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April 28, ‘Day of insult’ for Okinawans

Prime Minister Abe Shinzo stated that April 28, when the 1952 San Francisco Peace Treaty came into effect, “marked the first step toward Okinawa’s return to Japan”. This is contrary to Okinawans’ perception of that date, who have experienced tremendous suffering under the U.S. control.

Constitution Day rally resolves to block relaxation of requirements for constitutional revision

To commemorate the enforcement of the current Japanese Constitution, 3,500 people in a Tokyo rally resolved to stop constitutional revisionists from achieving the revision of Article 96 to relax requirements for constitutional amendment.

100 days of Abe Cabinet

More than 100 days have passed since the second Abe government was inaugurated. Encouraged by a high support rate, it is moving forward with relaxing procedural rules for constitutional revision. Akahata summed up what Abe’s rule was all about.

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