Antinuke UN conference historical 1st step toward N-ban treaty

While nuclear weapons states and countries relying on a “nuclear umbrella” boycotted the meeting, most participating countries agreed to create without delay a draft treaty prohibiting nuclear weapons.

Shii speaks for Japanese antinuke movement at UN conference

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo along with other civil society representatives spoke at the UN conference negotiating to create a legal ban of nuclear weapons.

‘Bayonet techniques’ to be taught to junior high school students

Many teachers and parents are raising concern over the teaching of “bayonet techniques (jukendo)” which the Self-Defense Forces use in their training, fearing that SDF personnel will be dispatched to schools as jukendo coaches.

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