Shii comments on Biden’s inauguration (January 21, 2021)
 US conducted subcritical nuclear test prior to enforcement of UN N-ban treaty (January 21, 2021)
 Special arrangements for businesses will continue to maintain jobs during pandemic as demanded by JCP (January 21, 2021)
 Suga gov't should redress its silent attitude toward China[Editorial] (January 20, 2021)
 JCP Yamazoe talks with NPO supporting Ethiopians in Japan (January 20, 2021)
 PM Suga in his policy speech ignores growing public criticism of his maladministration[Editorial] (January 19, 2021)
 'All Okinawa'-backed candidate wins in Miyakojima City mayoral election (January 19, 2021)
 Pushed by JCP, LDP promises to incorporate provision for gov’t aid in bill to revise law on fight against COVID-19 (January 17, 2021)
 JCP Yamazoe talks with lawyers working on issue of long-term confinement at immigration detention centers (January 17, 2021)
 Medical community: Adoption of penalties harmful to fight against pandemic (January 16, 2021)
 Former Agriculture Minister indicted for bribery (January 16, 2021)
 Doctors union calls for improvement in working conditions of 'unpaid doctors' (January 16, 2021)
 Zenroren activists exchange experiences of union’s vital role under pandemic (January 15, 2021)
  Shii eager to create 'culture and arts recovery fund' with cross-party effort (January 15, 2021)
 JCP Policy Commission Chair calls for compensatory payments, not punishment, in COVID-19 countermeasures (January 14, 2021)
 PM Suga bans entry of business-visa holders as demanded by JCP (January 14, 2021)
 Genomic analysis promptly needed on coronavirus variants in Japan (January 13, 2021)
 JCP Kasai attends New Year party of Korean Residents Union in Japan (January 13, 2021)
 Shii calls for ban on entry to Japan to prevent inflow of coronavirus variants (January 12, 2021)
 After Koza ‘uprising’ 50 years ago, Okinawans still fight against US military’s outrageous acts (January 12, 2021)
 JCP: Not fines but consent and grants are needed to fight COVID-19 pandemic (January 11, 2021)
 JCP Policy Commission Chair: Japan should hold talks with S. Korea on 'comfort women' issue (January 9, 2021)
 Shii comments on 2nd COVID state of emergency (January 8, 2021)
 Shii demands release of Hong Kong's pro-democracy activists (January 8, 2021)
 Shii: China should accept WHO team investigating COVID origins (January 8, 2021)
 State of emergency will further push women non-regular workers into a corner  (January 7, 2021)
 Young eco-activists protest against gov’t-funded bank’s decision to finance coal-fired power plant project in Vietnam (January 7, 2021)
 Working mothers fighting for better subsidy program for parents affected by coronavirus-caused school closures  (January 6, 2021)
 Shii in New Year address: Let’s make 2021 a year of moving beyond COVID crisis and building a new Japan (January 5, 2021)
 Non-regular workers at hotels in Okinawa form union (January 4, 2021)
 Japan worked on other countries to tone down condemnation of China's 1989 action in Tiananmen (December 24 & 25, 2020)
 State finance becomes more dependent on sales tax revenues (December 24, 2020)
 As demanded by JCP, number of specialists at infectious disease institute will be increased (December 24, 2020)
 Citizens will support mayoral candidate opposing militarization of Mageshima Island (December 23, 2020)
 Hardships heard in life-counseling action conveyed to gov't (December 23, 2020)
 Suga gov’t 2021 budget draft puts importance on military buildup over public need to overcome COVID-19 crisis (December 22, 2020)
 Amid allegations of accepting bribes, ex-Agriculture Minister resigns his Diet seat (December 22, 2020)
 To our readers 
 Opposition parties: Abe should explain in Diet his payment for hotel banquet on eve of sakura party (December 21, 2020)
 Gov't shifts to a higher gear to promote casinos despite COVID-19 crisis[Editorial] (December 21, 2020)
 Action to connect needy to public help takes place in a Tokyo park (December 20, 2020)
 Sony uses COVID-19 recession as excuse to cut jobs while benefiting from stay-at-home economy (December 19, 2020)
 Shii demands that gov't directly provide special bonuses to all medical workers before the New Year (December 18, 2020)
 Foreign Ministry to LDP: It will do everything possible to remove ‘comfort women’ statue (December 18, 2020)
 This week’s JCP international activity (December 18, 2020)
 Japanese youth want to participate in gov't policymaking process on climate control (December 17, 2020)
 High court drops TEPCO’s appeal against order for compensation to affected Fukushima worker (December 17, 2020)
 DHC chairman on online store insults Korean residents in Japan (December 17, 2020)
 JCP 2nd CC Plenum sets ‘special campaign period’ to create a stronger party before general election (December 16, 2020)
 Gov’t decision to suspend ‘Go To’ travel campaign in 2 weeks’ time is too late: JCP Koike (December 15, 2020)