Ex-Siberian detainee talks of preciousness of Constitution

A former pilot in the Japanese Imperial Army’s suicide corps, known as kamikaze or banzai units, is active in educating young people about why they must not allow the Constitution to be revised in a backward direction.

Shii talks with CPV Standing Secretary Anh

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo had talks with Le Hong Anh, standing secretary of the Secretariat of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and member of the Political Bureau, about ways to create lasting peace in East Asia and to further develop their parties’ relations.

PCB waste from US military sites will be disposed in Fukushima

Highly toxic PCB waste from former U.S. military facilities in Okinawa will be disposed of in the 3.11 disaster-hit prefecture of Fukushima, Akahata reported. Citizens are raising voices of protest against the plan.