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The Koizumi Cabinet is expediting preparations to send Self-Defense Forces troops to Iraq and to contribute funds.The law to send the SDF to Iraq was enacted, but the government first decided not to send the SDF this year. But, once U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage expressed hopes that Japan's contributions will be "quite generous" and the U.S. president's … [Read more...] about -Japan is a laughing stock of the world

Extraordinary for a capital city, Tokyo and its metropolitan areas have a number of U.S. military bases. The September 14 issue of Akahata explained how extraordinary the situation is in this part of Japan.The Tokyo area with its overcrowded population has an extraordinarily concentrated presence of U.S. military bases; Yokosuka, the only homeport for the U.S. aircraft … [Read more...] about -Cluster of U.S. bases in Metropolitan Tokyo

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December 1st is Prisoners for Peace Day. War Resisters' International needs information on peace activists in Japan imprisoned for their nonviolent action against war.Each year for December 1st War Resisters' International publishes the Prisoners for Peace list, and calls for support actions and greetings cards to those in prison all over the world. War Resisters' … [Read more...] about -Conscientious Objectors and Jailed NonViolent War Protestors

Call for programming & listing of current line-up on Osaka-based volunteer-run webcast. Radio LavaLamp , the webcaster from Osaka via the Live 365 network is still in operation despite a summertime computer crash and near-silence on the publicity front.Remember, we are always open to "home-made" progressive socio-political programming, as well as original music or spoken … [Read more...] about -Radio LavaLamp Osaka