Okinawa Pref. Assembly adopts statements opposing planned US base in Henoko (December 25, 2014)
 25 million votes ‘wasted’ in general election under single-seat constituency system (December 24, 2014)
 Military-academia research cooperation accelerating (December 24, 2014)
 Scholars are opposing Abe gov’t move to further involve universities in military research (December 24, 2014)
 Stop working to revise Japan-US Defense Guidelines[Editorial] (December 22, 2014)
 Japanese gov’t spends Y674 billion on US bases (December 22, 2014)
 Y31 billion in taxpayer money spent to fund political parties with exception of JCP (December 20, 2014)
 Start of dialogues for normalizing US-Cuba relations is welcome advance[Editorial] (December 19, 2014)
 Secrets law likely to restrict news gathering activities regarding SDF (December 11, 2014)
 ‘3rd pole’ significantly suffers loss after snuggling up to power (December 18, 2014)
 Behind the headlines of ‘landslide LDP victory’ (December 18, 2014)
 Ruling parties’ ‘major victory’ in general election is pure fiction (December 16, 2014)
 Gov’t purchase of stocks by pension funds benefits financial sector (December 13, 2014)
 Journalists criticize LDP for trying to interfere with news coverage of election campaigns (December 12, 2014)
 Anti-base Okinawa governor warmly welcomed while pro-base outgoing governor aims parting shot at protesters (December 11, 2014)
 8 groups of lawyers call for abrogation of state secrets law (December 9, 2014)
 Citizens renew determination to repeal State Secrecy Law on 1st anniversary of its enactment (December 6 and 7, 2014)
 Okinawans angry at outgoing governor’s approval of landfill project at Henoko (December 6, 2014)
 Abe desperately tries to divert public eye from concerns related to the move to create ‘war-fighting nation’ (December 4, 2014)
 Peaceful Japan technologies develop Hayabusa 2 (December 4, 2014)
 Other party leaders’ speech far from what ordinary people feel (December 3, 2014)
 Official election campaign commences[Editorial] (December 2, 2014)
 Shii criticizes political parties for their dependence on public funding (December 2, 2014)
 Debate between party leaders highlights JCP vs. LDP match (November 30 & December 1, 2014)
 Komei sugarcoats proposed consumption tax hike to allay public anger (November 30, 2014)
 Abe gov’t promotes corporate downsizing (November 29, 2014)
 LDP begs building industry for money (November 29, 2014)
 LDP backs scandal-tainted Obuchi as candidate for Lower House (November 28, 2014)
 80% of political parties disbanded after receiving public subsidies since 1995 (November 27, 2014)
 Japan’s top court rules 2013 Upper House election as ‘state of unconstitutionality’ (November 27, 2014)
 LDP makes constitutional revision an election promise (November 26, 2014)
 DYLJ resolves to work to realize young people’s demands (November 23-25, 2014)
 DPJ, patchwork of politicians from defunct parties (November 23, 2014)
 Smaller business owners call for cancellation of another consumption tax hike (November 20, 2014)
 ‘Third pole’ Your Party disbands (November 20, 2014)
 Snap election to be held on December 14 (November 19, 2014)
 Old & new ruling parties blame each other for harmful effects from sales tax hike (November 19, 2014)
 Abenomics has increased poverty and inequality in Japan: Gov’t data (November 19, 2014)
 Anti-base candidate’s victory in Okinawa governor race delivers blow to Abe (November 17 and 18, 2014)
 Anti-US base forces secure majority in Okinawa Prefectural Assembly (November 18, 2014)
 Gov’t’s hardline stance on construction of new US base in Okinawa is unacceptable: Yamashita (November 18, 2014)
 Okinawans unite for victory of base opponent: Shii (November 17, 2014)
 War industry happy with Japan’s militarization (November 15, 2014)
 Nago mayor in letter to Obama demands cancellation of new base construction (November 13, 2014)
 7,000 people rally near Diet calling for Abe’s resignation (November 12, 2014)
 Speculation over Diet dissolution comes out of the blue (November 12, 2014)
 Yamashita views Japan-China summit talks as constructive change (November 11, 2014)
 Shii calls for cooperation to block another increase in sales tax (November 7, 2014)
 JCP Kokuta protests forcible start of debate on labor bill (November 1 & 6, 2014)
 Health panel proposes mixed medical services (November 6, 2014)