Why can't Japan say 'no' to U.S. war on Iraq? -- Akahata editorial, August 18 (August 19)2002 World Conference against A&H Bombs ends (August 10)
(Text) Letter to the United Nations and Member states (7)
JCP Ichida meets with non-nuclear government officials in Nagasaki (August 10)
Nagasaki mayor lashes out at U.S. nuclear weapons policy (August 10)
JCP renews resolve to stop any war plans (August 14)
JCP takes to streets on 57th anniversary (August 16)
Tanaka Makiko quits Diet, but suspicions persist (August 10)
Latest Diet session receives 6.5 million more petition signatures (August 15)
Kitty Hawk sailors arrested (August 13, 14)
U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln enters Sasebo Port (August 17)
Local assembly statement against new U.S. base plan was shelved (August 15)
JCP calls for independent candidate for Okinawa governor (August 20)
Teachers hold study and exchange meeting (August 13)
Ehime Prefecture's decision to adopt warlike history textbook protested (August 16)
Public servants' salary cuts proposed for the first time (August 9)
Wage cuts for government employees -- Akahata editorial, August 11 (August 12)Telecom workers resolved to fight against NTT restructuring (August 13)
Temps must be protected -- Akahata editorial, August 20 (excerpts)JCP Fuwa to visit China (August 16)
