Internal documents show how ‘Kake Gakuen’ came in first (May 18 & 23, 2017)
 Protests against forced passage of ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill take place nationwide (May 22, 2017)
 Shii issues statement protesting against N. Korea’s ballistic missile launch (May 22, 2017)
 Suspicion of nepotism surrounding private university operated by Abe’s friend (May 21, 2017)
 Progressive forum calls for bringing down of Abe administration (May 21, 2017)
 UN special rapporteur on privacy expresses concern about ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill (May 20 & 21, 2017)
 Medical device maker ordered to compensate female workers for damages caused by ‘power harassment’ (May 20, 2017)
 Shii: Abe should step down if Kake allegation found to be true (May 19, 2017)
 4 opposition parties submit no-confidence motion against Justice Minister (May 18&19, 2017)
 Education ministry stores document indicating Abe’s involvement in Kake Gakuen scandal (May 19, 2017)
 3 taxi drivers win withdrawal of dismissals and monetary compensation (May 19, 2017)
 Benzene 100 times higher than legal baseline detected again in groundwater in Toyosu (May 19, 2017)
 Bill to monitor the mentally disabled for ‘crime prevention’ enacted (May 18, 2017)
 Opposition parties/citizens alliance will protect Constitution and open way to bright future (May 18, 2017)
 Amid popular protests, Takahama NPP No.4 reactor is restarted (May 18, 2017)
 Lower House passes bill to ratify Japan-India nuclear deal (May 17, 2017)
 4,200 citizens rally to scrap anti-conspiracy bill (May 17, 2017)
 Post-typhoon reconstruction in Okinawa delayed by US live-fire drills (May 16, 2017)
 Gov’t should stop promoting coal-fired power generation[Editorial] (May 16, 2017)
 Buddhist priest criticizes religious group-backed Komei Party for supporting ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill (May 16, 2017)
 Okinawans’ solidarity 45 years after reversion to Japan, the power to stop new base construction[Editorial] (May 15, 2017)
 Okinawans have witnessed US aircraft crash once a year for half a century (May 15, 2017)
 Shii calls for efforts to not miss opportunity for diplomatic settlement of N. Korea issue (May 15, 2017)
 Abe’s proposal on Article 9 aimed at hampering citizens’ collaboration (May 14, 2017)
 US military puts Japanese ‘no war’ civic movements under surveillance (May 13, 2017)
 Contingent workers at after-school daycare facilities in Sapporo win withdrawal of dismissals (May 12, 2017)
 Shii sends congratulatory message to new South Korean President (May 12, 2017)
 JCP Kasai criticizes Japan-India nuclear pact for lacking provisions to deter India from conducting nuclear tests (May 11, 2017)
 Municipal assembly chairs in Okinawa jointly protest parachuting drills by US military (May 11, 2017)
 Gov’t plan to increase use of foreign workers without worker protection rules is unacceptable: JCP Tamura (May 11, 2017)
 JCP Koike expresses high expectations for South Korean president-elect in regard to East Asian peace and stability (May 11, 2017)
 New action against ‘anti-conspiracy bill’ starts outside Diet (May 10, 2017)
 Ex-high school teacher reveals reality of Koreans’ wartime forced labor in Fukushima (May 9 & 10, 2017)
 More than 70% of Okinawans: Heavy concentration of US bases is ‘unfair’ (May 10, 2017)
 Victims of police surveillance speak at rally to oppose ‘anti-conspiracy bill’ (May 10, 2017)
 Many newspapers criticize Abe’s declaration regarding a new constitution (May 10, 2017)
 Increase in surveillance of mentally-disabled people is unacceptable[Editorial] (May 10, 2017)
 Ogata conveys concern over Venezuelan situation to Venezuelan gov’t via embassy in Tokyo (May 10, 2017)
 This week’s JCP international activity (May 10, 2017)
 Abe’s political exploitation of Tokyo Olympics evokes nightmare of Hitler (May 9, 2017)
 2-day event for LGBT rights in Tokyo attracts over 100k people (May 3, 7 and 9, 2017)
 Tokyo JCP pledges to win cancellation of Tsukiji relocation in metropolitan assembly election (May 9, 2017)
 JCP international activities (April 26 & May 9)
 Nationwide peace march bound for Hiroshima/Nagasaki starts (May 7, 2017)
 US Forces in Japan offer mock military training to children at open-base event (May 7, 2017)
 US ship-based plane drops a machine screw (May 7, 2017)
 Ex-SDF officers parachute into positions with major defense contractors (May 7, 2017)
 JCP Koike denounces Abe’s call for legitimizing SDF (May 5, 2017)
 55,000 people rally to mark 70th year of enforcement of the peace Constitution (May 4, 2017)
 80% in NHK opinion poll: Article 9 contributes to Japan’s peace (May 1 and 3, 2017)