4 opposition parties will continue working together in next general election (July 27, 2016)
 Okinawa Assembly submits to defense bureau statement calling for halt to helipad construction in Takae (July 27, 2016)
 Defense Minister to US Commander: I’ll work hard to get US helipads in Takae built (July 27, 2016)
 LDP Koike in Tokyo governor race calls US Yokota base a ‘treasure’ (July 21 & 26, 2016)
 IOC decision on Russia’s doping issue will create future problems (July 26, 2016)
 JCP Ichida attends welcome party for South Korea’s new ambassador (July 26, 2016)
 Woman candidate for Tokyo governor is strong advocate of nuclear energy (July 25, 2016)
 Defense minister-turned Tokyo governor candidate calls for packing more children into childcare facilities (July 25, 2016)
 Number of SDF applicants declines under Abe gov’t (July 25, 2016)
 US airman arrested for drunk-driving accident (July 25, 2016)
 Sufficient electricity can be supplied without nuclear reactors[Editorial] (July 25, 2016)
 Unpublished data on environmental impact found in new coal-fired power plant projects (July 25, 2016)
 Okinawa assembly adopts statement demanding cancellation of US helipad construction in Takae (July 22 & 23, 2016)
 Tokyo again sues Okinawa over Henoko base issue[Editorial] (July 23, 2016)
 Patrols to prevent US soldiers’ crimes will be used to monitor anti-base Okinawans (July 21 & 23, 2016)
 Newspaper workers’ unions call for defending freedom of the press (July 22, 2016)
 Reality of life for abandoned US veterans can happen to SDF under war laws (July 22, 2016)
 Minimum wage of 1,000 yen will boost consumer demand by 2.48 trillion yen (July 21, 2016)
 More middle-income families sink into poverty under Abe regime (July 21, 2016)
 Increase in the number of regular teachers essential to guarantee children’s right to education: expert (July 21, 2016)
 Use of school events for promoting US forces in Japan is unacceptable (July 20, 2016)
 Takae residents suffering from increased noise pollution by US military aircraft in Okinawa (July 20, 2016)
 JMITU holds its regular convention (July 17 & 20, 2016)
 Eating habits and social life of people on welfare becoming poorer (July 20, 2016)
 JCP Secretariat Head Koike protests N-Korean missile launch (July 20, 2016)
 NHK supports Abe gov’t by not reporting on election issues (July 17, 2016)
 Opposition alliance’s candidate for Tokyo governor publishes election platform (July 17&18, 2016)
 ‘Cartoon Day’ is reminder of art’s role in democracy (July 17, 2016)
 Opposition alliance totals 5 wins and 1 loss in farming prefectures (July 16, 2016)
 Campaign for Tokyo gubernatorial race kicks off (July 15, 2016)
 LDP-backed Tokyo gubernatorial candidate was director of TEPCO (July 15 & 16, 2016)
 Gov. Onaga condemns Tokyo for restarting US military helipad construction in Okinawa (July 15, 2016)
 Financially struggling families exceed 60% in gov’t survey (July 15, 2016)
 South China Sea issue should be settled in accordance with PCA ruling[Editorial] (July 14, 2016)
 Japanese and US gov’ts seek to make Iwakuni base ‘strongest US military airbase’ in East Asia (July 14, 2016)
 Anti-BSE testing to be ended (July 14, 2016)
 Four opposition parties agree to support pro-Constitution journalist in Tokyo governor race (July 13, 2016)
 Gov’t and BOJ surveys show harmful effect of Abenomics on people’s livelihoods (July 13, 2016)
 US live-fire drills so far burned 3,796 ha in Okinawa (July 13, 2016)
 Court disallows restart of two reactors at Takahama NPP (July 13, 2016)
 This week’s JCP international activities (July 13 & 16, 2016)
 2 sitting ministers lose in Okinawa and Fukushima voting districts (July 11 & 12, 2016)
 Majority of people oppose Abe’s initiative to revise pacifist Constitution (July 12, 2016)
 Tokyo resumes US helipad construction work in Okinawa even after Abe Cabinet minister’s defeat (July 12, 2016)
 Gov’t should not expose SDF troops in South Sudan to risk of ‘killing and being killed’ (July 12, 2016)
 JCP Standing Executive Committee issues statement on Upper House election results (July 11, 2016)
 Annual world conference opposing nuclear weapons will focus on NWC[Editorial] (July 11, 2016)
 Tokyo has yet to admit to its mistake in supporting 2003 invasion of Iraq (July 11, 2016)
 Anti-nuclear power candidate wins gubernatorial race in Kagoshima which hosts Sendai NPP (July 11, 2016)
 LDP criticized for encouraging people to denounce teachers under guise of survey on neutrality in education (July 10, 2016)