Majority of local gov’ts near restart-seeking NPPs have no evacuation plan

More than half of the municipalities near the nuclear power plants seeking to reactivate their operations have yet to draw up evacuation plans in the event of a nuclear accident, Akahata’s recent survey revealed.

Memorial events held for Korean victims of 1923 massacre

In the midst of growing xenophobia in Japan, memorial services for Korean victims of the massacre following the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake were held on August 31 and September 1 in the Tokyo metropolitan area.

JCP Shii opposes move for US attack on Syria

“International society should make every diplomatic effort to bring the parties to the Syrian conflict to the negotiating table so that the conflict should be solved through political dialogue,” said Shii in his statement published on August 30.