Kagoshima district court refuses to block restarting Sendai nuclear power plant (April 23, 2015)
 New statement will not refer to Japan’s aggression: PM Abe (April 22, 2015)
 PM Abe again tries Asian nations’ patience (April 22, 2015)
 Citizens call for investigation into NHK’s coverage of planned US base in Henoko (April 22, 2015)
 Abe gov’t intents to maintain close ties with extreme right-wingers (April 21, 2015)
 2nd half of nationwide local elections kicks off (April 20 & 21, 2015)
 Let’s create a society where everyone can be true to themselves (April 21, 2015)
 Stop using controversial history textbooks and promote friendship with Asian countries[Editorial] (April 21, 2015)
 Momentum for dual-surname system is growing (April 20, 2015)
 PM Office doesn’t want press to report what Okinawa Governor says (April 19, 2015)
 Mass media expert: TV stations should fight against interference by ruling party (April 19, 2015)
 Onaga requests PM to convey Okinawa’s opposition to new US base to Obama (April 18, 2015)
 Okinawa Governor’s claim is fair: Yamashita (April 18, 2015)
 Make new agency useful in improving sports environment: JCP Miyamoto (April 18, 2015)
 Shii: Summoning of TV company execs by LDP threatens freedom of expression in broadcasting (April 16&17, 2015)
 Corporate tax rate for large corporations was only 13.3% in FY2013 (April 17, 2015)
 Labor dispute board orders convenience store chain to hold collective bargaining with franchise owners (April 17, 2015)
 Number of hospital closures triples in five years (April 17, 2015)
 Abe gov’t pressures textbook publisher to delete description of Ainu land seizure (April 17, 2015)
 Zenroren in global ‘Fight for $15’ action calls for drastic increase in Japan’s minimum wage (April 16, 2015)
 Progressive forum says ‘No!’ to dividing up of Osaka City (April 16, 2015)
 Abe gov’t discounts court order to block restart of Takahama NPP (April 16, 2015)
 Fukui district court orders Takahama nuclear power plant to be kept offline (April 15, 2015)
 Stop penalizing municipalities for providing children’s free medical care: JCP Koike (April 15, 2015)
 High court supports lower court ordering Tokyo to pay compensation to Muslims (April 15, 2015)
 Local residents welcome court decision banning restart of Takahama NPP (April 15, 2015)
 As a result of first half of local elections, JCP establishes its presence in all prefectural assemblies (April 14, 2015)
 LDP executive opposes casino legalization (April 13, 2015)
  ‘New relations’ with Cuba will depend on US efforts (April 13, 2015)
 JCP issues statement on its major gains in 1st half of local elections (April 14, 2015)
 Woman worker at Renesas wins withdrawal of distant transfer order (April 12, 2015)
 Abe gov’t intends to force Hinomaru & Kimigayo on national universities (April 12, 2015)
 LDP will enjoy record amount of state subsidies (April 11, 2015)
 Okinawans launch ‘Henoko Fund’ to block base construction (April 10, 2015)
 Revision of Japan-US defense guidelines to be in line with Abe’s war legislation is unacceptable[Editorial] (April 10, 2015)
 2015 budget bill approved with more for defense and less for welfare (April 10, 2015)
 Japanese women still suffer sizable gender gap even after getting suffrage 69 years ago (April 10, 2015)
 Sukiya workers still suffer from heavy workloads: youth union (April 9, 2015)
 JCP calls on gov’t to cancel plan to slash housing assistance for households on welfare (April 8&9, 2015)
 Tokyo Olympics might deprive local residents of opportunity to engage in sports (April 9, 2015)
 LDP proposes that energy generation depend more on nuclear power (April 8, 2015)
 Defense Ministry discussing ways to fund foreign governments’ purchase of Japan-made weapons (April 8, 2015)
 Abe Cabinet has stronger control over history education (April 7, 2015)
 Abe to allow overtime without pay while introducing law to prevent death from overwork (April 4&7, 2015)
 JCP issues statement on school textbook screening results (April 7, 2015)
 This week’s JCP international activity (April 7, 2015)
 Onaga restates opposition to Henoko base construction in talks with top gov’t spokesman (April 6, 2015)
 Abe’s war legislation emerges as key issue in upcoming nationwide local elections (April 5, 2015)
 Names of corporations discriminating against pregnant workers to be made public (April 4, 2015)
 Debts of freshmen in private universities hit record high (April 4, 2015)