To our readers 
 Candidate backed by JCP elected as mayor of an Osaka city (December 24, 2024)
 JCP demands metropolitan gov’t-led PFAS on-site investigation at US Yokota AB (December 21 & 24, 2024)
 Okinawan youth want an Okinawa where rape crimes by US soldiers never occur (December 23, 2024)
 JCP Yamashita calls for tightening intake limits for PFAS in line with latest research (December 22, 2024)
 All LDP lawmakers in Political Ethics Committee interrogations claim they ‘Don't Know’ about kickback money[Editorial] (December 21, 2024)
 Even though official discipline tightened, crimes committed by US servicemen continue (December 21, 2024)
 Many Japanese victims of US soldiers’ crimes left uncompensated (December 20, 2024)
 Young peace activists together with Hibakusha urge gov’t to sign and ratify TPNW (December 20, 2024)
 N-power industry donates more than 600 million yen to LDP in fiscal 2023 (December 19, 2024)
 JCP urges gov’t to remove nuclear power generation from new basic energy plan (December 19, 2024)
 FY2024 supplementary budget prioritizing military buildup over support for disaster-hit Noto enacted (December 18, 2024)
 ‘Political reform’-related bills passed through Lower House (December 18, 2024)
 Poverty lies behind new type of crimes committed by youth through social media[Editorial] (December 17, 2024)
 Shiokawa raps LDP for trying to maintain system allowing purchases of fundraiser tickets by foreign corporations (December 17, 2024)
 Pro-civic candidate beats LDP-backed incumbent in Tokyo’s Kunitachi City (December 17, 2024)
 JCP Koike welcomes impeachment motion passed by South Korea’s parliament against President Yoon (December 16, 2024)
 US airman sentenced to 5 years in prison for kidnapping and raping underage Okinawan girl (December 14 & 15, 2024)
 Hibakusha in Oslo interact with Norwegian peace group (December 13, 2024)
 A-bomb survivors visiting Oslo ask Japanese Embassy for Japan’s ratification of UN N-ban treaty (December 13, 2024)
 Citizens and parliamentarians jointly hold rally to stop Israel’s campaign of genocide in Gaza (December 13, 2024)
 Tax the 220 trillion yen in internal reserves that big businesses accumulated thanks to ‘Abenomics’ (December 12, 2024)
 Union at facility for mentally disabled goes on strike to protect jobs (December 12, 2024)
 In concert with Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony, actions to push gov’t to join in TPNW held in Japan (December 11, 2024)
 On day of Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony for A-bomb survivors, Japan and US discuss enhancement of nuclear deterrence (December 11, 2024)
 Google Japan worker joins union to demand withdrawal of his ‘lockout dismissal’ (December 10, 2024)
 Restart of N-reactor at Shimane plant draws local protests (December 8, 2024)
 LDP promoting military buildup while receiving 33 million yen in donations from arms company (December 7, 2024)
 JCP CC chair talks with Vietnam’s parliamentary speaker (December 7, 2024)
 JCP demands gov’t action to tackle climate crisis and to push for truce in Gaza (December 5, 2024)
 7 parties jointly submit bill to abolish ‘policy activity funds’ (December 5, 2024)
 JCP Koike demands exhumation of remains of 1942 undersea coal-mine accident victims (December 5, 2024)
 JCP Koike comments on South Korea’s ‘emergency martial law’ declaration (December 5, 2024)
 JCP EC Chair grills PM Ishiba about LDP slush-fund scandal and economic policy (December 4, 2024)
 JCP EC Chair Tamura promises to press gov’t to ratify CEDAW Optional Protocol (December 4, 2024)
 Pro-decarbonization corporate group: Japan’s 60% cut goal is too low (December 4, 2024)
 Japan, ICC’s largest donor, should cooperate in enforcing arrest warrants for war crimes by Hamas and Israel[Editorial] (December 3, 2024)
 Kitakyushu City ignoring ICOMOS Heritage Alert will demolish archaeological remains (December 2, 2024)
 JCP Ito interacts with diplomates of ERC co-chairing countries (December 1, 2024)
 JCP Motomura attends meeting with senior UN official regarding refugee issues (December 1, 2024)
 Additional 187 activists buried in JCP tomb (November 30 & December 1, 2024)
 PM Ishiba in policy speech says nothing about LDP’s slush fund scandal (November 30, 2024)
 JCP reports on its finances for 2023 (November 30, 2024)
 JCP submits bills to ban corporate political donations and abolish political party subsidies (November 29, 2024)
 JCP urges gov’ to provide emergency grants to universities to cancel tuition hikes (November 28, 2024)
 JCP EC Chair talks with women NGO Shinfujin regarding cooperation toward realizing selective dual surname system (November 28, 2024)
 Japan given ‘Colossal Fossil’ award with its negative stance toward tackling climate crisis (November 28, 2024)
 Shiokawa: Cornerstone of political reform is implementing total ban on political donations from businesses and interest groups (November 27, 2024)
 DYLJ 48th National Congress resolves to achieve further membership growth toward realizing social change (November 23-25, 2024)
 JCP Central Committee chair interacts with representatives of parties at ICAPP General Assembly (November 25, 2024)