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Two years after Russia's aggression
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No. 2810
(March 18th 2024 Issue)
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Ukraine antiwar struggle uplifted
Naha, February 25th (pic above left) The All-Kyushu Workers and Students' United Action Fukuoka, March 3rd (pic above right) [2] The All-Kansai Workers and Students' United Action Osaka, March 3rd (pics below)
Kanazawa, February 25th (pic above left) JRCL Hokuriku Regional Committee made an ardent appeal in a busy street Kanazawa, February 24th (pic above centre) 'Smash Putin-led Russia's aggression in Ukraine!' JRCL distributed leaflets in downtown Fukuoka February 24th (pic above right) [6] Two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine  Crush Putin's war! Denounce the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza! Kobe Univ. and Nara Women's Univ. students fought with workers and citizens in Osaka February 24th (pic above, in the lower right hand corner, upper) Students protesting in front of the Russian Consulate General in Osaka on the same day February 24th (pic above, in the lower right hand corner, lower) Zengakuren Hokkaido and antiwar youths denounced Putin's war in front of the consulate general in Sapporo February 24th (pic above, in the lower left hand corner, upper) 'Crush Putin's war! Condemn Israel's brutalities!' Hokkaido Univ. students later joined a workers and citizens' rally in Sapporo February 24th (pic above, in the lower left hand corner, lower) [3] In solidarity with fighting Ukrainian people (4) A meeting with new friends: a report on our exchange of ideas with Ukrainian leftists A solidarity speech given by a JRCL representative in the February 11th Workers' Solidarity Meeting [4] For a militant upsurge of the spring offensive of auto workers Don't let them distort shunto into labour-management consultations! -- A criticism of the action plan of the JAW [Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers' Unions] for the 2024 spring labour offensive Topics Japan's invitation of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is dividing workers into two extremes [5] No to Toyota's plan of major restructuring and intensification of labour in the name of 'reconstructing' its subsidiaries! Toyota management is irritated at the exposure of scandals of one affiliated company after another including Daihatsu TOP |
No. 2809
(March 11th 2024 Issue)
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The Ukraine antiwar struggle flared up in Tokyo
Smash 'Putin's war'! White-helmeted protesters marched on the Russian Embassy - 'Besiege Putin the aggressor!': solidarity rally prior to demo - A passionate solidarity call from a JRCL representative - Create a far more explosive upsurge in the Ukraine antiwar struggle! [2] 'Shatter Putin's war of aggression!' Spirited workers and students held a militant demonstration in the city streets, February 25th, Nagoya
- 'Let us advance by hoisting the banner of "anti-imperialism, anti-Stalinism"!' A solidarity address by a JRCL representative [2-3] Electrical workers' 2024 shunto Let us make a militant spring offensive! I. The 2024 shunto in a storm of reorganization of the electric industry (1) Electric monopoly capitalists are in a fever of anticipation at the government decision to bolster semiconductor / munitions industries (2) Promotion of digital transformation and green transformation: reorganization of businesses accompanied by sales of subcompanies, personnel cuts, dismissals and forcible redeployment (3) Union leaders immersed in labour-management consultations; revolutionary workers fighting against this II. Create struggles for higher wages and against dismissals from within our workplaces! - Win a big, across-the-board wage hike! - Stop putting workers go through reskilling! None of dismissals or forcible redeployment! - Strengthen struggles for higher wages of small enterprise trade unions! - Oppose the expansion of arms production and the military buildup! [4-5] For an explosive upsurge of postal workers' 2024 shunto! Time to win a big, across-the-board wage raise! I. Management intent on wage restraint; the union leadership collaborating with the management II. Just 10,000 yen! Denounce the ultra-low wage demand! Don't trample over postal workers! 1. It's virtually a wage decrease 2. Denounce the union leadership for distorting wage struggles III. Win a big, across-the-board wage raise! No to the massive military buildup! No to the constitutional revision! Topics 2024 revision of care payments The government and the Health Ministry frantic to 'raise the productivity' of nursing care [5] The European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine (ENSU) Statement On Second Anniversary Of Russian Invasion Of Ukraine Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU) Appeal for Global Solidarity Actions on the Anniversary of Russia's Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine [6] Two years after Russia's invasion of Ukraine Solidarity actions worldwide  (top, right) Budapest, (second from top, right) Cracow, (second from top, centre) Milan, (third from top, right) Prague, (third from top, centre) Brussels, (second from bottom, right) Stockholm, (bottom, right) Sydney, (bottom, centre) Athens, (top, left) Paris, (second from top, left) Bern, (third from top, left) Berlin, (second from bottom, left) London, (bottom, left) Barcelona TOP |
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No. 2808
(March 4th 2024 Issue)
Smash Putin's war!
