PM Kaifu was cautious about sending Japanese forces to Gulf region in 1990s for constitutional reasons (December 23, 2021)
 Drunken US servicemen arrested in Okinawa and in Yokosuka (December 22 & 23, 2021)
 Shii: In extra Diet session, Kishida gov’t exposed as being more dangerous than Abe/Suga gov’ts (December 22, 2021)
 Japan will pay over 1 trillion yen over next 5 years to give ‘sympathetic’ financial support for US military in Japan (December 22, 2021)
 Hibakusha submit 657K signatures calling for Japan's participation in antinuke pact (December 22, 2021)
 Hong Kong’s Legislative Council election results far from reflecting citizens’ opinions[Editorial] (December 21, 2021)
 Gender gap in average annual wage is 2.4 million yen in Japan (December 21, 2021)
 Supplementary budget generous for arms buildup and for specific firms enacted (December 21, 2021)
 JCP supporters hold exchange meeting (December 20, 2021)
  COVID-19 cluster erupts at USMC Camp Hansen in Okinawa (December 18, 2021)
 Religious figures take to streets to increase public support for JCP (December 18, 2021)
 Akamine: politicians should focus on fixing reality to meet all stipulations of the Constitution, not on constitutional revision (December 17, 2021)
 Gov’t forcibly terminates lawsuit over suicide of ex-Finance Ministry official who was forced to falsify ‘Moritomo’-related documents (December 17, 2021)
 Financial aid for the needy to buy heating oil realized, pressed by JCP (December 15 & 17, 2021)
 Over 50 Nobel laureates call for 2% cut in world’s military spending (December 16, 2021)
 US process of building military bases in US-occupied Okinawa violated Hague Land Warfare Ordinance (December 15, 2021)
 DYLJ holds 45th Congress amid upturn in the number of new members (December 12 & 14, 2021)
 JCP Koike: Gender quota system should be introduced in political arena (December 14, 2021)
 JCP holds memorial service for 199 activists (December 12 & 14, 2021)
 JCP Shii urges China to end human rights oppression and abide by Olympic Charter (December 14, 2021)
 United efforts of shop owners with JCP put brakes on Rakuten’s monopolistic control (December 12, 2021)
 JCP Tamura: tax cuts for large businesses in exchange for pay hikes turn out to be ineffective (December 11, 2021)
 Shii: Revise supplementary budget to support people’s livelihoods and businesses severely impacted by pandemic (December 10, 2021)
 JCP at ICAPP workshop calls for more support to help developing countries reduce CO2 emissions (December 10, 2021)
 Military-controlled court's jail sentence on Aung San Suu Kyi kills Myanmar's democracy[Editorial] (December 10, 2021)
 Okinawa may become target for nuclear attack in Taiwan emergency: US congressional advisory panel (December 9, 2021)
 Peace activists appeal for true future of peace 80 years after beginning of Pacific War (December 9, 2021)
 JCP Dietmembers protest against flights of US F16 fighters after fuel tank drop accident (December 8, 2021)
 207th extraordinary Diet session begins (December 7, 2021)
 PM Kishida in policy speech expresses intent to accelerate people-unfriendly policies[Editorial] (December 7, 2021)
 Major defense contractors donate 200 million yen in total to LDP (December 6, 2021)
 JCP Koike calls for governments to support increasing COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa (December 5, 2021)
 F16 fighter jettisons 2 fuel tanks in Aomori (December 2 & 3, 2021)
 No.3 reactor at Ikata NPP reactivated despite numerous problems (December 3, 2021)
 Japan’s omicron-related ban on entry excludes US military personnel (December 1 & 2, 2021)
 PM Kishida’s vision for Digital Garden City Nation has nothing to do with revitalization of local economies[Editorial] (December 2, 2021)
 JCP holds its 1st meeting on climate change (December 1, 2021)
 20 foreign trainees crammed into a room, forced to pay 30K yen/mth rent each (December 1, 2021)
 JCP calls for improving testing and healthcare capacity to deal with possible spread of omicron variant (November 30, 2021)
 JCP Koike calls on CDPJ to reaffirm agreement on JCP's 'non-cabinet cooperation' (November 30, 2021)
 JCP 4th CC Plenum resolves to achieve victory in next summer’s Upper House election (November 29, 2021)
 JCP sends message of solidarity to convention of Tokyo CDPJ (November 27, 2021)
 JCP Akamine protests against water bottle drop accident by US military aircraft in Okinawa (November 27, 2021)
 JCP reports on its balance sheet in 2020 (November 27, 2021)
 JCP chair presses Japan to follow Germany’s example and observe N-ban talks (November 26, 2021)
 US Osprey drops stainless steel water bottle onto residential area in Okinawa (November 25, 2021)
 Shii talks with Vietnam’s PM Chinh (November 25, 2021)
 Gov’t should introduce legislation to protect freelancers’ labor rights[Editorial] (November 24, 2021)
 'All Okinawa'-backed candidate wins in Chatan Town mayoral election (November 23, 2021)
 Int'l symposium at Japan Peace Conference discusses ways to build nuclear-free, peaceful Asia (November 22, 2021)