Rest of Diet session must focus on two major questions: JCP Shii (May 16, 2008)
 People-betraying policies accelerate a decline in cabinet approval rating[Editorial] (May 16, 2008)
 JCP Shii expresses sympathy for Sichuan quake victims (May 16, 2008)
 Elderly carry out sit-in calling for an end to discrimination in medical care  (May 15, 2008)
 Change stance toward WTO trade talks [Editorial] (May 15, 2008)
 Organizing committee launches appeal for Success of 2008 World Conference against A & H Bombs (May 15, 2008)
 Government has overlooked motor vehicle registration requirement of parking space certificate for U.S. military personnel in Okinawa  (May 14, 2008)
 JCP announces Tokyo assembly candidates (May 14, 2008)
 JCP sends telegram of sympathy to Chinese president (May 14, 2008)
 Hawkish young lawmakers discuss permanent overseas deployment of SDF (May 13, 2008)
 Yokosuka City legislature must embrace residents’ demand for referendum[Editorial] (May 13, 2008)
 Air SDF secretly studied about ‘military tribunal’ to be established before constitutional revision  (May 13, 2008)
 Extension of earmarked revenue for road construction is outrageous: JCP Ichida (May 13 & 14, 2008)
 Yokosuka residents in rally urge city to hold referendum on planned deployment U.S. nuclear carrier  (May 12, 2008)
 Fuwa sends message to younger generations (May 12, 2008)
 Students and young workers carry out street actions calling for establishment of work rules (May 12, 2008)
 U.S. ambassador pressed Japan’s top court to reject lower court ruling that U.S. forces in Japan are unconstitutional (May 11, 2008)
 Plaintiffs, lawyers, supporters resolve victory in ‘right to life’ lawsuits (May 11& 12, 2008)
 Japanese employees with no X-ray license urged to work at U.S. Yokota Air Base (May 10, 2008)
 Upper House rejects bill to continue to use gasoline and other road tax revenue (May 10, 2008)
 U.S. Marines arrested for trespassing (May 9, 2008)
 JCP chair welcomes Japan-China Joint Statement  (May 9, 2008)
 JCP calls for united effort to abolish new medical system (May 9, 2008)
 City Assembly to discuss referendum over plan to deploy U.S. nuclear-powered carrier to Yokosuka (May 8, 2008)
 Shii, Hu agree to further strengthen JCP-CPC ties (May 8, 2008)
 Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda and Chinese President Hu issue joint statement  (May 8, 2008)
 Several thousand USFJ soldiers redeployed temporarily to Iraq and Afghanistan each year (May 6, 2008)
 22,000 people attend ‘Global Article 9 Conference’ (May 5 & 6, 2008)
 Rallies and demonstrations held to celebrate the Constitution’s 61st year (May 4, 2008)
 Advocates of constitutional revision irritated by increasing pacifism  (May 4, 2008)
 Court recognition of SDF dispatch to Iraq as unconstitutional established (May 3 and 4, 2008)
 LDP, Komei, DPJ together seek legislation to promote use of space for military purposes (May 3, 2008)
 B-52 demo flight cancelled (May 2, 2008)
 ‘Temporary’ tax on gas resumed; ruling bloc rams through related bills (May 2, 2008)
 May Day rallies take place at 357 locations across Japan (May 2, 2008)
 Unionized non-regular workers receive full-time position (May 2, 2008)
 50th anti-nuclear peace march starts (April 30 & May 8, 2008)
 Take U.S. forces out of Iraq to achieve peace [Editorial] (April 29, 2008)
 IHI subcontractor apologizes to workers and secures their jobs  (April 29, 2008)
 Hiroshima mayor asks U.S. to cancel B-52 flights (April 28, 2008)
 JCP candidate defeats LDP and DPJ candidates in Saitama Prefectural Assembly election (April 28, 2008)
 Ruling LDP-Komei bloc defeated by DPJ in Lower House by-election in Yamaguchi (April 28, 2008)
 Armed Ground SDF members parade down local streets (April 27, 2008)
 JCP announces May Day slogans (April 27, 2008)
 JCP Shii attends Olympic Torch relay reception (April 27, 2008)
 Matsushita Plasma Display’s use of independent contractor in disguise is illegal: High court  (April 26, 2008)
 Farmers’ and consumers’ organizations urge government to act to amend WTO rules (April 26, 2008)
 Do not use grain as source of biofuel: JCP Yoshii (April 26, 2008)
 Over 7,000 Article 9 associations are engaged in activities throughout Japan (April 26, 2008)
 Upper House rejects ‘sympathy budget’  (April 25 & 26, 2008)