Zengakuren and Antiwar Youths carried out a militant demonstration in solidarity with global actions, Feb. 25th, Tokyo (pic above left) Marching on the Russian Embassy (pic above right) Thrusting fists of anger to the Embassy over the police cordon [2] Against the Russian aggression! Antiwar voices lifted up A trade union-based rally on the second anniversary of the Russian invasion, Tokyo, Feb. 24th
- Militant students inspired rally participants - Denounce the JCP leadership for abandoning the fight! Let us fight resolutely! Confederation of Free Trade Unions of Ukraine (KVPU): Appeal for Global Solidarity Actions on the Anniversary of Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine (excerpts) The European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine (ENSU): ‘Statement On Second Anniversary Of Russian Invasion Of Ukraine' (excerpts) [3] ‘Don’t make Kyushu and the Southwest Islands a military fortress!’A mass antiwar rally in Kagoshima, Feb. 17th Students from Kagoshima University fought together with trade union members
The Japanese Army to be reinforced drastically in the Kyushu region The region as a whole transforming into a base for rapid reaction units to attack China [4] Stop the military build-up and the constitutional revision! No to tax increases and cuts in social security! Let us fight to bring down the reactionary Kishida government! The second keynote report to the Workers' Solidarity Meeting on Feb. 11th - Fight against the Kishida government promoting an unprecedented military build-up, strengthening the military alliance and revising the Constitution! -- The government is using the Noto quake disaster as justification for an authoritarian reinforcement of the ruling system - Condemn the massacre in Gaza! Denounce Putin’s aggression in Ukraine! - Denouncing the Rengo leadership and the JCP leadership for abandoning struggles, let us fight resolutely! - Let us create antiwar struggles in the middle of the spring labour offensive! Topics ‘Relatively high’ wage hike demands made by big unions in the JCM [Japan Council of Metalworkers’ Unions] Bowing to the capitalist scheme to oppress the wages of the great majority of workers [6] ‘Active cyber defense’ Meant to make Japan a ‘country that can wage cyber warfare together with US imperialism’ ‘Space Domain Awareness’ A scheme for Japan’s army to watch outer space under the command of US Forces ‘Compensation’ given to Koreans for the first time The Kishida-led Liberal Democratic Party government still conceals and justifies Japan’s colonial rule and the drafting of Korean workers TOP |
No. 2807
(February 26th 2024 Issue)
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Fight for victory in the 2024 spring labour offensive!  - Let us fight in spite of the attempt of the Rengo leadership to destroy shunto: the first keynote report - Stop the massive military build-up and the constitutional revision! Down with the Kishida government!: the second keynote report - No to Russia's aggression against Ukraine! No to the genocide of the Palestinians!: a solidarity speech by a representative from the JRCL - Determinations expressed by the Zengakuren Chairman and workers from a number of industries - A worker from the earthquake-stricken Hokuriku region bitterly denounced the Kishida government [3] Many quake victims are driven to disaster-related deaths The revision of legal medical fees for fiscal 2024 will prompt the merging and closing down of hospitals Don't allow the Kishida government to cut medical and social security expenditures! [4-5] No to the raising of prices by the government and monopoly capitalists! Win a big, across-the-board wage raise! For a militant upsurge of the 2024 shunto! The first keynote report to the Workers' Solidarity Meeting on Feb. 11th I. Monopoly capitalists are suppressing wage increases; the Yoshino leadership of Rengo is acting in a body with capitalists II. The Rengo leadership is distorting shunto into a campaign to 'promote price raising' III. For a militant upsurge of the 2024 spring labour offensive! With the aim of obtaining a big, across-the-board wage increase! [5] Postal workers' 2024 shunto Enough of this folly! The JP Union leadership's ultra-low wage-hike demands (only '5% or more') Topics 'We aim to make a "wage - price spiral" take root to get out of deflation'?! The action plan for the 2024 Shunto of UA Zensen [Japanese Federation of Textile, Chemical, Food, Commercial, Service and General Workers' Unions] [6] Topple the Kishida government now struggling desperately to bring an end to the LDP 'political fund' scandals 'Stop the reclamation work in Henoko!' Ryukyu Univ. and Okinawa Int'l Univ. students strived under the banner 'Smash the US-Japan military alliance!' Okinawa People's Action, February 3rd, Henoko, Okinawa (pic)  'Denounce the entry of a US Aegis destroyer into the port!' Zengakuren Hokkaido rose up against the warship's port call in Otaru February 5th, Otaru, Hokkaido (pic)  'Condemn the Kishida government for leaving quake victims in the lurch!' Many citizens in Kanazawa expressed their anger in response to the JRCL's call February 9th, Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture (pic)  TOP |
