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From Japan Press Service https://www.japan-press.co.jp/2505/nuke.htmlLiberal Democratic Party Policy Research Council Chair Nakagawa Shoichi has repeatedly called for a debate on whether Japan should possess nuclear weapons in the wake of North Korea's nuclear test. Faced with severe criticism in Japan and from around the world, he early this month stated that for the … [Read more...] about Debating Japan’s possession of nuclear arms will isolate Japan in international community

News Watch 115 (Nov./Dec. 2006) https://cnic.jp/english/news/index.html#latestnw --Turbine damage due to "high-cycle fatigue" --Shifting international alliances in nuclear industry --Mitsui feasibility study into development of Russian uranium --Aomori governor unimpressed by application for receipt of radioactive waste from abroad --Tsuno Town won't apply for HLW … [Read more...] about CNIC’s Anti-Nuclear News Service

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Thinking the Unthinkable: Toward Japanese Nuclear Armament? Emmanuel Todd interviewed by Wakamiya YoshibumiIntroduction (below) by C. Douglas Lummis, former professor of Political Science at Tsuda College and author of "Radical Democracy" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0801484510/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/102-5879996-2072959?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=booksThe following … [Read more...] about Toward Japanese Nuclear Armament

ABOUT THE NATIONAL UNION OF GENERAL WORKERS AND THE FOREIGN WORKERS CAUCUSThe Nambu FWC is a special status organization within the National Union of General Workers Tokyo Nambu. Its objectives include promoting the welfare of foreign and Japanese workers in the Kanto region of Japan, and enhancing the internationalization of Japan and its integration in the global community … [Read more...] about Foreign Workers in Japan: Work to improve working conditions in solidarity with others NAMBU/NUGW