Change! The nationwide meeting on January 30, 2010 has passed the following resolution, for a change in the US-Japan relationship, and to not accept the Futenma base to be moved to Henoko. January 30, 2010 In 1996, both the Japanese and the US governments agreed to close the Futenma base inside central Ginowan City in Okinawa, which occupies 1/4 of the city’s land area. It is a very dangerous location for an airport, in the proximity of schools and day care centers, as well as the 3600 citizens of Ginowan. We recall that five years ago, a US military helicopter crashed on the Okinawa International University campus next to the…
World Peace Now In Tokyo March 20, 2010
Peace groups are gathering at noon in Tokyo on Saturday for a big anti-war event on the 7th anniversary of the Iraq War. The booths with information as well as rally speeches start at 13:00. Do join the parade, as they call the demonstration, starting at 15:00 from Shiba Koen #4. Here are the organizations who arrange this World Peace Now event: 憲法改悪・市民連絡会 03(3221)4668 Kenpo Kaiaku Shimin Renrakukai http://www.annie.ne.jp/~kenpou/ アジア太平洋平和フォーラム(ＡＰＰＦ) 03(3252)7651 Asia Pacific Peace Forum (APPF) http://www5f.biglobe.ne.jp/~red1/APPF/001.htm 日本消費者連盟 03(5155)4765 Consumers Union of Japan http://etest.okayama-web.net/ ピースボート 03(3363)8047 Peace Boat http://www.peaceboat.org/english/index.html 平和をつくり出す宗教者ネット 03(3461)9363 Heiwa wo Tsukuridasu Shukyosha Net (Religious People’s Peace Network)
Japan Resources No 150: Special Biodiversity Issue
cuj-jr-150 (pdf) Japan Resources No 150: Special Biodiversity Issue Biological Diversity & Organic Farming 2010 is the Year of Biological Diversity and here in Japan, we are preparing for the United Nations conference in Nagoya in October, 2010. In this special issue of our English newsletter you will find articles about experts and activists in Japan and from abroad with much to teach us about biodiversity and sustainable farming methods. We also publish a special two part interview about why “old” style vegetables taste better, the importance of healthy seeds, and the concerns associated with F1 hybrids and especially genetically modified organisms. Feel free to download the pdf file and…
Press Release: Soybean Trust Movement Conference Declaration
12 years of campaigning for more domestic soybeans in Japan Soybean Field Trust Movement: Nationwide Meeting in Shinjo, Japan Press Release: Conference Declaration Today, we have returned to Shinjo City in Yamagata Prefecture 12 years after the Soybean Trust Movement was launched here in this wonderful furusato (rural) environment. The Soybean Trust Movement responded to the appearance of genetically modified soybeans that were imported from the United States. The aim has been to raise awareness among both farmers and consumers regarding how we can jointly raise Japan’s low self-sufficiency rate. Over the past 12 years we have made every effort to make safe soybean foods available to all consumers,…
Japan Resources No 149
cuj-jr-149 (pdf) Japan Resources No 149 The plum blossoms are in full bloom in Waseda, Tokyo this week, and we are enjoying warm weather after the winter chill with snowfall. Here is our English newsletter. We have been busy together with groups in other countries to oppose the introduction of genetically modified wheat, and our survey shows that no Japanese wheat importers are interested in GM wheat. We also take a moment to remember Urano Hisako, who passed away in December 2009. Feel free to download the pdf file and print it for your library. – Editors Contents: Press Release: GM Wheat Survey: Japan’s Wheat Importers Reject GMO World Social Forum 2010…