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Slogans of the JRCL for the 2024 spring labour offensive Win a big, across-the-board wage raise!Stop the tremendous military buildup and the constitutional revision! Bring down the Kishida-led neo-fascist government showing its true colours against the working masses! I. It's time to win a big, across-the-board wage increase! Shatter the raising of prices by the government and monopoly capitalists! - Shatter dismissals, forcible transfer to other companies, compulsory relocation and redeployment! Don't allow increases in non-regular employment and independently contracted form of works! - Don't allow the revision of personnel and wage systems! Oppose the imposition of 'reskilling'! - Denounce the Rengo leadership for promoting, together with the government and monopoly capitalists, the 'shifting of wage raise costs onto price raising'! Accuse the labour aristocrats of being immersed in 'joint labour-management consultations aimed for higher productivity'! Don't allow the Zenroren [National Confederation of Trade Unions] leadership to distort struggles into a mere campaign for a petition to the government to 'support wage raises'! II. Shatter the Kishida government's imposition of sacrifices on the working masses! - Crush the 'three-part labour market reform' that imposes sacrifices on workers! No to the introduction of 'severance pay' systems! Stop the promotion of independently contracted form of work! - No cuts in social security! - Oppose the massive tax increase designed for military expansion! No to the expansion of weapons production and weapons export! Stop the militarization of the economy! - Condemn the government for leaving the Noto Earthquake victims in the lurch! - Denounce the cover-up of the earthquake damage inflicted on Shika Nuclear Power Station! Suspend and decommission all the nuclear power plants and nuclear fuel cycle facilities! - Don't allow the cover-up of the LDP 'political funds' scandals! III. Oppose the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance as an offensive and defensive alliance against China! Stop the revision of the Constitution of Japan! - No to the unprecedented increase in the military budget to 2 per cent of GDP! - Don't allow the construction of a system for pre-emptive attacks on enemy bases! No to the fortification of the Southwest Islands! Stop the new US base construction in Henoko, Okinawa! Let us fight with the aim of repealing the US-Japan Security Treaty! - Oppose the strengthening of the Japanese-type neo-fascist ruling system! - No to Russia's aggression against Ukraine! Condemn the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza! Break through the danger of an outbreak of war amid the head-on clash between the US vs. China and Russia! Deconstruct Rengo, a neo-Industrial Patriotic Association! Fight in solidarity with the working people of the whole world who are fighting against aggression, oppression and exploitation! TOP |
No. 2806
(February 19th 2024 Issue)
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Smash Putin's war! - Create the Ukraine antiwar struggle all over the world! [2] Shatter Putin's war! Condemn the genocide of the Gazans! Zengakuren marched on the Diet Building, the PM's Office and the US Embassy February 3rd, Tokyo
[3] Stop the reclamation work in Henoko! Topple the Kishida government! Zengakuren Okinawa held a militant demonstration January 27th, Naha, Okinawa
Students from the Kansai region fought vigorously January 27th, Osaka Denouncing Kishida for leaving quake victims in the lurch (at the local LDP office in Osaka) (pic below left) 'Condemn Biden for supporting Israel!' (at the US Consulate General) (pic below right)
