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)
 Noda Cabinet promoting NPP resumption  (January 20, 2012)
 Over 110,000 signatures for decommissioning of Hamaoka NPP submitted (January 24, 2012)
 After 17 years, Hanshin-Awaji quake victims still suffering  (January 17, 2012)
 Most of Japan’s payments for USMC relocation plan to Guam remain unspent (January 24, 2012)
 Unionized school teachers win retraction of disciplinary action (January 19, 2012)
 Workers kick off 2012 Spring Struggle (January 18, 2012)
 Receiving gov’t grants, large firms hire temps on fixed terms (January 18, 2011)
 Only 4% utilization of corporate internal reserves will create 4.66 million new jobs (January 21, 2012)
 Keidanren refuses to consider wage hike demands (January 24, 2012)
 Efforts needed to peacefully solve alleged Iranian nuclear issue[Editorial] (January 20, 2012)
 JCP vice chair meets with PLO official (January 18, 2012)
 This week’s JCP international activities (January 20 and 21, 2012)
 Agricultural and medical leaders jointly oppose TPP (January 27, 2012)
 DM’s remark ignoring air traffic of Futenma base triggers criticism from Okinawans (January 27, 2012)
 Ogata attends Indian reception (January 27, 2012)
 Cuts in public workers’ wages will create vicious circle of decline in wages (January 26, 2012)
 PM Noda and his finance minister run after business circles (January 26, 2012)
 Genkai mayor wines and dines Energy Agency officials (January 26, 2012)
 Anti-base candidate in Ginowan mayoral race unveils his no-base policy (January 26, 2012 )
 PM begs LDP and Komei Party to join in talks with DPJ for tax hike (January 25, 2012)
 Kyuden treated Genkai Town leaders to dinner party (January 25, 2012)
 DPJ becomes successor to LDP politics at its convention (January 17, 2012)
 Fulfilling workers’ demands through spring struggle helps change Japan for the better[Editorial] (January 17, 2012)
 Large firms hold \90 trillion in internal reserves, workers lose \500,000 in wages (January 17, 2012)
 Top court nullifies teachers’ suspension and pay cut (January 17, 2012)
 Over half of public oppose consumption tax hike (January 16, 2012)
 Major papers all support for tax hike (January 15, 2012)
 Obama’s new ‘defense’ policy goes against world public opinion[Editorial] (January 15, 2012)
 Gangsters send day-laborers to KEPCO NPP (January 13&14, 2012)
 Noda reshuffles his Cabinet to implement consumption tax hike and cuts in Diet seats (January 14, 2012)
 Nago assembly protests submission of EIA over base construction (January 14, 2012)
 JMIU wins retraction of temporary layoff (January 14, 2012)
 Fukushima to subsidize radiation inspection of breast milk (January 13, 2012)
 US Army conducts parachute training in Tokyo (January 12 & 13, 2012)
 2012 Spring Struggle aims at achieving economic growth led by domestic demand (January 13, 2012)
 Union helps temps in banking to get their status improved (January 12, 2012)
 Only 3.5% of disaster rubble disposed (January 12, 2012)
 Shii attends Korean Residents Union New Year reception  (January 12, 2012)
 No US servicemen’s crimes taken to court in last 4 years (January 11, 2012)
 JCP has largest number of female local assembly members (January 11, 2012)
 Ginowan mayoral election candidate: Get Futenma base site returned from US (January 10, 2012)
 High prescription drug prices in Japan (January 10, 2012)
 Evacuees from Fukushima nuclear accident experiencing breakup of families (January 9, 2012)
 3.11 survivors suffer from mental distress (January 8 & 9, 2012)
 Gov’t decides on 10% consumption tax in 2015 (January 7, 2012)