November 3 is Culture Day, a national holiday to cherish freedom and peace and promote culture. Currently, under the Abe government, various incidents have arisen that threaten the freedom of expression guaranteed by Article 21 of the Constitution.
The present situation was derived from growing concern that to hold the Olympic Games in extreme summer heat is harmful to athletes’ health and performance. Essentially, it is the IOC that is to blame.
The U.S. environmental NGO Mission Blue recently announced that the coastal area in the Henoko/Oura Bay, where the Abe government is bulldozing through reclamation work for the construction of a new U.S. base, has been registered as a “Hope Spot”.
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It is essential to protect constitutional right to freedom of expression
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