'Denounce Israel's genocide of Palestinians!' Militant students fought in the van of angry protesters in Osaka Emergency Action in Kansai, January 27th, Osaka  Workers and citizens responded to students' call [4] The Noto Peninsula Earthquake Denounce the government and its research committee for having ignored the undersea active faults - The existence of 'huge undersea active faults' off the peninsula has long been pointed out - The committee kept underestimating the imminent danger of a major earthquake to promote nuclear power generation Topics Accuse the Kishida government of sacrificing quake disaster victims! The government is plotting to reorganize quake-stricken areas into places for monopoly capitalists to make money [5] Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant No prospect of taking out nuclear fuel debris Don't allow the Tepco management's overbearing attitude about the bankruptcy of its 'plan to decommission' those nuclear reactors! The Kishida government negates health damage caused by PFAS [per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances] Denounce the US forces stationed in Japan for discharging poisonous water! [6] The dark side of China, the 'number-one' car exporting country in the world - The storm of sackings and layoffs hit Chinese workers - The abyss of the 'great contemporary socialist country' Xi-led China frantic to set up a 'self-sustaining' system in terms of advanced semiconductors TOP |
No. 2805
(February 12th 2024 Issue)
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Flare up the Ukraine antiwar struggle! - Create an even bigger upsurge in the struggle to crush Putin's war! - Stop the massive military buildup and the constitutional revision by the Kishida government! [2-3] In solidarity with fighting Ukrainian people (3) 'Thinking about solutions, we must at least not mistake the causes' Hanna Perekhoda (published in Politique Revue de Débats, November 6th, 2023)
[4] Deceitful measures for 'allowing freelances to take out accident compensation insurance' Workers are compelled to pay insurance premiums personally Topics 'Leading companies should actively shift wage raise costs onto raising prices'?! Rengo Chairwoman Yoshino requests monopoly capitalists to raise commodity prices [5] The militarist empire of America desperate to reconstruct its military supply chain The Kishida government and Japanese monopoly capitalists frantic to strengthen Japan's arms industry A Marine Littoral Regiment deployed newly in Okinawa US rulers in a rush to buildup war preparedness against China [6] Denounce GSDF officials' visiting in a group to the Yasukuni Shrine! Conversion of the JSC (Science Council of Japan) into a corporation Don't allow the neo-fascist control of the academic world! The Xi Jinping government pressurizes island countries into breaking off relations with Taiwan Putin forces the Russian invading army to take 'human wave tactics' in Ukraine TOP |
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No. 2804
(February 5th 2023 Issue)
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Bring down the Kishida-led government of - Condemn the cover-up of the ruling LDP's political funds scandals! - Stop the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance, the massive military buildup and the revision of the Constitution! [2-3] In solidarity with fighting Ukrainian people (2) 'Ten Terrible Leftist Arguments against Ukrainian Resistance' Oksana Dutchak (published in Commons, No. 13 / 2023)  [4] The busiest 'year-end and new year' period in postal services Postal workers fought against the intensification of labour forced by the management 1. The management took crafty measures to cut labour costs 2. Workers fought back against the intensification of labour (1) The union leadership responding positively to the management (2) Fighting back in workplaces by exerting ingenuity Topics No to a big raise in postage! The leadership of the JP Union acts in concert with the management for the 'reasonable shifting of wage raise costs onto price rises' [5] The Noto Peninsula Earthquake The Shika Nuclear Power Plant in danger of losing external power supplies Part 2 -'No problem about that': a high-handed response from the Nuclear Regulation Authority - Hokuriku Electric Power Co. tries to conceal the data on earthquake tremors 'Denounce Kishida for leaving quake victims in the lurch!' Militant students rose in agitation At Sapporo Station, Hokkaido, Jan. 21st  'Down with the Kishida government!' Angry voices reverberated through the streets Workers and citizens' protest rally against the LDP government in Nagoya, Jan. 19th [6] Building of a military alliance between the US, Japan, Australia and the Philippines The Kishida government is planning to deploy Japanese troops permanently to the South China Sea area The GSDF Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade first took part in the US-Philippine military exercise in defense of Pacific islands TOP |
