Three underlying problems concerning the murder of Bin Laden

Akahata on May 19 carried an article arguing that the killing of Osama bin Laden goes against international law in the struggle against terrorism.

Can loan shark money save disaster victims?

The Financial Services Agency on April 28 carried out a sudden deregulation to allow money-lending businesses in the East Japan Disaster-hit area to give illegally excessive loans, possibly driving disaster victims into multiple debts.

Hiroshima Hibakusha protest US nuclear tests

Hiroshima Hibakusha and an anti-nuclear weapons civil organization on May 23 held a sit-in action in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in protest against a new form of U.S. nuclear testing reportedly conducted in November last year and in March this year.