World Conference is important venue for nuclear weapons abolition: Gensuikyo head

Working toward the 2015 NPT Review Conference, the upcoming annual international conference held in the two atomic bombed cities is a crucial event to greatly increase the call for a worldwide ban on nuclear weapons, said the head of a Japanese anti-nuclear NGO.

Eradicate ‘black companies’ from Japan

Japanese workers are standing up to “black companies” which throw away workers after pushing them to work beyond their emotional and physical limits. JCP lawmakers have repeatedly pointed to the harsh labor practices at the major apparel company UNIQLO and the Japanese-style pub chain Watami.

Okinawans’ 6,000 day-long sit-in blocking US base construction

Okinawa residents’ continuous sit-in action against the construction of a new U.S. base in the sea off the Henoko district has exceeded 6,000 days this month. It has been 17 years since the Japanese and U.S. governments agreed to build a massive on-sea military base at this site as a replacement to the U.S. Futenma base.