No. 2803
(January 29th 2024 Issue)
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Feb. 11th Workers' Solidarity Meeting -- 'Structural wage raises' designed to plunge the majority of workers into extremely low wages -- Monopoly capitalists and labour aristocrats condemning strikes in chorus with naked hatred - Let's fight to win a big, across-the-board wage raise! -- No to price raising! Don't allow the massive tax increase and social security cuts! -- Stop the tremendous military buildup and the constitutional revision! Down with the Kishida government! -- Condemn the Israeli massacres of Palestinians in Gaza! Denounce Russia's aggression in Ukraine! [2-3] In solidarity with fighting Ukrainian people (1) 'Ukrainian Letter of Solidarity with Palestinian People' Ukraine-Palestine Solidarity Group (published in Commons, November 2nd, 2023)  'Why Ukrainians Should Support Palestinians' Daria Saburova (published in Commons, October 27th, 2023)  The global week of action for solidarity with Ukraine, February, 2023 Organizations signing  [4] Denounce the Kishida government for taking forcible action to build a new US base! A mass rally against the start of reclamation work in the new area Jan. 12th, Henoko  Militant students fighting in the forefront: Zengakuren Okinawa, together with militants from other Zengakuren chapters blocked the base gate Militant students carried out a protest action in front of the PM's Office Jan. 12th, Tokyo  Zengakuren Okinawa took action to denounce the Kishida government for resorting to an 'administrative subrogation' to push forward the reclamation work  Dec. 28th, Henoko  Prevent the reclamation work!Antiwar youths fought in the van of a protest action at sea Jan. 12th, Henoko [5] The Noto Earthquake Condemn the Kishida government for mobilizing troops in military drills and leaving disaster victims in the lurch! Student from Kanazawa University protested against the prefectural office of the ruling party Jan. 12th  Shika Nuclear Power Station in danger of losing external power supplies (To be continued) [6] Interviewing the Zengakuren Chairman and Chief Secretary - Stop the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance and the constitutional revision! Bring down the Kishida-led reactionary government! Fight for an upsurge in the Ukraine antiwar struggle! Topics Japanese employers' association, Keidanren, issued a report against the approaching 2024 spring labour offensive Monopoly capitalists arrogantly stresses: 'Higher productivity is prerequisite for structural wage raises' TOP |
No. 2802
(January 22nd 2024 Issue)
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Fight for victory in the 2024 Spring Labour Offensive! I. Workers are subjected to low wages, dismissals or job changes, a massive tax increase and other intensification of expropriations amid price rises A. The Kishida-led LDP government is leaving the victims of the Noto earthquake in the lurch - The government and Hokuriku Electric Power Company are frantic to gloss over a grave nuclear accident at the Shika Nuclear Power Station - Kishida is desperately trying to hush up the LDP's 'secret funds scandal'; he is rushing headlong towards a military buildup and constitutional revision B. Monopoly capitalists suppressing wage raises; the leadership of Rengo (Japanese Trade Union Confederation) cooperating with the capitalists C. Dismissals and suppression of wage raises by monopoly capitalists plunging into restructuring D. Destruction of the Japanese-style labour practices under the slogan 'structural wage increase' E. Suppression / abandonment of antiwar struggles by official union leaderships and the strenuous efforts of revolutionary workers to promote struggles II. Break through the neo-Industrial Patriotic movement and create a militant upsurge of the 2024 spring labour offensive! A. Denounce the labour aristocrats of Rengo for collaborating with the government and monopoly capitalists in suppressing wage increases! B. The leadership of Zenroren (National Confederation of Trade Unions) is distorting shunto into a petition to the government for 'wage hikes' C. Workers, unite and fight for a big, across-the-board wage increase! [4-5] Neo-Stalinist leader Xi fears the rage of workers and peasant workers I. China has put a seal on its wolf warrior diplomacy - Frantic to gather together developing countries distancing themselves from the US II. The economic crisis with no exit (1) The real estate depression (2) A