This week’s JCP international activities (November 30-December 4, 2016)
 Accidents by elderly drivers increase under poor public transport system (December 3, 2016)
 TPP to impose dangerous food additives on Japan: JCP Kira (December 2, 2016)
 Japan needs to utilize fresh UN sanctions against North Korea to reboot Six-Party Talks[Editorial] (December 2, 2016)
 Minister Tsuruho has corrupt relation with gov’t subsidy recipient (December 2, 2016)
 LDP and Komei together with Ishin forcibly begin discussing bill to legalize casinos (December 1, 2016)
 Mother of SDF member sues gov’t for unconstitutional SDF dispatch to South Sudan (December 1, 2016)
 Unionized taxi drivers win withdrawal of their unfair dismissals (December 1, 2016)
 NPO head calls for more public spending to combat child poverty problem (December 1, 2016)
 LDP draft constitution obliges adherence to outdated gender roles (November 30, 2016)
 Pro-business Abe gov’t seeks to weaken agricultural cooperatives (November 30, 2016)
 Pugwash Japan holds symposium on a world without nuclear weapons (November 30, 2016)
 JCP Koike: extension of Diet session in order to bulldoze though adverse bills is unacceptable (November 29, 2016)
 Young people want jobs that generate hope for future (November 29, 2016)
 Japan needs work hour regulations that actually work (November 29, 2016)
 Politically conscious Japanese youth lean toward a government made up of opposition alliance (November 27 & 28, 2016)
 JCP lawmakers attend meetings to inaugurate local chapters of Liberal Party (November 27, 2016)
 Shii mourns death of former Cuban President Castro (November 27, 2016)
 Ruling coalition again uses its majority force to steamroller ‘pension cuts bill’ through Diet (November 26, 2016)
 Corporate donations to LDP increase since Abe returned to power (November 26 & 27, 2016)
 JCP’s political funds report shows close ties with general public (November 26, 2016)
 Scientific group urges government to stop environmental destruction in Henoko and Takae (November 25, 2016)
 ‘Mayors for Peace’ calls for government effort to realize NWC (November 25, 2016)
 Chair of committee deliberating Toyosu market issue receives questionable donations (November 25, 2016)
 Nagoya Univ. Charter of Physics Dept. : research shall be democratically conducted (November 25, 2016)
 Disabled persons in national meeting resolve to work for fairer society  (November 24 and 25, 2016)
 US veteran of Iraq War testifies about reality of war (November 24, 2016)
 5,000 Tokyoites hold rally to oppose Osprey deployment to US Yokota AB (November 24, 2016)
 Ex-worker at Fukushima NPP sues TEPCO for causing his leukemia (November 24, 2016)
 JCP Yamazoe: ISDS clause in TPP will bypass Japan’s jurisdiction (November 22, 2016)
 Abe Cabinet minister comes under fire for money scandal (November 22, 2016)
 JCP stands against extension of current Diet session: JCP Koike (November 22, 2016)
 Chairperson of Miyagi Prefectural Assembly resigns over money scandal (November 22, 2016)
 PM Abe flatters Trump in face-to-face talks (November 21, 2016)
 Extension of ‘40-year’ limit to operation of nuclear reactors deepens public concern over nuclear power generation[Editorial] (November 21, 2016)
 Citizens take to the streets across Japan to say, ‘Don’t send SDF to South Sudan for risky new duties!’ (November 20, 2016)
 Bill to expand use of controversial foreign trainee program enacted (November 19, 2016)
 Hibakusha call for formation of parliamentary league to improve Hibakusha recognition system (November 19, 2016)
 Opposition parties and Civil Alliance agree to formulate policies in common for next general election (November 18, 2016)
 Anti-TPP global action: Don’t use medical care services to feed greed (November 18, 2016)
 Court orders gov’t to compensate Okinawans near US base for noise pollution (November 18, 2016)
 Citizens urge gov’t to create state program to offer children free medical care (November 18, 2016)
 Okinawa governor demands environmental reassessment of US Osprey pads (November 12, 2016)
 ‘Mayors for Peace’ network resolves to cooperate with Hibakusha-led signature drive (November 12, 2016)
 Labor bureau instructs major delivery company to stop wage theft (November 17, 2016)
 Local Zenroren official is for 1st time appointed to Hokkaido labor relations commission (November 17, 2016)
 JCP Diet questioning leads to halving of expensive cancer drug price (November 17, 2016)
 JCP CC Plenum finalizes draft resolution seeking a coalition government (November 16&17, 2016)
 Abe gov’t imposes unconstitutional new duties on SDF dispatched to South Sudan PKO (November 16, 2016)
 JCP Koike criticizes Cabinet decision assigning risky new duties to SDF units in South Sudan (November 16, 2016)