2003 NOVEMBER 19 - NOVEMBER 25 NEWS

SECOND KOIZUMI CABINET GOES EVEN FURTHER AGAINST PEOPLE'S WISHES
The Liberal Democratic and Komei parties desperately try to divert public attention from issues like the dispatch of the SDF to Iraq and a consumption tax increase because of the public distrust of Prime Minister Koizumi's government.

U.S. DEFENSE SECRETARY FORCES OKINAWANS TO ENDURE BURDEN FOR U.S. BASES
U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's visit to Okinawa revealed that the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty, the legal foundation of the U.S. bases in Japan, is in conflict with the interests of the Japanese people.

A GROUP OF LAWMAKERS FROM 3 PARTIES CALLS FOR A MILITARIST JAPAN
Liberal Democratic, Komei, and Democratic party lawmakers defy the constitutional ban in calling for Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense, introduce a cruise missile system, and review the Three Non-nuclear Principles.