Don’t close public-funded plant: JCP (February 18, 2012)
 Ways to secure funds for better welfare services without consumption tax hike (February 8, 2012)
 Japan holds preliminary talks with US to join TPP, harming public interest (February 9, 2012)
 Social security is a ‘mine of waste’: DPJ Maehara (February 10, 2012)
 Focus on household consumption and small firms to spur economic upturn: Shii (February 13, 2012)
 Pension office seizes compensation for Fukushima nuclear accident (February 8, 2012)
 Action launched calling for free medical care for children in Fukushima  (February 10, 2012)
 Noise levels of low-flying US aircraft intensify (February 8, 2012)
 US military aircraft parts land on car roof (February 9, 2012 )
 Residents protest against falling of US military aircraft parts (February 11 and 12, 2012)
 US Marines use civilian road without consent (February 14, 2012)
 Plan for new U.S. base in Henoko collapsed: Ichida (February 9, 2012)
 Anti-US base candidate loses in Ginowan mayoral election by 900 votes (February 14, 2012)
 Panasonic asked to pay back 1.26 billion yen by local gov’t (February 10, 2012)
 80,000 sign petition for withdrawal of JAL workers’ dismissals (February 10, 2012)
 7,000 people call for higher wages and more jobs to boost economy  (February 11, 2012)
 Workers urge Toyota to return part of internal reserves to society  (February 12, 2012)
 Top court dismisses lawsuit opposing imposition of Kimigayo (February 10, 2012)
 Osaka Mayor Hashimoto conducts survey on municipal workers’ political beliefs (February 14, 2012)
 JCP Kami: Negotiation with Russia on territories should be based on fact and reason (February 8, 2012)
 This week’s JCP activities  ( February 8 and 11, 2012)
 US should return $ 833.8 million Japan paid for relocating US Marines to Guam[Editorial] (February 17, 2012)
 Osaka mayor tries to make Osaka gov’t act as secret police: Shii (February 17, 2012)
 Sukiya unfairly rejected collective bargaining talks with union: court ruling (February 17 & 18, 2012)
 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)