A friend had a chance to measure the levels at ground level: on the grass in Sagami-ono, Kanagawa-Ken, the radiation was 0.240 microsievert. This is relatively high. While Tokyo-to, about an hour or so north of there is said to have an official level of 0.05, the reason is that the monitoring stations are high up off the ground. One in Bunkyo-ku is consistenly … [Read more...] about What are the radiation figures in Tokyo
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POLITICS PM Kan and Komei Party cast knowing glances at each other Young conservatives seek legality for SDF to use arms abroad Dangerous attempt to serve arms industry’s greed Former disarmament ambassador calls for lifting ban on arms exports Gov’t must adjust rice supply and demand: JCP Kami ‘Kakushinkon’ movement for progressive united front holds event People share … [Read more...] about News from Akahata in English
Japan Focus: More articles asking why South Korea and the U.S. are stoking the flames of militarism and framing North Korea
You do not have to love NK to ask why the US and SK are stoking the flames of militarism and ignoring other evidence about the sinking of a SK vessel. Plus other stories on NE Asia.Featured Articles AuthorTitleID JJ Suh, Seunghun Lee Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea's Cheonan Report 判断を急ぐ——韓国天安号報告における矛盾 3382 // Yoshida Kensei Okinawa and Guam: In the … [Read more...] about Japan Focus: More articles asking why South Korea and the U.S. are stoking the flames of militarism and framing North Korea
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2010 JANUARY 20 - JANUARY 26 Anti-U.S. base candidate elected as Nago mayor In the Nago City mayoral election on January 24 in Okinawa, Inamine Susumu, who opposes the construction of a new U.S. military base off the city’s Henoko district in the name of “transferring” the U.S. Futenma Air Station, was elected to be the next mayor.DPJ Ozawa questioned over source of 400 … [Read more...] about Japan Press Service News
Japan Press Service News on US Forces, North Korea, Labor, the Economy…. (April 7)
NORTH KOREAN ROCKET LAUNCH Diet resolutions urge North Korea not to launch rocket North Korea’s rocket launch is regrettable – JCP Chair Shii Responses on N. Korea’s rocket launch: Government’s ‘military-only’ vs. JCP’s ‘diplomacy-first’ policy contrast Government boosting use of space for military purposes Inaccuracy of missile defense system exposed U.S. FORCES IN JAPAN … [Read more...] about Japan Press Service News on US Forces, North Korea, Labor, the Economy…. (April 7)