate social welfare systems (February 7, 2012)
 Workers oppose downsizing in front of NEC head office (February 7, 2012)
 JCP-backed candidate wages good fight with incumbent Kyoto mayor (February 6 and 7, 2012)
 Ginowan mayoral election focusing on Futenma base issue kicks off (February 6, 2012)
 Kyushu Power Co. execs accompanied Genkai Town mayor on tour abroad (February 5, 2012)
 Defense bureau chief engages in political activities while gov’t staff’s political activities are banned (February 5, 2012)
 Assets of 187,000 households seized for nonpayment of insurance tax (February 5, 2012)
 Koike talks about crisis of capitalism on TV (February 4, 2012)
 LDP defends Okinawa Defense Bureau director (February 4, 2012)
 Timid goal won’t do to cut greenhouse gas[Editorial] 
 DM considered using space technology for military purposes (February 3, 2012)
 JCP calls for stronger radiation monitoring for school meals  (February 3, 2012)
 Ogata talks with Cuban ambassador (February 3, 2012)
 Controversial dam construction decided within inner circle (February 2, 2012)
 Protests increase following Okinawa Defense Bureau’s meddling in mayoral election (February 2, 2012)
 Disputed Okinawa Defense Bureau director meddled in past elections as well (February 2, 2012)
 1,704 file suit seeking shutdown of Genkai nuclear plant (January 31 & February 1, 2012)
 Work together to block TPP: Shii at farmers meeting (February 1, 2012)
 Secret TPP negotiations undermine Japan’s interests: JCP Kami  (February 1, 2012)
 Bill allowing operations of N-reactors for more than 40 years to be submitted (February 1, 2012)
 Defense bureau suspected of interfering with Ginowan mayoral election (February 1, 2012)
 Consumption tax hike deals another blow to disaster victims: JCP Ichida (January 31, 2012)
 Consumption tax hike will harm economy[Editorial] (January 31, 2012)
 Court dismisses ex-high school principal’s claim against unfair rejection of reemployment (January 31, 2012)
 Why didn’t gov’t take minutes of post-3.11 discussions?[Editorial] (January 30, 2012)
 Carpenters in disaster-hit region organize union (January 30, 2012)
 Your Party vows to act with Osaka Ishin-no-Kai (January 29, 2012)
 JCP Yamashita criticizes Osaka Mayor Hashimoto’s ‘dictatorship’ (January 29, 2012)
 Shii demands snap election to reflect public opinion (January 28, 2012)
 Okinawans criticize EIA report for US base construction on Henoko (January 28, 2012)
 DPJ moves to cut proportional representation seats by 80 (January 18, 2012)
 Japan-U.S. military alliance lies behind a secret protection bill (January 18, 2012)
 Japan starts prior consultation on participation in TPP (January 18, 2012)
 Panel proposes ‘peace purpose only’ provision be deleted from space law (January 19, 2012)
 Diet seat cuts must not be used as tool for tax hike [Editorial] (January 19, 2012)
 Conservative critics start praising PM Noda (January 18, 2012)
 Local papers criticize proposal to eliminate 80 Diet seats (January 20, 2012)
 LDP unable to show itself to be different from DPJ (January 23, 2012)
 Many assemblies in Akita come out against consumption tax hike (January 22, 2012)
 Only local business leaders invited to gov’t ‘public’ meetings on tax reform (January 22, 2012)