NHK shows increasing tendency to put voluntary restraint on programs critical of government policies (January 31, 2015)
 Nago City Assembly protests US marine’s trespassing (January 30, 2015)
 JCP pledges protection of temps to unions vs. LDP pledges removal of protection to temp agencies (January 29&30, 2015)
 Abe falsely claims 10 billion yen in national wealth lost every day due to nuclear reactors remaining offline (January 29, 2015)
 JCP Inoue criticizes military-centered supplementary budget bill (January 29, 2015)
 Worldwide association of Christian churches calls on PM Abe to defend Article 9 (January 29, 2015)
 Court annuls JAL’s dismissal of flight attendant (January 29, 2015)
 Abe shows ‘so-what’ attitude towards Okinawans’ opposing stance to US base construction (January 28, 2015)
 JCP Kokuta demands shift in economic policy (January 28, 2015)
 Labor ministry panel opens door for use of foreign trainees as cheap labor in nursing-care industry (January 28, 2015)
 JCP submits bill to abolish state subsidy for political parties (January 27, 2015)
 Shii at opening of Diet session: Let’s work to fulfill public expectations of JCP (January 27, 2015)
 JCP candidate wins JCP-LDP showdown in Kitakyushu City by-election (January 27, 2015)
 Okinawa governor will check for errors in process of approving Henoko reclamation work (January 27, 2015)
 Shii condemns ‘Islamic State’ for carrying out acts of appalling cruelty (January 26, 2015)
 Abe considers beefing up security laws using pretext of hostage situation in Syria (January 26, 2015)
 Over 70% of municipalities unprepared to provide nursing-care services (January 25, 2015)
 Civic movement helps university fight against blackmailers (January 25, 2015)
 Financial reconstruction gives no reason to streamline schools [Editorial] (January 24, 2015)
 Court decision ordering state to pay damages to affected fishermen finalized (January 24, 2015)
 Japanese progressive journalists demand release of hostages (January 24, 2015)
 Shii sends congratulatory message to Bolivian President Evo Morales (January 24, 2015)
 Okinawan lawmakers start sit-in protest against new US base construction (January 23, 2015)
 What motivates Abe to change Constitution? (January 20, 22 & 23, 2015)
 Keidanren shows contradictory attitude toward pay hike demands (January 21&22, 2015)
 Court approves unilateral pay cut for technical college teachers (January 22, 2015)
 A Tokyo municipality sued for outsourcing family registration service (January 22, 2015)
 Osaka Mayor Hashimoto’s political belief survey unconstitutional: court (January 22, 2015)
 NRA OK’s discharge of radioactive water into ocean (January 22, 2015)
 Osaka high court: dancing is not crime (January 22, 2015)
 JCP 3rd CC Plenum sets target of obtaining 8.5 million votes in next national election (January 21, 2015)
 JCP issues 5-point proposal for Japan’s basic stance to promote friendship in Asia (January 21, 2015)
 Gov’t considers gaining rapid Cabinet approval over phone to dispatch SDF (January 20, 2015)
 Japan has no obligation to offer ‘sympathy budget’ to US military in Japan[Editorial] (January 20, 2015)
 Okinawans rally in protest against US helipads construction (January 20, 2015)
 All DPJ presidential candidates fail to face off against LDP (January 19, 2015)
 Pachinko parlors with ATMs would exacerbate gambling addiction (January 19, 2015)
 US military helicopter drops items in sea near Okinawa (January 18, 2015)
 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake marks 20th anniversary (January 18, 2015)
 Labor ministry panel begins discussing zero-overtime payment system (January 17, 2015)
 1995 Hanshin-Awaji quake victims still struggling to find place to get settled (January 16 & 17, 2015)
 Court revokes punishment on teachers for refusing to sing ‘Kimigayo’ (January 17, 2015)
 Terror attack on French weekly is unforgivable[Editorial] (January 10, 2015)
 Gov’t forcibly resumes on-sea project for new US base construction (January 16, 2015)
 Ex-PM Nakasone encouraged US to bring N-arms into Japan (January 16 & 17, 2015)
 Human rights NGOs move Uniqlo to improve working conditions at China factories (January 16, 2015)
 Yamashita criticizes PM Abe for proposing anti-people 2015 budget plan (January 15, 2015)
 2015 Spring Labor Offensive starts (January 15, 2015)
 Half of public childcare staff in Tokyo work under non-regular contracts (January 15, 2015)
 NHK refuses to air comedians’ political jokes (January 15, 2015)