great number of jobless workers (3) The widening gap between rich and poor (4) The neo-Stalinists helpless to do anything (5) Oppression to maintain public order and the tightening of authoritarian rule III. The beginning of the collapse of the 'Xi Jinping regime' [6] Denounce the Kishida government for leaving the Noto earthquake victims in the lurch! Decommission the Shika nuclear reactors right away! The extent of the damage is still growing as rescue operations are delayed - The start of relief operations was very slow and irresponsible - Kishida gave SDF's military exercise priority over rescue operations - He has been making every effort to ride out the political crisis and maintain his power The Shika nuclear power station was on the verge of losing the external power supply [7] New Year's resolutions (Part 3) The Chugoku Regional Committee The Heavy Industrial Workers Committee The Mass Communication Industrial Workers Committee The District General Workers Committee [8] We condemn the start of the reclamation work in Henoko by the Kishida government! The Okinawa Prefectural Committee of the JRCL  'Stop the dirt sent in! Denounce the start of reclamation!' Students from across the country rose up in protest, Henoko, Okinawa, January 12th Denounce the reactionary decision of the court!' 'Don't let the government "subrogate legal procedures" for reclamation!'  Angry workers and students held a protest rally in front of the prefectural government office Naha, Okinawa, December 20th 'Denounce the government for deserting earthquake victims!'  Zengakuren's anger exploded at the Kishida government's failure to tackle immediately with the Noto earthquake disaster, at the PM's Office, January 10th 'Condemn the genocide of Gazans!' 'Stop Netanyahu's atrocities! Indignant workers, students and citizens staged a demonstration in the busy streets of Osaka, December 19th  TOP |
No. 2801
(January 15th 2023 Issue)
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Smash the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance! I. The turbulent world at the beginning of 2024 amid the head-on clash between the US vs. China and Russia A. With the cry of ‘de-Nazificatiion of Ukraine’, Putin madly goes on aggression B. Massacres of Gazans by Netanyahu and the imminent danger of a Middle East War C. The South China Sea, Taiwan and the Korean Peninsula: the danger of war growing in East Asia D. The present phase of the confrontation between the US vs. China and Russia II. The cornered Kishida government’s ultra-reactionary offensives III. The extinction of official opposition movements and the struggles of Zengakuren IV. Achieve an explosive upsurge in the revolutionary antiwar struggle A. Impeach the JCP leadership of escaping from antiwar struggles! B. Let us make a big step forward in the antiwar, anti-military alliance and anti-constitutional revision struggles, in the Ukraine antiwar struggle, and in the struggle to denounce Israel’s massacres of Gazans! - Stop Japan’s massive military buildup! Thwart the revision of the Constitution! Stop the new US base construction in Henoko! Break through the danger of a global war erupting amid the head-on clash between the US vs. China and Russia! - Shatter Putin’s war! - Condemn the genocide of the people of Gaza! - Down with the Kishida-led Japanese-type neo-fascist government! - Make a colossal advance in the revolutionary student movement [5] 'Stop the genocide in Gaza!’Angry voices reverberated through the city streets Workers, students and citizens’ march in Osaka, December 16th [6-7] New Year’s resolutions (Part 2) The Kansai Regional Committee The Hokuriku Regional Committee The Tokai Regional Committee The Education Workers Committee The Social Welfare Workers Committee The Telecommunication Industrial Workers Committee The Small and Medium Enterprise Workers Committee The Metal Industrial Workers Committee [8] Stop the new US base construction in Henoko! ‘Stop the reclamation work!’ Angry voices resounded at sea Henoko, Okinawa, December 14th
(pic right) Militants’ boat storming into the construction site ‘Don’t let the government subrogate procedures for construction!’ Mass action against the base construction Henoko, December 2nd  ‘Condemn the Osprey crash! No to the strengthening of the US-Japan military alliance!’ Militant students appealing in a mass rally Kadena, Okinawa, December 11th  ‘Down with the neo-fascist Kishida-led LDP government!’ Zengakuren Okinawa rose in protest at the local LDP office Naha, Okinawa, December 15th  TOP |
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