Meguro ward assembly demands removal of plutonium (December 1, 2009)
 Hepatitis bill passes Lower House (November 27& December 1, 2009)
 Supreme Court finds flier distributor guilty  ( December 1, 2009)
 Wasteful use of tax money must be cut drastically Akahata editorial [Editorial] (November 30, 2009)
 Workers fight against major manufacturer’s factory closure ( November 30, 2009)
 PM Hatoyama’s ‘dunno’ stance on his dubious funds criticized ( November 29, 2009)
 Zenroren marks 20th anniversary of its foundation (Sunday edition, November 29, 2009)
 JCP chair attends forestry cooperative general meeting for the first time ( November26 & 29, 2009)
 U.S. military personnel in private vehicles should be charged tolls to use expressways ( November 28, 2009)
 Abolition of secret pact is imperative for a nuclear-free Japan Akahata editorial (excerpts) [Editorial] ( November 28, 2009)
 Hatoyama urged to establish fund to relieve A-bomb sufferers ( November 27 & 28, 2009)
 Nearly one million people may be uninsured ( November 28, 2009)
 JCP Central Committee adopts the draft resolution of JCP 25th Congress ( November 28, 2009)
 Nobel laureates oppose cuts in science budget  ( November 26 & 27, 2009)
 Okinawa’s local assembly protests against hit-and-run caused by U.S. serviceman ( November 26, 2009)
 Progressive unity forum established in Toyota group ( November 26, 2009)
 JCP Chair Shii’s speech at general meeting of forestry cooperative ( November 26, 2009)
 JCP Central Committee adopts the draft resolution of JCP 25th Congress ( November 26, 2009)
 University presidents object to budget-screening for science technology ( November 25, 2009)
 Force business sector to achieve a 25% cut in greenhouse gas emissions ( November 25, 2009)
 JCP demands relief for all Minamata-disease victims ( November 25, 2009)
 Municipalities face shortage of staff for welfare assistance ( November 25, 2009)
 DYLJ holds its 34th Congress ( November 24, 2009)
 National group set up to help establish basic rights of contingent workers ( November 23, 2009)
 Lawyers criticize cuts in number of proportional representation seats  ( November 22, 2009)
 Young researchers criticize budget-slashing measures in science technologies  ( November 22, 2009)
 Government budget screening cuts even things people need - Akahata editorial (excerpts)[Editorial] ( November 21, 2009)
 Children’s deaths in childcare centers rapidly increase  ( November 21, 2009)
 Zenroren celebrates its 20th anniversary ( November 21, 2009)
 JCP Chair Shii and Chinese Foreign Minister Yang hold talks ( November 21, 2009)
 DPJ cabinet uses secret fund, too ( November 20, 2009)
 JCP protests DPJ for undemocratic steering of Diet ( November 20, 2009)
 JCP Kami demands cancellation of FTA negotiations with Australia and the U.S.  ( November 20, 2009)
 Government urged to extend term of unemployment benefits (November 20, 2009)
 Shii says it’s time for government to end subservience to the U.S.[Editorial] ( November 19, 2009)
 Area of U.S. military bases in Japan has doubled since 1980 ( November 19, 2009)
 Japan Gensuikyo gives speech at International Peace Bureau ( November 19, 2009)
 Fathers with dependent children also seek child-rearing allowances ( November 19, 2009)
 DPJ accepts closure of three metropolitan children’s hospitals ( November 19, 2009)
 Government urged to make high schools tuition-free without delay ( November 19, 2009)
 Nago’s anti-base forces join together in support of mayoral candidate (November 19, 2009)
 Finance minister urged to reconsider consumption tax hike (November 18, 2009)
 JCP Koike criticizes government panel’s cuts in tax spending ( November 18, 2009)
 Give up new base construction in Okinawa! - Akahata editorial[Editorial] (November 18, 2009)
 JCP calls for resumption of additional benefits for elderly ( November 18, 2009)
 Wages paid to wives in family-run businesses be tax-deductible expense  (November 18, 2009)
 Government's budget-slashing measures raise many questions ( November 17, 2009)
 Ginowan mayor calls on foreign minister to close Futenma base ( November 17, 2009)
 Medical practitioners demand three children’s hospitals open ( November 17, 2009)
 JCP candidate reelected Kiso Town mayor by large margin ( November 17, 2009)