JCP Koike: PM Abe has no legal right to talk about constitutional revision

JCP Secretariat Head Koike criticized PM Abe’s intent to submit the LDP draft constitution to the Diet for violating his obligation under Article 99 of the Constitution stipulating that all public officials should respect and uphold the supreme law.

Despite knowing South Sudan was experiencing in combat situation, gov’t kept GSDF there

The recently-released “daily reports” kept by GSDF peacekeepers in South Sudan describe in detail major battles in December of 2013. In sum, at that point of time, the government already knew that the five PKO principles had collapsed.

Gov. Koike despite admitting to presence of toxic residues hints at ‘declaring safety’ of new fish market site

Tokyo Governor Koike Yuriko has hinted at issuing a “declaration of safety” for the new wholesale market at a former gas plant site in Toyosu, despite admitting to the presence of residual toxic substances there.