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2010 JULY 28 - AUGUST 10
PM Kan in Hiroshima: Nuclear deterrence is necessity Hiroshima City Mayor Akiba Tadatoshi, in the Peace Declaration he read out at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial ceremony on August 6, demanded that the government “abandon holding to the U.S. nuclear umbrella.” However, Prime Minister Kan Naoto’s reply was that “nuclear deterrence is a necessity,” and anger at this statement is increasing among many Hiroshima citizens including the Hibakusha (A-bomb victims).
2010 World Conference against A and H Bombs - Hiroshima Held The 2010 World Conference against A and H Bombs -- Hiroshima was held from August 4 - 6 in Hiroshima City. The opening plenary on August 4 was attended by 7,400 delegates from grass-roots organizations all over Japan. In light of the result of the 2010 NPT Review Conference, participants expressed their conviction that the elimination of nuclear weapons has become a realistic goal and expressed the determination to further develop the grass-roots campaigns.
Shii comments on what JCP must learn from Upper House election The Japanese Communist Party held a lecture meeting on August 3 in Tokyo to commemorate the 88th anniversary of the party’s founding. JCP Chair Shii Kazuo stated that the JCP has much to learn from the House of Councilors election in July.
