Kagoshima governor demands suspension of Sendai NPP

Kagoshima Governor Mitazono Satoshi requested Kyushu Electric Power Company, the operator of the Sendai Nuclear Power Plant in Kagoshima, to stop the operations of two reactors at the plant and overhaul the facility completely.

Okinawa governor criticizes excessive policing in Takae

Okinawa Governor Onaga denounced the Abe government for dispatching a large number of riot police officers to Takae in a bid to remove local residents staging protests against the construction of U.S. military helipads.

Japan gears up for full-scale implementation of war laws

Defense Minister Inada Tomomi at a press conference announced that Japan will commence training for its troops to fulfill their new overseas missions stipulated in the controversial security-related legislation.