No confidence in PM Fukuda: JCP Kokuta (June 13, 2008)
 Lower House unable to discuss bill to repeal notorious health insurance system due to DPJ boycott (June 13, 2008)
 Top court overturns lower court ruling recognizing political interference in media (June 13, 2008)
 Upper House censures Prime Minister Fukuda (June 12, 2008)
 Shii comments on passage of censure motion against Fukuda (June 12, 2008)
 DPJ was discussing policy coordination while submitting a censure motion against prime minister  (June 12, 2008)
 New law to relieve former leprosy patients enacted  (June 12, 2008)
 Fukuda's CO2 proposal is thin and cunning[Editorial] (June 11, 2008)
 Government gives up fighting against Sendai and Osaka decisions in favor of Hibakusha but continues to fight in others (June 11, 2008)
 Hidankyo calls for government’s political decision to settle Hibakusha lawsuits (June 11, 2008)
 NHK was unfair in reporting court ruling: watchdog group (June 11, 2008)
 Gensuikyo petitions Foreign Ministry for abolition of nuclear weapons to be taken up at G8 Summit (June 10, 2008)
 JCP wins five seats in Okinawa assembly election (June 10, 2008)
 JCP Ichida comments on Okinawa’s prefectural assembly election results (June 10, 2008)
 Can capitalism hold out? - JCP Chair Shii answers questions on TV program  (June 8, 2008)
 Hidankyo urges government to revise A-bomb disease recognition criteria and certify all applicants (June 7, 2008)
 JCP votes against bill to ‘reform’ government employees system  (June 7, 2008)
 Diet adopts resolution calling for Ainu to be recognized as indigenous people (June 7, 2008)
 Government wants to send GSDF to Afghanistan (June 6, 2008)
 Upper House passes bill to abolish discriminatory health insurance system for the elderly (June 6, 2008)
 Measures relying on business circles cannot stop global warming: JCP Ichida (June 6, 2008)
 Government gives up fighting against court ruling in support of Hibakusha (June 6, 2008)
 Opposition parties jointly call for abolition of new medical system (June 5, 2008)
 101 municipal heads in Hokkaido sign petition urging G8 Summit to discuss abolition of nuclear weapons  (June 5, 2008)
 Top court grants children born to non-Japanese mothers Japanese citizenship (June 5, 2008)
 Five parties to jointly submit bill to make schools quake resistant (June 5, 2008)
 Upper House begins discussing bill to repeal medical system for elderly  (June 4, 2008)
 Government panel proposal for next FY budget is far from reducing hardships [Editorial] (June 4, 2008)
 JCP Ichida calls for a renewable energy buyback system (June 4, 2008)
 Focus on effective global cooperation to overcome food crisis[Editorial] (June 3, 2008)
 ‘Save health, atmosphere, and earth’: Day of anti-pollution action (June 3, 2008)
 A U.S. sailor arrested for inflicting injury on a man (June 3, 2008)
 Increasing rice production must include price support: Ichida (June 3, 2008)
 Recognize Hibakusha’s illnesses as linked to exposure to atomic bomb radiation [Editorial] (June 2, 2008)
 Shii rebukes Fukuda’s call for force deployment to Afghanistan (June 2, 2008)
 International forum held for solidarity to establish food sovereignty and stop global warming (June 2, 2008)
 Drive pro-cluster bomb states into corner [Editorial] (June 2, 2008 )
 U.S. puts ‘pressures’ on Japan regarding usage of imported rice (June 1, 2008)
 Osaka High Court says state’s rejection of Hibakusha applications for recognition as suffering from A-bomb diseases is illegal (May 31, 2008)
 Zenroren urges government to end heartless policy for the elderly, youth, and workers (May 31, 2008)
 Japan must stop seeking short-term profits and help to ease poverty in Africa[Editorial] (May 30, 2008)
 Civic organizations urge government to reject deployment of U.S. nuclear carrier to Yokosuka (May 30, 2008)
 U.S. sailor and Japanese government brought before court for taxi holdup (May 30, 2008)
 JCP sends money to Myanmar cyclone victims  (May 30, 2008)
 JCP delivers money for Chinese quake victims  (May 30, 2008)
 Hibakusha in Sendai also win in appeal court (May 29, 2008)
 Hibakusha demand government not appeal to final court (May 29, 2008)
 U.S. aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk leaves Yokosuka to be replaced by N-powered carrier (May 29, 2008)
 Public employee demands Tokyo Metropolitan Government pay for overtime work in back pay (May 29, 2008)
 JCP urges government to set a mid-term goal to cut greenhouse gases (May 28, 2008)