Opposition leaders agree to take concrete steps toward fielding unified candidates in Upper House election (January, 29, 2019)
 PM Abe in policy speech unsuccessful at concealing his failure[Editorial] (January, 29, 2019)
 Young Kyoto residents to city government: Don’t provide　our personal information to SDF (January 29, 2019)
 Funds local gov'ts have hoarded increased by 9.8 trillion yen in decade (January 27, 2019)
 Union wins revision of ‘36 agreement’ on overtime exceeding gov’t-set danger line for death from overwork (January 26, 2019)
 Consumption tax hike based on manipulation of statistics should be revoked[Editorial] (January 26, 2019)
 Mitsubishi Motors and Panasonic punished for violating law on use of foreign trainees (January 26, 2019)
 Over 130 constitutional scholars issue statement opposing Henoko base project (January 25, 2019)
 Tokyo governor breaks her pledge to use former Tsukiji site as food-centric theme park with market function (January 24 and 25, 2019)
 Abe in summit meeting with Putin fails to make progress on territorial issue (January 24, 2019)
 National trade union centers criticize Keidanren for taking hostile stance toward wage hike demand (January, 24, 2019)
 Keidanren’s policy on 2019 wage talks shows negative attitude to drastic pay increase (January 24, 2019)
 White House intends to respond to petition calling for halt to Henoko landfill work (January 23, 2019)
 JCP urges Defense Ministry to cancel planned relocation of FCLP to Mageshima Island (January 23, 2019)
 JCP Hatano investigates into cause of stream drying up near tunnel construction site (January 23, 2019)
 Labor survey allegedly falsified to support Abenomics (January 19 & 22, 2019)
 Mayonnaise sea bottom will lead Henoko base project to dead end (January, 22, 2019)
 Student loan-induced bankruptcy on rise under Abe government (January, 21, 2019)
 Worker-oriented reforms plus \25,000 wage hike will push up GDP by \34.8 trillion: Labor thinktank (January 17 & 21, 2019)
 Higher education costs parents at least \1.2million just to enroll their children in universities (January 21, 2019)
 JCP publishes platform for upcoming nationwide simultaneous local elections (January 19, 2019)
 Physicians’ union: Labor Ministry proposes putting ceiling on doctors’ overtime which exceeds official gov’t-set danger line for ‘karoshi’ (January, 18, 2019)
 Official of UN agency on agriculture for first time speaks at Nouminren convention (January 16-18, 2018)
 Hitachi decides to 'freeze' nuclear power plant project in Wales (January 18, 2019)
 Citizens of Okinawa's 5 cities abstaining from Henoko vote demand equal opportunity to vote on the referendum (January 16 & 17, 2019)
 Opposition party parliamentarians share with Okinawa governor view on Henoko issue (January, 17, 2019)
 JCP Tokyo demands investigation into scandal involving JOC chief (January 16, 2019)
 Japan needs to improve policies in line with UN convention on rights of disabled[Editorial] (January, 16, 2019)
 LDP Dietmember teaches LDP municipal assemblypersons in Okinawa how to block Henoko referendum (January 14 & 15, 2019)
 Energy of youth will forge a better future (January 14, 2019)
 JCP conducts on-site inspection at state-run facility for supporting foreign residents in Japan (January 12, 2019)
 Online protest campaign against magazine’s sexist article collects 50,000 signatures (January, 12, 2019)
 Koike gives congratulatory speech at Mindan's New Year reception (January 12, 2019)
 FY2019 budget plan to be revised to pay unpaid labor insurance benefits due to Labor Ministry’s faulty survey data (January 10&11, 2019)
 Shinfujin denounces weekly magazine’s article for insulting women (January, 11, 2019)
 Okinawa governor requests Miyakojima mayor to rethink his refusal to participate in Henoko referendum (January 10, 2019)
 NHK under fire for its biased reports supportive of Abe gov't (January 10, 2019)
 JCP Tokyo protests against accidents during parachute drills at US Yokota base (January, 10, 2019)
 Campaign to oppose Henoko project obtains backing from Queen guitarist (January, 9, 2019)
 RIKEN union blocks institute’s mass dismissals of non-regular workers (January, 9, 2019)
 Resona HD: We won't give loans to N-arms firms (January 8, 2019)
 Koike criticizes LDP as being irresponsible in regard to anti-LGBTQ remarks frequently made by LDP Dietmembers (January 8, 2019)
 Gov’t should set safety standards on accommodations for low-income elderly people (January, 8, 2019)
 Don't lag behind the world in addressing workplace harassment[Editorial] (January 7, 2019)
 Hibakusha in this year’s first monthly ‘6th and 9th action’ call for Japan’s ratification of antinuke UN treaty (January, 1 and 7, 2019)
 Independent contractors for TEPCO subsidiary unionized (January 6, 2019)
 Shii in New Year assembly calls for stepping up efforts to win Upper House and simultaneous local elections (January, 5, 2019)
 Japan should repair relations with South Korea based on remorse over its colonial rule[Editorial] (January 3, 2019)
 Abe gov't sells national sovereignty piece by piece (January 3, 2019)
 BOJ shoulders huge amount of Japanese government bonds (December 26, 2018)