Japan’s version of NSC to be ‘control tower’ to fight wars abroad (March 1, 2007)
 Bikini Day National Rally held (March 1, 2007)
 Capital gain tax breaks of \20 billion shared by only 7 persons (February 28, 2007)
 10% of private junior high schools failed to teach students required subjects (February 28, 2007)
 Labor ministry to instruct firms using ‘disguised contract workers’ to directly employ them (February 28, 2007)
 Shii meets with Lao Ambassador (February 28, 2007)
 Education minister’s remarks show Abe Cabinet’s lack of respect for human rights (February 27, March 1, 2007)
 Kadena-based U.S. F-15s to carry out first training exercises on mainland Japan (February 27, 2007)
 Child-rearing cabin attendants request labor ministry to instruct JAL to stop pay cuts (February 27, 2007)
 South Koreans sue Yasukuni over enshrinement (February 27, 2007)
 Newest U.S. aircraft carrier makes port call at Sasebo (February 25, 26, 2007)
 International effort needed to totally ban cluster bombs[Editorial] (February 26, 2007)
 Japan places fourth spy satellite in orbit (February 25, 2007)
 Why is Japan so negative about banning cluster bombs? (February 25, 2007)
 Young workers call for eradication of unpaid overtime work (February 25, 2007)
 8 million signatures calling for improvements in education submitted to Diet (February 24, 2007)
 Raiding ASDF officer’s house raises concern about possible violation of freedom of press and citizens’ right to know (February 17, 20, 24, 2007)
 Ogata attends Bruneian National Day reception (February 24, 2007)
 Record number of households stripped of their health insurance cards due to failure to pay premiums (February 23, 2007)
 Fishermen seek court arbitration to block dredging of Yokosuka Port in preparation for nuclear-powered aircraft carrier homeporting (February 23, 2007)
 Tokyo government planned to pay governor 1 million yen for his script to be used in its event (February 23, 2007)
 Temp childcare workers become directly employed by municipal government (February 23, 2007)
 JCP demands recasting of draft FY 2007 budget in order to reduce poverty (February 22, 2007)
 Workers’ actions take place around Japan for reducing poverty and social disparities (February 22, 2007)
 DPJ Ozawa discloses detailed description of his ‘office expenses’ (February 21 & 23, 2007)
 Hidankyo discusses with JCP ways to improve government policy of A-bomb related illness recognition (February 21, 2007)
 Police and GSDF conduct joint public security operation drills (February 21, 2007)
 LDP, Komei, and DPJ local assembly members take overseas sightseeing trips at the expense of tax payers (February 21, 2007)
 One-third of major firms have workers working more than 100 hours of overtime per month (February 21, 2007)
 Civic group calls for Japan’s apology and compensation to East Timorese ‘comfort women’ (February 21, 2007)
 Foreign minister calls U.S. draft resolution on ‘comfort women’ groundless (February 20, 2007)
 Unjustifiably arrested JCP assembly member polls the highest number of votes cast (February 20, 2007)
 JCP Ichida criticizes U.S. experts’ group for trying to encourage advocates of constitutional revision (February 20, 2007)
 Isuzu workers request labor ministry to instruct Isuzu to offer stable long-term jobs (February 20, 2007)
 JCP wins another mayoral election in Nagano Prefecture (February 19, 2007)
 Campaign launched to send report to U.N. on government policy adversely affecting disabled children (February 19, 2007)
 JCP reaches policy agreement with independent candidate for Upper House by-election in Okinawa (February 18, 2007)
 Amid protests U.S. cutting-edge fighters arrive at Kadena (February 18 & 19, 2007)
 National exchange meeting held to eradicate large corporations’ illegal labor practices (February 18, 2007)
 JCP in Tokyo Assembly urges governor to establish policy of supporting smaller businesses (February 17, 2007)
 Zenroren calls on migrant workers to join in unions to establish human rights (February 17, 2007)
 Farmers and consumers express concern over adverse effects of a Japan-Australia FTA on Japan’s agriculture (February 17, 2007)
 DPJ in Tokyo suddenly begins to criticize Governor Ishihara (February 16, 2007)
 Appeal for a success of 2007 World Conference against A and H Bombs published (February 16, 2007)
 JCP Koike urges labor minister to instruct Isuzu Motors to stop dirty tactics in using temps (February 16, 2007)
 Tokyo gubernatorial election candidate Yoshida announces platform (February 15, 2007)
 Elderly livelihood protection benefits recipients sue demanding minimum protection of healthy and cultured living (February 15, 2007)
 Ichida talks with people of faith (February 15, 2007)
 JCP Chair Shii urges government not to cut off lifelines for single parent families (February 14, 2007)
 U.S. forces conduct large-scale exercises in Okinawa (February 14, 2007)