Struggle for the poor strengthened his belief (May 29, 2017)
 Visually impaired persons’ group in national conference celebrates its 50 year history (May 29, 2017)
 Withdrawal of all GSDF personnel from South Sudan completed (May 28, 2017)
 Japan’s ultrarightist group supports SDF legitimation in Article 9 (May 28, 2017)
 4 opposition parties jointly demand summoning of ex-administrative head of Education Ministry (May 27, 2017)
 Anti-Abe gov’t youth group protests ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill in front of Diet (May 27, 2017)
 Bill to impose further burden of nursing-care services on elderly enacted (May 27, 2017)
 Gov’t pays no attention to US military’s use of Japanese companies to transport munitions (May 23, 2017)
 Ex-Vice Minister of Education: Documents are genuine (May 26, 2017)
 Top SDF officer should remember his obligation to abide by Constitution[Editorial] (May 25, 2017)
 30% of elderly people in FY2035 will be in poverty (May 25, 2017)
 Employee salaries go down by \500,000 from peak (May 25, 2017)
 Cross-party lawmakers and NGOs rally for early ratification of optional protocol for gender equality (May 25, 2017)
 NRA OKs plan to reactivate Oi NPP in defiance of public concern over safety (May 25, 2017)
 Ruling coalition railroads ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill through Lower House (May 24, 2017)
 UN human rights expert argues against Japanese gov’t (May 24, 2017)
 Shii issues statement welcoming draft N-ban treaty (May 24, 2017)
 Abe government’s arrogance leads LDP lawmaker to display insulting behavior (May 24, 2017)
 Gov. Koike’s local party in campaign promise says nothing about Tokyo’s fish market issue (May 24, 2017)
 Abe gov’t protests against UN expert’s letter critical of ‘anti-conspiracy’ bill (May 23, 2017)
 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)