Toward a World without Nuclear Weapons – Statement by JCP Chair at ICAPP 5th General Assembly

Japanese Communist Party Chair Shii Kazuo delivered the following statement on September 25 at the 5th General Assembly of the International Conference of Asian Political Parties (ICAPP)held in Astana, Kazakhstan, September 24-26, 2009:

Has the lesson from the Tokai criticality accident been fully learned?

Ten years have passed since the criticality accident occurred at a JCO uranium processing facility at Tokai Village in Ibaraki Prefecture on September 30, 1999.

What will happen about political donations after power change?

Corporations and industry groups have made large donations to political parties with the expectation of implementing favorable policies. After the inauguration of the Hatoyama Cabinet mainly led by the Democratic Party of Japan, what are corporations and industry organizations going to do?