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2010 FEBRUARY 24 - MARCH 2
A party without policy discussion body: DPJfs fundamental problem The DPJ dissolved inner-party bodies for its members to discuss policies. It instead established a ministerial policy meeting scheme hosted by a vice minister to ghearh party membersf opinions on policies. However, complaints and concerns have been expressed within the party over the new system allowing only elite members to take part in policymaking processes.
Residents near N-power plants fear tsunami-hit cooling water failures When the Chile quake-induced tsunami came to Japan, fear of residents living near nuclear power plants increased because a failure of cooling water intake at the time of a tsunami can lead to serious accidents.
50 years of Japan-U.S. Alliance Illusion of eequalityf - Part II Even though the security treaty would have significant influence on Japanfs sovereignty, the date and time for the signing were not given to Japanese government officials until the last minute. A little past 11 p.m. on September 7, 1951, they were finally told that the signing ceremony would take place at 5 p.m. the next day at the U.S. Army sixth garrison in the suburb of San Francisco.
